Labour MP David Parker has rubbished a landlord's claim he'll put his rents up $135 a week. Keep Reading

Isn't it time we labelled whatever racial prejudices or biases we have, no matter how innocent or ‘unconscious’ we think they are, and named them correctly as racist? writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell. Keep Reading

Because of its success over the years, National has not had to worry too much about core values. Keep Reading

By doubling the bright line test for the sale of residential property, the government has just made thousands more sellers liable for tax. But what kind of tax? Justin Giovannetti asked a bunch of experts whether this is really a capital gains tax in disguise. This week saw the start of a politic Keep Reading

The Nurses Society warns there's not enough resources to cope if managed isolation and quarantine guests arriving from Australia are replaced by people from more Covid-19-infected countries, when a travel bubble begins. Keep Reading

Instead of prioritising Māori, Cabinet has taken a populist approach on vaccine queue jumpers. Keep Reading

The Cook Islands could lose 40 per cent of its workforce by the end of the year as locals leave for New Zealand in a bid to find work. A one-way travel bubble between Rarotonga and New Zealand has been in place since the end of January but the lack of a two-way bubble means no tourists and fewer jobs. And that's already seen 300 Cook Islanders travel to New Zealand to look for work. It comes as Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is due to meet with Prime Minister Jacinda Adern today- the first overseas leader to visit since our borders closed a year ago. And as Ella Stewart reports, there's a lot riding on the outcome. Keep Reading

Green Party's housing spokesperson says landlords are crying "crocodile tears". Keep Reading

Charge of $3,100 will have to be paid if a returnee leaves again within six months, instead of the previous three months Keep Reading

"Unprecedented" numbers of people turning up at emergency departments are putting immense pressure on hospitals. Keep Reading

Prisoner advocacy group People Against Prisons Aotearoa says Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis calling on Corrections staff to improve women's prison... Keep Reading

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says it's a "very, very large" sum, but "good value for money". Keep Reading

Parliament has unanimously passed legislation giving mothers and their partners three days of bereavement leave following a miscarriage or stillbirth. Keep Reading

ANALYSIS: Judith Collins says the Government is scrapping the main home exclusion. The Government says it is just moderating it. Here is what the change means. Keep Reading

National is urging the prime minister to support a vote of no confidence in the speaker after obtaining a statement of claim in the defamation case of the man Trevor Mallard wrongly accused of being a rapist. Keep Reading

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Opposition leader Judith Collins listened to her presentation. Keep Reading

The political calculus is changing, writes Shamubeel Eaqub. Keep Reading

Analysis - The government's new policies are a good tactical move, but the politics may not land well, writes Shamubeel Eaqub. Keep Reading

Swarbrick says the point Seymour makes "proves the opposite" of what he wants it to. Keep Reading

Key famously avoided calling rising property prices a “crisis” during his time as Prime Minister. Keep Reading

PM's busy morning on radio includes prank involving Hosking, the host she has snubbed. Keep Reading

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Today representatives from the country's top spy agencies fronted up to politicians, where they faced questions about the focus of their activities and whether they're making the right calls to keep people safe. Alex Braae reports. New Zealand’s spy agencies now focus about half of their total ef Keep Reading

A multi-billion fund which aims to kickstart the supply of infrastructure for new housing is being praised, but some say this is just a temporary fix to a problem which has been years in the making. Keep Reading

Spy agencies engaged directly with the Electoral Commission to reinforce cyber security resilience. Keep Reading