Political Round-up: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's endgame for NZ
OPINION: Blinken is heading Downunder for some 'good old-fashioned sports diplomacy'.
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Thousands of Māori switch rolls ahead of October election
Māori registered to vote cannot change rolls for the October election.
Richard Prebble: Labour's in chaos - the latest portfolio shuffle proves it
Opinion: Kiri Allan has gone and she will take Labour with her.
Political Roundup: How PM failed to prevent Kiri Allan tragedy
OPINION: The tragic downfall of Kiri Allan is one Hipkins should have seen coming.
24 pages of amendments: MPs rush to declare interests after Michael Wood scandal
The list of amended returns is four times longer than last year’s.
Thomas Coughlan: Hipkins wanted MPs to be able to disagree more - he got his wish
OPINION: Is a bit of Cabinet disagreement really all that bad?
Kiri Allan crashed outside home of senior Ministry of Justice official
The black ute damaged in the crash was parked outside the official's home.
'I'm so, so sorry': Kiri Allan breaks silence, won’t stand in election
MP confirms she will not contest the East Coast electorate she won in 2020.
‘Needs support': Willie Jackson spoke to Kiri Allan hours before car crash
Willie Jackson said the crash might have been avoided if he'd been with her.
Opposition targets PM’s decisions on Kiri Allan
National leader questions embattled minister's return to work.
‘An awful lot of ministers’: Will Labour's election plans survive more instability?
And why another resignation may mean some soul-searching for National
Editorial: Kiri Allan's crash to Earth
OPINION: Our editorial on the arrest and resignation of the Justice Minister.
Simon Wilson: A grumpy Winston Peters and his ‘mission to save our country’
OPINION: NZ First claims it will save us from "racism and separatism".
Letters: Govt spending, party policies, and what about a grand coalition?
OPINION: Letters on debt, fast-food diplomacy, home detention, and the St James Theatre.
New Justice Minister: PM's reshuffle after Kiri Allan arrest
Kiri Allan has not yet spoken publicly since her arrest apart from a brief statement.
Audrey Young: It will be a miracle if PM can rescue his Govt from this disaster
OPINION: Allan's crash may prove to be the tipping point for Labour’s own electoral crash.
4000 secret interviews recorded with politicians - but you still can't listen to any of them
Since the 1980s, prime ministers and MPs have recorded a diary - why they're still secret.
Paula Bennett: Short on time, Labour gets tough on crime
Opinion: 'Rushed' roll-out of youth and crime policies screams of desperation.
Pineapple on pizza? Christopher Luxon shows his lighter side - and a hidden talent
The National Party leader has some fun before getting down to serious business.
Winston Peters on the biggest threat to NZ First’s 2023 election campaign
The NZ First leader promises to announce the "flavour" of his tax policy.
Rangitīkei's Labour candidate says it's not just a 'farmer's electorate'
"... I’ll be on the road, on the streets, everywhere.”
Opinion: Most of the major political parties battle over who is going to be tougher and more punitive
The parties are pushing out their law and order rhetoric but it's hysteria.
Mike Hosking: Labour’s new slogan meaningless, it’s results that count
OPINION: Apparently Labour is “In It For You". Not for me, writes Mike Hosking.
Stuck with the status quo: Where are National and Labour's big ideas?
Our major political parties seem unwilling to rock the boat.
Embattled MP Kiri Allan heads back to Parliament but National keeps applying pressure
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says Allan has wasted no time getting back into mahi.
Richard Prebble: Three strikes and Labour is out - another scandal will be fatal
OPINION: Luxon does not need to win the debates, just state the case for change.
Labour laughs as Christopher Luxon says he's ready for 'years' in opposition
The National leader put his foot in it big-time on his first day back from recess.
‘Lost the plot’: Act founder not voting for former party
The party's current leader isn't too fazed by the comments.
"Not sustainable': Calls for liaison police placements overseas to target scammers
But Government rubbishes plan as 'ridiculous'.
Michael Wood ‘cast a shadow’ over public’s trust in MPs - inquiry
Wood resigned as a minister after he failed to declare a significant portfolio of shares.
Embattled MP Michael Wood referred to privileges committee
Both MPs have vowed to "crack on" in their roles focused on the election ahead.
Lady Tureiti Moxon: Act's justice policy is racist rhetoric and won't solve the youth problem
The Act Party has dipped into its past to inflict more colonial policy.
Watch live: Hipkins and Davis unveil youth law and order policy
It comes after Hipkins announced a suite of youth crime-focused policies on Monday.
PM Chris Hipkins facing questions on political motives after bungled announcement
Chris Hipkins has historically criticised the use of rhetoric in commentary on crime.