The Bill ends same-day voter enrolment, bans prisoners from voting, allows for larger anonymous political donations, and clarifies the ban on giving out food at voting places.
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Waatea Team Posted On December 17, 2025
RNZ
Buildings under three storeys and in towns with under 10,000 people will not need strengthening, remediation or warning notices.
NZ Herald
Labour’s Barbara Edmonds says Treasury’s latest economic update shows the “Government have lost control of the economy” but repeatedly refrained from saying...
Transport Minister Chris Bishop said subsidies would drop from 75% to 65% from July 1, 2026, blaming unsustainable rising costs.
A bill returning one of New Zealand’s most historic sites to Māori is due to be passed by Parliament on Wednesday, ending a 20-year quest by Northland iwi Ngāpuhi.
RNZ
The ACT leader made the comments in a sit-down interview with RNZ reflecting on 2025 and looking ahead.
RNZ
That's up from the $60.4b record set this year.
RNZ
The Commission is due to hand over the first National Infrastructure Plan to ministers by the end of the year.
RNZ
In its penultimate sitting block of the year, Parliament was in urgency debating 12 bills, but the most controversial were among the last.
RNZ
The last election saw Labour's six years in government come to an end, and Hipkins returning to the opposition benches just 10 months after becoming prime minister.
The PM also says renters should negotiate with their landlords, saying he's heard stories of people taking "$50 to $100 off a week".
RNZ
The Prime Minister is reminding people he rebuilt the party after "a state of civil war".
RNZ
Police Minister Mark Mitchell talks about the moment he found out about Ms Z, his relationship with Coster, and why emails were diverted from his office.
David Seymour says the current licensing rules are heavy-handed and outdated, and will be replaced with new rules.
NZ Herald
Two Government ministers have taken aim at the United Nations after the release of a report criticising Government policies affecting Māori. The report from...
RNZ
The Taxpayers' Union campaign features the slogan 'A treat today - A tax tomorrow'.
RNZ
"I have children who went through a life without this, and the fact our kids are going through this is just not acceptable."
NZ Herald
Finance Minister Nicola Willis is suggesting New Zealanders “shop around” after Westpac hiked some fixed-term mortgage rates, while Prime Minister...
Speaker Gerry Brownlee called the decision "very disappointing" but necessary given protesters had indicated they intended further action.
NZ Herald
The coalition would hold on to office if an election were held today, according to the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll - although the poll could show a...
Newsroom
The public will not have their say on the Govt's weakening of the methane target, even though it could raise household bills by $270 a year.
On Tuesday morning, Willis challenged Richardson, who was finance minister from 1990 to 1993, to a debate.
NZ Herald
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is confident voters in Māori electorates won’t be as strategic as they were in 2023, saying Te Pāti Māori is not “worthy” of...
RNZ
Support for the party dropped to one percent in the latest poll after weeks of in-fighting, two expulsions and one court order.
All major political parties agree artificial intelligence must not be used to mislead, but their approaches to using – or avoiding – the technology in the 2026 campaign vary widely.
Luxon will be there tomorrow, but how often have his predecessors taken part?
Voters are facing significant rule changes that were only just made into law.
Two Chrises, two rival coalitions, and lingering economic malaise will help define the political year ahead.
NZ Herald
By Phil Smith of RNZ The 2025 parliamentary year has ended and it was a monster. In the MPs’ final hurrah – the adjournment debate – David Seymour announced...
RNZ
We look at the government's nine key goals and see what it's achieved so far.
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