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Matthew Hooton: Act’s Treaty bill all about attacking Nats in 2026
OPINION: The Prime Minister faces crucial decisions as his party and country’s leader.
Watch: Kīngi Tūheitia laid to rest on Taupiri Maunga
Thousands of people have gathered at the marae over the past six days to mourn the King.
Mourners prepare to farewell Tūheitia, a monarch remembered for his ability to unite people
Today is te rā nehu – burial day – for Kīngi Tūheitia.
‘Outstanding job’: Politicians pay their respects at Kīngi Tūheitia’s tangi
Thousands of mourners have gathered at Tūrangawaewae Marae over the past five days.
Arena Williams: Time to honour what Kīngi Tūheitia stood for
OPINION: The Māori King reminded us what good leadership is.
Editorial: The GP crisis and the patients left out in the cold
OPINION: 'The drip is turning to a trickle, which threatens to become a torrent.'
Richard Prebble: The folly of issuing parking fines
OPINION: Are we really going to start people on the path to prison for parking?
'I stood my ground': 74-year old protester ejected from Act meeting
A crowd of about 170 people attended the meeting in Hastings.
Watch: Auckland the big winner as Govt unveils $32.9b transport plan
The plan sets out how NZTA will spend its funding to improve and maintain the network.
Waikato-Tainui heading to Turangawaewae Marae to pay their respects
Thousands expected to attend tangihanga over the weekend.
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'Fantastic legacy': PM says Māori King Tūheitia was respected, appreciated by all
The Māori monarch had been in hospital recovering from heart surgery.
Treaty Principles Bill: Pākehā Treaty group calls out David Seymour’s ‘divisive’ politics
Te Tiriti Is Us defends Treaty of Waitangi against proposed prinicples bill.
Opinion: Is NZ’s political system fit for purpose?
OPINION: The problem is that politics is becoming more contested and more fragmented.
Audrey Young: The mother of all political questions - Hipkins wades into Māori sovereignty debate
OPINION: Also in this week's wrap – the controversial comments that won't go away.
'Communist judge': Barristers want action after ministers' comments on judiciary
It comes after Shane Jones referred to one High Court Judge as a 'communist'.
Rob Campbell: Cross-party or apolitical policies in economy is mistaken and even dangerous
Rob Campbell believes bi-partisan politics is the only way forward
Goldsmith does things at pace, official tells Waitangi Tribunal hearing into foreshore and seabed decision
Iwi complain about 'injustice' of three-week consultation on law change.
Chris Hipkins claims 'Māori did not cede sovereignty’
Labour leader: 'That doesn’t mean that the Crown doesn’t have sovereignty now.'
Editorial: A traffic light system could apply to others' behaviours
OPINION: What if Kiwis scored political parties with a green, orange, red barometer?
Claire Trevett: Govt's fast-track backdown delivers a nod to critics but not a buckling
COMMENT: Ministers lose the power to decide fast-track projects, but still have influence.
Ministers lose sign-off powers in backdown on Fast-track Approvals Bill
Chris Bishop, Shane Jones and Simeon Brown will no longer have final approval powers.
Shane Te Pou: Act's thinly-veiled attack on the Treaty
OPINION: It’s time that Karen Chhour took ownership of her actions.
Thames-Coromandel reaffirms Māori wards support
'Supporting the establishment of a Māori ward or wards takes nothing away from Pākehā.'
David Seymour happy to debate Treaty Principles Bill – anyone, anywhere, anytime
Act leader says the bill is being driven by his constituency and not an anti-Māori agenda.
Audrey Young: Foreshore and seabed bill close to being finalised – what you need to know
The facts behind the latest moves to change the legislation.
Gisborne letters: Catch up with more green energy
OPINION: Our readers write on green energy, energy security, GE and ballooning rates.
Audrey Young: If Seymour can't stop dissing the boss, he shouldn't be Deputy PM
OPINION: Act's leader is pushing his luck over the Treaty principles bill.
Koroneihana: 'We need to focus on getting in the waka and working together'
King Tūheitia uses his coronation celebrations to call New Zealanders as one.
'Fundamental problems' at Oranga Tamariki, warns Ombudsman
Boshier says Oranga Tamariki 'has a long way to go' to regain trust.
Winston Peters casts doubt on PM's position on Treaty Principles Bill
The Deputy Prime Minister has muddied the waters on the Treaty Principles Bill debate.
Seymour's new ministry paying staff average salary of $150k – despite recent job cuts
More than 90 staff are being paid an average of $150,000.
Opinion: Act's Treaty Principles Bill is like Trump's Mexican wall
OPINION: The proposed bill is set to divide and ultimately keep some people out.
Editorial: The Tainui one-two - Tuku Morgan and Rahui Papa - is a Māori knockout combo
OPINION: Christopher Luxon entered the marae knowing what the reception would be.