Audited version of Crown accounts sees size of deficit shrink
The Government's books were $9.4 billion in deficit over the past year.
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Watch: Luxon wants Minister for Space appointed as Hipkins call Nats' tax plan a 'scam'
A National social media campaign will use the former PM.
Labour promises to set up ‘Anti-Scamming Unit’
Labour is promising to crack down on scammers if elected.
Audrey Young - Loose tax talk gives National ammunition
OPINION: Labour MPs need look no further than to National for an example of discipline.
Are you voting early? Check out where you can cast your vote in our interactive map
Here’s NZ Herald’s Election 2023 voting place map.
'It’s like watching a fight between Voldemort and a Dalek': Nats and Act face-off in Auckland
At Epsom and Tāmaki election debates centre-right MPs are arguing for lower house prices.
Warning over impact on petrol prices, EV sales if Clean Car Discount ditched
If National and Act are elected, the Clean Car Discount is on the scrap pile.
Can NZ First's '$3 billion man' win in Northland?
The race for the north is a complicated one.
'Winston doesn't know how to build things': Hipkins holds 'town hall' as poll shows Nats/Act need NZ First to form govt
It comes as National repeatedly states it does not want to work with NZ First.
Richard Prebble: Could Labour's 2023 election hopes rest with Jacinda Ardern?
OPINION: Labour’s only hope is a cyber campaign targeting overseas voters.
Simmering election debate boils over to 'race-baiting’ but who decides?
Racism and 'race-baiting' have been controversial topics looming over the 2023 election.
Receding red wave: The big Labour names who could be out of Parliament
Labour's wave of support is coming to an end after its historic 2020 election win.
More than 40 per cent of students fail NCEA writing and maths tests
An Auckland principal said there was 'definitely a literacy and numeracy issue'.
Rangatahi seen as key to election
Nanaia Mahuta and Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke say youth voting is key.
Opinion: Labour paying the price for grey branding
Brands are often defined by what they choose not to do.
'Hardest week of my life': Woman vying to be youngest MP opens up on home break-in
Young Te Pāti Māori candidate trails 4 per cent behind Cabinet Minister Nanaia Mahuta
Race for Wairarapa seat: What each candidate will do for Central Hawke’s Bay
Candidates address living costs, cyclone recovery, infrastructure and mental health.
Audrey Young: Chicken stunt leaves egg on Hipkins' face
OPINION: Labour's dig over debate re-scheduling just made its leader look weak.
Political Round-up: Ten reasons support for Labour is in freefall
OPINION: Most polls have Labour on a downward trajectory.
Simon Wilson: The parties of the right are selling farmers short
OPINION: The best way to help the rural sector is to green the rural economy, fast.
Editorial: Early voting starts, have your say in the best way for you
OPINION: Our editorial on early voting as the official voting period begins.
Election 2023: Will we see a slump in voter turnout?
As advance voting gets under way, the signs point to a significant drop in participation.
Rob Campbell: All cost and no gain, unless you don't want Māori influencing Māori health outcomes
Former health boss Rob Campbell relays the opinion he has been dreading writing.
Millionaire who donated plane to Act revealed in Te Pāti Māori complaint
Te Pāti Māori asks Electoral Commission to investigate donation to Act by rich lister.
Labour says Weet-Bix saga shows why duopoly needs to be broken up
Labour pledges to directly support more supermarket companies wanting to set up here.
Early election voting begins today: Everything you need to know
The advance voting period for the 2023 election starts today.
What will political parties do about the health service?
All say they will fill workforce gaps but their plans differ in method, scale and timing.
Labour needed Chris Hipkins to be firing as voting starts - Covid-19 had other ideas
OPINION: Hipkins' Covid-imposed campaign pause gives even more of an advantage to Luxon.
Hipkins tests positive for Covid, Luxon reveals 100-day plan
Hipkins will be isolating while he tests positive for the virus.
Editorial: Has tourism become a dirty word?
OPINION: Sector is recovering, but international spending only half that before Covid.
Yoga with Top’s Raf Manji, and why he thinks he can win Ilam
Plus Manji doesn't like the way Labour used the mosque attacks as a recruiting tool.
Former Māori Party candidate backing Labour in Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Labour’s Cushla Tangaere-Manuel has been endorsed by Heather Te Au Skipworth.
The comment that could haunt a National-led government
On the Campaign, Sep 29: Plus, National and Labour's fiscal policies compared.