PoliticsWhat Labour's top official said about National's $1.8m in donationsNational again "competitive", Labour's top official says after Paula Bennett fundraiser.01 Apr 10:40 PM
New ZealandMMP after 25 years: Former MPs recall the change to NZ's electoral systemThe change came after years of broken electoral promises and growing voter frustration.11 Oct 08:01 PM
New ZealandPolitical donation rules tightened, wide-ranging electoral law reviewKris Faafoi sets out plan for a review of electoral laws.04 Oct 09:00 PM
KahuMāori Party president: Not declaring donations a mistakeMāori Party president Che Wilson says the party didn't believe the funds were donations.13 Apr 02:12 AM
PoliticsWhat do Donald Trump's fraud claims have to do with the NZ election?New Zealanders are following America's lead in questioning legitimacy of the NZ election.19 Nov 01:44 AM
New ZealandAlmost 2 million early votes already being countedAdvance voting attracts almost 2 million voters ahead of election day.17 Oct 02:41 AM
New ZealandHow Judith Collins and National win the 2020 electionSeveral polls have put Labour heading for victory, but it's not over yet.06 Oct 11:15 PM
New ZealandForget the polls, this North Shore church predicts the party voteNew Zealand has a handful of bellwether polling spots around the country.06 Oct 09:50 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandInside story: NZ First SFO probe and its fight for election survivalNZ First came to Parliament care of a tangle with the SFO. Will it leave the same way?30 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandPrisoner voting: Inmates 'denied' information on election, referendums says ex-conFormer inmate Arthur Taylor says prisoners got getting adequate information on election14 Sep 11:57 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettFact or Fiction: Did Jacinda Ardern's video break the rules?We explore the issues behind a video of the PM's visit to Covid-19 agencies.25 Aug 01:00 AM
New ZealandNZF Foundation spent $130k on company run by Winston Peters' lawyerDonor funds given to the NZ First Foundation were spent paying expenses, wages and bills.26 May 06:21 PM
New ZealandWill Covid-19 end the traditional election campaign?Big rallies, street corner meetings and baby kissing may come a cropper in Campaign 2020.16 Mar 11:37 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Why PM has chosen the weak option to deal with PetersPM Jacinda Ardern had a choice: look weak, or unstable. She chose weak.19 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Political partner's donations debacle tests Jacinda ArdernYou can usually count on Winston to make a bad situation worse, writes Audrey Young.14 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandClaire Trevett: The price all parties pay for donations sagaThe problem is not donations laws: it is those who try to outwit them.12 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPM avoids 'trust' word for Winston PetersJacinda Ardern said she would make her own judgments, not based on events years ago.10 Feb 05:22 AM
New ZealandElectoral Commission wants more muscleNational's Nick Smith was prevented from asking questions about donations bill.04 Dec 10:55 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Ardern wise to keep distance from NZ First murkCOMMENT: Jacinda Ardern's opponents are goading her to get closer to the donations saga.22 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandWinston Peters' lawyer threatens to sue Simon BridgesA major contract has apparently been lost as a result of claims of an electoral loan scam21 Nov 02:02 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandComment: The one question the PM could not afford to answerSpeaker Trevor Mallard likened Simon Bridges' face-pulling to Michael Cheika's.20 Nov 06:15 AM
New ZealandCouncil vote turns nasty in Albert-EdenCity Vision wants candidate Mark Thomas charged for falsifying his home address.27 Sep 03:03 AM
New ZealandMetiria Turei surfaces in select committeeFormer Greens leader makes select committee submission in public session but by telephone.19 Sep 03:48 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCouncil candidate quits Remuera home, sleeps in salonMark Thomas has left his $5.7m family home to sleep in an empty shop on Dominion Rd.18 Sep 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHe's lived 61 years in NZ - then gets told he's not a residentTim Dare came to NZ as a child - 61 years later he's told he's not a resident.11 Sep 09:55 PM
New ZealandPolitical candidates warned against virtual cash handoutsWarning comes after Howick local board candidate hands out virtual cash on WeChat.04 Sep 02:38 AM
PremiumPremiumKahuRacism cuts Māori out of local elections, says Far North mayoral candidateRacism claim: Far North council is "white man, white man, white woman, white man".07 Aug 05:00 PM
KahuPM rules out rushing electoral law changeSimon Bridges is happy to talk to Jacinda Ardern about electoral law reform.05 Mar 05:38 AM
New ZealandInside story: 'Botany Bagman' Jami-Lee Ross and what's nextJami-Lee Ross MP might have a plan to his destructive attacks on his former party.17 Oct 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: This term is not time to review MMPEDITORIAL: This is New Zealand's first government that excludes the winning party.02 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandJust 14 votes: the lowest-polling candidateA total of 55 candidates attracted fewer than 100 votes on Saturday night.24 Sep 10:22 PM
New ZealandRecord number of early votersA record 806,043 Kiwis have already voted, two days ahead of Saturday's election.21 Sep 07:31 AM
New ZealandArdern makes plea for youth to turn upDespite a recent lift, youth voting numbers are still lower than three years ago.19 Sep 05:43 AM
New ZealandWhat happened to the Conservative Party?Three years after nearly getting into Parliament, the Conservatives are a spent force.18 Sep 10:59 PM
