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The first TV poll released during lockdown shows Labour slipping three points, but it won't be Judith Collins celebrating.
Collected stories - 1 September to 30 November 2021
The first TV poll released during lockdown shows Labour slipping three points, but it won't be Judith Collins celebrating. Keep Reading
In party support, the major political parties are down slightly, while ACT has moved up to 14% support. Keep Reading
Hundreds of people who tried to get a room in managed isolation last week have given the new 'virtual lobby' system an overall rating of 3.6 out of 10. Keep Reading
OPINION: For one, the former prime minister would be shot - literally - if he'd criticised the leader in the real Hermit Kingdom. Keep Reading
"Fear and hope are not a strategy." Keep Reading
There have been calls for financial support for the retail and hospitality sectors amid the Covid-19 Delta outbreak. Keep Reading
A trove of documents released by the Government shows Ashley Bloomfield wanted tighter restrictions on travellers from India, while experts said the Government had gone too far. Keep Reading
Chris Hipkins says John Key’s description of New Zealand as a “smug hermit kingdom” is an insult to New Zealanders, but the Government is moving to open up. Keep Reading
Bridges says he genuinely didn't know what the future holds. Keep Reading
John Key is back and has described New Zealand as a smug hermit kingdom for daring to so far achieve something no other western nation has been able to accomplish, holding back Covid and preventing thousands of deaths. Keep Reading
Expats struggling to return have been told in no uncertain terms they're not welcome. Since when did the team of 5 million not include our loved ones overseas? Keep Reading
Spring has come to Wellington and to Parliament. One is blustery at best, the other is slowly filling with masked MPs. Keep Reading
ANALYSIS: MIQ has become a political weapon wielded by both sides of politics, and the victim has been the nation's identity and future. Keep Reading
OPINION: We can't believe the Government can go on borrowing a billion dollars every week to disguise that we are no longer making our way in the world, says former PM Sir John Key. Keep Reading
OPINION: Why National has to reframe its relationship with ACT and find a way back to the centre Keep Reading
Collins says she has "always put the National Party ahead of any ambition I have" - which is why she's refusing to quit. Keep Reading
Chlöe Swarbrick could be mistaken for an Opposition MP when she’s calling the Government out for picking and choosing its messages at the 1pm press conferences. Keep Reading
As the country’s much-lauded pandemic policy reaches a critical moment, Hipkins insists it remains committed to elimination Keep Reading
OPINION: The first steps to a world beyond alert levels and lockdowns are likely to be announced within the next couple of weeks. Keep Reading
An Auckland father out of work thanks to COVID-19 says he's been treated like a "beggar" by Work and Income. Keep Reading
Will the PM get a tattoo she has long wanted if we hit 90 per cent? Keep Reading
It’s a long process at any other time, but especially in a pandemic. Keep Reading
The wage subsidies bill for the latest lockdowns across Aotearoa has reached $2.5 billion, but requests for support are dropping as restrictions ease. Nita Blake-Persen has the story. Keep Reading
The Government's being accused of putting a positive gloss on mental health progress. A review into the implementation of the 2019 Budget $1.9 billion ment Keep Reading
Frustration in Auckland has been rising and the cabinet would have been aware it risked losing the crowd Keep Reading
Collected news stories and opinion articles on the current New Zealand political scene. Keep Reading
Collected stories and commentary, from New Zealand and elsewhere, on politics, economics and citizen voices. Keep Reading
Collected news stories and opinion articles from 1 September through to the election on Saturday 17 October 2020 Keep Reading