“I believe the Act is compassionate in giving people who are suffering in ways that are very difficult to alleviate, the right to say their farewells at the time of their choice. Keep Reading

Fifty Percent Plus One: New Zealand’s genuine-majority-delivering two-party system endured for five elections only (1938, 1943, 1946, 1949, ... Keep Reading

Are there 20,000 people on the state housing waiting list in New Zealand, up from 5000 at the end of the last National government? AAP FactCheck finds out. Keep Reading

TOP has thrown its support behind the Māori Party, talking up a possible joining of forces. Keep Reading

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National's finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith remains defiant the party's economic plan stacks up - but has had to make another correction after using out of date figures. Keep Reading

Agriculture has found itself in a policy tug of war between National's Judith Collins and Labour's Jacinda Ardern this election. Keep Reading

Wealthy individuals and corporates seem to be giving less than usual to politicians - here's why. Keep Reading

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer wants to bring the Māori Party from the edge of oblivion back into Parliament in the Te Tai Hauāuru electorate. Keep Reading

For Pacific people, the end of life legislation is a direct challenge to their basic beliefs about life and death. Dr Collin Tukuitonga explains why. Keep Reading

But a spokesperson for Ardern suggested it could be wrong. Keep Reading

ACT Leader David Seymour said the group is trying to spook the public. Keep Reading

National are promising significant changes that Ardern is not pleased with. Keep Reading

Government funding to switch coal boilers to clean energy is being rolled out to another 18 schools. Keep Reading

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The Māori Party's time in government with National proves the impact of minor parties isn't always measurable by the number of bills they pass or the amount of funding they secure, but also its impact on the political tone, argues Ben Thomas.  After Tuesday’s lacklustre leader’s debate, one quest Keep Reading

A former user is frustrated to hear the drug that turned him into a monster is back on the streets. Keep Reading

Tukituki MP Lawrence Yule is defending billboard and newspaper ads claiming he has secured funding for millions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects for Hawke's Bay. Keep Reading

James Shaw wants the public to know that the Green Party is not the kind of party that isn't prepared to trade away its policies in the inte... Keep Reading

Labour has made an extraordinary ascent in the polls and is now clinging to a mostly non-threatening brand of centrism. Hayden Donnell counts the cost of that strategy.  Cast your mind back to 2016. As Bill English rolled out his budget, Grant Robertson issued what looked like a criticism. In an Keep Reading

Legalising euthanasia while the world is in the grip of a deadly pandemic would further stretch an already stretched health system, and have implications far beyond that for the disabled community, writes Robyn Hunt. Considering assisted dying in the middle of a deadly world pandemic seems counte Keep Reading

With less than a month to go the big policy debate of last election has vanished from the headlines and manifestos of both major parties. Keep Reading

Porirua and Upper Hutt's mayors say there's too much talk and not enough action from LGWM, amid moves to review the $6.4 billion transport programme. Keep Reading

The Official Cash Rate will remain at 0.25 percent - for now. Keep Reading

Labour has promised to invest $50 million in a farm planning framework, and a possible cost-sharing arrangement to help farmers reduce their compliance costs. Keep Reading