There isn’t time to try and reflect in the middle of a global pandemic, says deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson. He turned 50 at the weekend and the only thought that’s really crossed his mind is that it feels pretty old. Keep Reading

Over the weekend, the Labour Party is holding its first conference since its landslide win in the 2020 election. Keep Reading

A year ago today, the final results of the New Zealand general election were announced and Chlöe Swarbrick was confirmed as the MP for Auckland Central. Hayden Donnell delves into the reality-bending optimism that helped engineer her unlikely victory. It was an hour before her election party in A Keep Reading

Jacinda Ardern talks planes, trains, cows - and what happened to the next oil and gas ban Keep Reading

Government has made an in-principle decision to slightly ease restrictions from Tuesday. Keep Reading

A climate activist says he's "gutted" that James Shaw didn't push for more in Cabinet negotiations over New Zealand's updated Paris target. Keep Reading

Week in Politics - The government decides to ease Auckland's restrictions, raises Covid-19 concerns, while anti-vaxxers start creating problems and DHBs strive to reach the 90 per cent target. Keep Reading

A state of emergency is in place after the region was hit with three months' worth of rain in just two days. Keep Reading

The government says more than $5 billion has been paid out in economic support since the Delta outbreak began in August. Watch the government's latest update here. Keep Reading

The Prime Minister will now travel to Europe in 2022. Keep Reading

OPINION: It's extremely unlikely New Zealand will hit its Covid vaccine targets any time soon. This will force some tough decisions on Jacinda Ardern. Keep Reading

The way the Government is investing in tackling climate change is scientifically ill-informed, and economically ill-considered. It needs a fundamental rethink. Keep Reading

After signing a declaration to protect the world's forests at COP26, the country should put its money where its mouth is and ban palm oil by-products, the Greens say. Keep Reading

OPINION: A government with integrity would have faced New Zealanders and said we have to change the way we live. Keep Reading

Freedom, Or Chaos: There is  no safe way  to let people out of lockdown while Covid-19 is raging through the community. But, as this Govern... Keep Reading

The Government is consulting on a change in the rules for the PBRF or Performance Based Research Fund. This is meant to ensure excellent research in the tertiary sector. But now it is being changed to reward people for their ancestry. The changes are: Partnership: the PBRF should reflect the bicultural nature of Aotearoa New […] Keep Reading

The visa issue escalated to Ardern and Mahuta as Kabul fell to the Taliban in August. Keep Reading

OPINION: The Government is trying to work out how Aucklanders can enjoy a classic summer. Keep Reading

As he prepares to travel to Glasgow for the COP26 summit, Climate Change Minister James Shaw says there's always more New Zealand could do on climate. Keep Reading

"We can manage and deal with COVID in our communities." Keep Reading

Opinion: This week will have been a new experience for our Prime Minister, writes 1News' political editor. Keep Reading

Fatal Journey: As the Editor of The Daily Blog , Martyn Bradbury, so rightly stated on Wednesday, 3 November 2021: “News that the Wellingto... Keep Reading

The rigid, unfeeling official attitudes to MIQ go against New Zealanders' sense of fairness and decency and should be changed urgently, writes Peter Dunne Keep Reading

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Over 43 per cent of those surveyed said authorities had done a terrible or bad job managing the outbreak – but there's more optimism about vaccines. Keep Reading