Winston Peters claims ‘Māori are not indigenous’ at meeting with supporters
The idea of Māori being indigenous to NZ was a "misconstruct", Peters said.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromPolitics
National confirms EV owners to be hit with road user charges
There are currently about 63,000 registered electric cars on NZ’s roads.
Election 2023: Christopher Luxon's dire interview and the big plays on the campaign trail
OPINION: For the first time in a long time, Luxon looked like the first-term MP he is.
Labour launches pledge card with nine priorities - one more than National
Leader Chris Hipkins launched the plan at an energised campaign rally in Christchurch.
Focus Live: MPs speak to a motion on Kingi Tuheitia's death
MPs speak to a motion on Kingi Tuheitia's death
Greens want 30 per cent of marine space protected by 2030
The party is launching its oceans policy today and is keen to set legally binding goals.
Focus Live: Christopher Luxon gives health policy announcement
Focus Live: Christopher Luxon gives health policy announcement. Video / NZHerald
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Lose with dignity, don’t lose dirty
Porkies aren’t a surprise in politics. But generally parties are a bit smarter than this.
Green oceans policy - ban on fishing trawling seamounts, biosecurity boost
The party says not enough is being done to protect underwater hotspots.
Beehive Diaries: Christopher Luxon creates ‘taste sensation’
The National leader appears to be hitting his stride in battle for Chris of the Week.
Analysis: Chipper 'Chippy' hits the Hutt for boost after tough week
Labour was savaged in several polls this week.
Māori Party to abolish prisons by 2040, establish separate tikanga justice system
The incarceration rate for Māori is seven times that of non-Māori.
Chris Hipkins speaks about election campaign and mood of voters
Labour leader Chris Hipkins on the mood of voters and the campaign in general. Video / Mark Mitchell
Chris Hipkins on All Blacks loss and the Warriors
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks about the All Black's loss and the Warriors. Video / Mark Mitchell
'Catastrophic failure': National vows to end emergency housing in Rotorua motels
The social housing waitlist has exploded in recent years.
Claire Trevett: Nats will be delighted by attack ads as Labour poll strain kicks in
It's been easy to depict Labour as desperate this week - because it has looked it.
Barry Soper: As the week’s progressed so have Labour’s false claims
OPINION: There are a couple of things that have stuck in my craw.
Election 2023: Chris Hipkins given hard word on tax and migration
Chris Hipkins had a bruising schedule as he continued on the campaign trail in Wellington.
National’s foreign buyers tax finds unlikely sceptic - Sir John Key
Past comments from former prime minister describe a similar tax idea as unworkable.
'Absolute desperation': Labour's issue with false claims on the campaign trail
Plus, National's new literacy policy tackles the "reading wars".
Election 2023: Labour in the terrible 20s in latest poll
Labour has taken another hit, Sept Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll reveals.
Focus: National Party makes education policy announcement
National leader Christopher Luxon announced the party's Structured Literacy policy at a school in Tauranga. Video / NZ Herald
live
Latest poll: National and Act could govern together - Hipkins responds to recent poor results
Labour continues to struggle in latest poll.
Audrey Young: Dodgy claims mar week one of election campaign
Labour's MPs and supporters will be getting the hard word about messaging.
Focus: PM Chris Hipkins speaks to the media
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Labour MP Greg O'Connor spoke to the media in Wellington. Video / NZ Herald
Hipkins ordered to apologise over document release breach
Chief Ombudsman rebukes PM's office for delayed release of Auckland flooding documents.
Could TikTok hold the keys to Parliament?
Parties battle for the younger vote but has Labour been too slow to the party?
Opinion: Inclusion, equity and truth: The complex terrain of NZ’s election
OPINION: Sticky web of information, misinformation and disinformation.
‘He actually hit me’: The moment Marama Davidson was struck by a motorbike
Footage of a motorcyclist clipping the Green Party co-leader was captured.
Derek Cheng: Luxon waves magic wand over Queenstown
National leader arrives at hotspot with an answer for everything, but can he deliver?
The Herald investigation sparking change on the election campaign
Plus, the latest policies from Labour and National.
Election 2023: Tourism targets, pink buses, and a new poll
Support for Labour has dipped to 30 per cent in the latest political poll.
Labour accused of desperation after making repeated false claims about National
Labour has been accused of making false claims about National.
Election 2023: David Seymour's four-wheeled friends, Big Pinky and Little Pinky
There's a cross-over between Barbie and ACT fans, Seymour claims.