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OPINION: Also in today's politics briefing - MP David MacLeod's donations drama.
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Labour's set its sights on regaining power and improving NZ's tech, education and housing.
Thomas Coughlan: Wealth tax or capital gains tax? Labour’s big choice
Labour has a big, taxing decision on its hands.
Audrey Young: Badly behaved MPs needed a time-out
OPINION: Misconduct and extreme rhetoric have become too familiar in NZ politics.
Audrey Young: State schools 'converted' to charter schools? Brace for controversy
OPINION: David Seymour says a separate agency will oversee up to 50 new charter schools.
Audrey Young: Nicola Willis on the Budget - it's bad, but not 'Ruth Richardson bad'
OPINION: The fiscal news is grim, Willis admits, but an austerity Budget isn't the answer.
Matthew Hooton: Labour needs a bolder leader than Hipkins
OPINION: As the Luxon Government fails, the Opposition needs someone who will step up.
Kate MacNamara: Tony Blakely’s Covid advice and what it means for the inquiry he chairs
The chair of the Covid-19 inquiry advised government officials during the pandemic.
Labour MP apologises for post about Seymour, school lunches and Hamas
Another Labour MP was told off last month for a graphic post about the Act leader.
Audrey Young: The minister who made a criminal mess of Budget reveal
OPINION: Everybody - including the PM - left yesterday's press conference confused.
Editorial: How politicians can prove they're worth what we pay them
OPINION: It was once commonly accepted one shouldn't talk about money in polite company.
Political Roundup: MPs' hefty pay rise out of sync with Joe Public
OPINION: Having their own pay increased is the one thing that can unite every party.
Audrey Young: Peters switches from statesman to street-brawler
OPINION: Also in today's political wrap - what on earth is up with Green MPs?
Question Time live: Politicians face off amidst accusations of intimidation and defamation
The former Australian Foreign Minister says he will take legal action.
Chris Hipkins on Julie Anne Genter confrontation
Chris Hipkins comments on Julie Anne Genter's actions in House last night. Video / Alyse Wright
Chris Hipkins comments on Winston Peters' Aukus speech
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks about Winston Peters' Aukus speech and his comments about former NSW Premier Bob Carr. Video / Alyse Wright
Chris Hipkins visits BBM FoodSpace
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks about the importance of community charities like BBM. Video / Alyse Wright
Political Roundup: Discontent grips NZ amid dark economic times
The honeymoon period of the first term is entirely absent.
Pay day for MPs: $50k in rolling salary hikes for Luxon by 2026
The Prime Minister says he does not need the increase and will donate it to charity.
Chris Hipkins responds to 1News Verian poll
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks about the 1News Verian poll and the coalition Government's response to it. Video / Mark Mitchell
Audrey Young: Peters has the most to complain about after grim poll result
OPINION: The poll will only prove to Peters' team that statesmanship doesn't win votes.
Audrey Young: National's comeback kid has a lot on his plate
OPINION: Three years ago, 'Goldie' was in the political doldrums.
Chris Hipkins responds to Cabinet reshuffle
Labour leader Chris Hipkins responds to Christopher Luxon's Cabinet reshuffle announcement. Video / Mark Mitchell
Watch: 'Absolute sense of chaos' - Labour responds to shock Cabinet sackings
Penny Simmonds has also been stripped of the Disability Issues portfolio.
Audrey Young: Police push their luck on pay as mass layoffs continue
OPINION: Police's flat rejection of the latest offer seems slightly detached from reality.
Audrey Young: Government on collision course with Waitangi Tribunal
OPINION: An already tense relationship just got a whole lot worse.
Chris Hipkins critical of the Government's targets
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is critical of the Government's targets, especially truancy. Video / Mark Mitchell
Steve Braunias: The secret diary of hopeless cowboy Chris Hipkins
OPINION: In the lonely streets of Dodge, there's never a right time to pull the trigger.
Audrey Young: Government ropes in old mates for new jobs
OPINION: Two more former National ministers were roped into jobs advising new Government.
Chris Hipkins: 'Priorities are backwards'- National lacks vision for Auckland
Opinion: In politics, values matter, and we should talk about them.
Political Roundup: Is Chris Hipkins to be trusted on tax reform?
OPINION: Labour's 'Wealth Tax Faction' has pressured Hipkins to act.
Audrey Young: Collins keeps her cool as spy revelations heat up
OPINION: For the first time, hackers have targeted the heart of NZ's democracy.
Chinese hackers stole MPs' data, spies confirm; Govt says no sanctions
The Chinese ambassador has been called in by Foreign Minister Winston Peters.
'We should be a first world country': Hipkins on Labour getting back in the game, intending 2026 run
Hipkins is refusing to be counted out of next election, and says history is on his side.