Ram raid bill will have long lasting effects on mokopuna Māori - children’s commissioner
Judge Frances Eivers believes 'a criminal response is not a solution'.
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'About accountability': David Seymour talks tough on Reserve Bank remit
The Act leader wants the Monetary Policy Committee gone and the inflation target reduced.
Auckland Council votes no to Māori seats at 2025 local body elections
Change will not be made while same voices are heard around the table: Cr Angela Dalton.
Jackson: "I never looked at politics or advancing Māori as a job. I have always looked at it as a privilege."
Labour MP said he's “decided to hang around for a while”.
How a National-led coalition will change our housing market
A new Government always leads to a shift in the balance of property power.
Opinion: Localism - the common thread in New Zealand's emerging coalition
OPINION: A solid foundation for the new Government.
Act questions National's tax commitment as negotiations drag on
Negotiations are progressing - what do the parties want?
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says Māori voters had a 'negative experience'
Te Pāti Māori says voting was 'unpleasant' for some Māori, Electoral Commission disagrees.
Luxon says special vote count takes too long; negotiations 'progressing'
Luxon is hammering out possible coalition arrangements with NZ First and Act.
'Negotiate everything vote by vote': Seymour's coalition warning revisited
Luxon and Seymour will be integral in determining where New Zealand heads next.
Rob Rattenbury: Every politician has their day
OPINION: Politicians come and go, they have their moments in the sun then usually fade.
The new Government wants to reveal the skeletons in the old Government’s closet
National will open Labour's closet, revealing the skeletons inside.
One week on from the election – what next for National-led coalition?
It's been a week filled with election news.
S&P: Ditching Three Waters could downgrade councils’ credit ratings
Credit rating agency wary of National's plan for NZ's water infrastructure.
Post-election deals: Priorities and bottom lines, where National might be pushed
Bottom lines, priorities, and leverage - who holds the cards and how will they be played?
Talk about the Treaty - Finlayson suggests a way to do it
Shane Jones is challenging the notion that only the Māori version of the Treaty matters.
Political football: Which New Zealand politicians would make the First XV?
With so much focus on the All Blacks, what about the best of NZ's politicians?
Audrey Young: Nats' 'father of the House' could be turfed out
OPINION: National's list has fallen victim to its unexpected success in the electorates.
Labour won’t stand a candidate in ‘unwinnable’ Port Waikato byelection
Advance voting starts in just over three weeks and polling day is November 25.
Who spent most on online ads this election?
How much parties, candidates and lobby groups shelled out to show up in your feeds.
'No meme unposted': Politics popularity has become a battle for social media
As audiences go online so has political advertising, and it's a million-dollar enterprise.
Mike Williams: ‘No correlation’ between crime rates and levels of incarceration
OPINION: A focus on the positives after Labour's election loss in last HBT column.
Matthew Hooton: Outline of coalition deal becoming clear
OPINION: Three parties agree on defence and crime — not so tax and the Treaty.
Seymour weighs in on possible coalitions
Act leader hopes New Zealand First won't be needed to form a Government.
PM-elect Christopher Luxon confirms he will cancel light rail in Auckland
Luxon returns to home base to thank voters for their support amid coalition talks.
'Avoid speculation': Winston Peters makes quiet return to Wellington
The NZ First leader is avoiding media ahead of the special vote count.
How many seats could National and Act lose on the special votes?
Historic precedent suggests National and Act will need NZ First to govern.
What will get cut under a National-Act-NZ First govt?
National may need Act and NZ First's help to form a government.
Greens welcome what could be a record number of MPs
But the co-leaders are uncertain if they will be around for the full term.
'Get out of my way': NZ First leader ignores questions as he arrives in Wellington
Winston Peters remained silent as journalists plied him with questions upon his arrival.
Interactive: How special votes could make Winston Peters kingmaker
The official election result will be declared on November 3.
Richard Prebble: Why Luxon should let Act take the tough jobs - and catch the flak
OPINION: Luxon needs a coalition capable of solving the problems we face.
Hipkins to battle on as Labour leader as Little departs
Meanwhile, Luxon presided over a celebratory caucus meeting.
'If Luxon rules it out … then we rule it in' - Seymour
OPINION: Act tells National, these are OUR bottom lines