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Election 2020: What's the plan? Party policies at a glance
Find out where the major political parties stand on the issues that matter to you.
Election 2020: More parties back a four-year term
Potential coalition partners outline policies in head-to-head-to-head-to-head debate.
Meet the candidates: Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Māori Party - Te Tai Tokerau
Meth in Northland is symptomatic of poverty and disconnection and needs a cultural fix.
Election 2020: What's the plan to crank up the economy? Policies compared
It is not unusual for Government parties to have fewer policies than Oppositions.
Local Focus: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates on taxing the rich to feed the poor
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates talk tax. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Housing, Covid and meth are Ikaroa-Rāwhiti's big issues
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates outline the big issues. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Election 2020: What's the plan to tackle the housing crisis? Policies compared
How the main political parties plan to deal with house prices and a shortage of homes.
Local Focus: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates address economic credibility
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates discuss party credibility. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Local Focus: Workers vs employers – who's more important to Waiariki candidates?
Waiariki election candidates agree it's a balance. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Māori Party's health policy: Addressing 'the inconvenient truth'
The inconvenient truth was that the health system fails Māori, John Tamihere says.
Local Focus: Reo Māori a core subject, replace Pākehā place names among policies
Waiariki candidates' differing views on Reo policy. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Māori Party wants school expulsions banned for anyone under 16
Half of kids expelled from schools are Māori, matching the Māori share of prisoners.
Local Focus: Who is Rawiri Waititi, Māori Party candidate for Waiariki?
Who's Rawiri Waititi and why should anyone vote for him? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Renaming NZ to Aotearoa 'plain headline hunting'
Winston Peters says the party is rushing down the path of separatism.
Election Battlegrounds: The strategic seats that could shape next Govt
Some seats are make-or-break for smaller parties - that's where tactical voting comes in.
Māori Party vows to increase minimum wage to $25 an hour
It has also pledged to double baseline benefit levels.
Election Battlegrounds: Mate against mate - showdown for the Māori seats
A look at the contest in the Māori seats - can the Māori Party make it back to Parliament?
'Embedded racism': TVNZ caves to pressure and includes Māori Party in debate
TVNZ has accepted its criteria didn't consider parties contending Māori seats.
Māori Party puts all its eggs in the Tāmaki Makaurau basket
John Tamihere needs to win the seat if the Māori Party wants to make it to Parliament
Billboard racism: Maori Party co-leader has moko kauae defaced on hoardings
Four of the Maori Party co-leader's billboards were damaged at the weekend.
Diabetes drugs would be funded if Pākehā were suffering: John Tamihere
A world-renowned expert says the lack of modern diabetes drugs is a "national scandal".
Local Focus: Who is Heather Te Au-Skipworth, Māori Party candidate for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti?
Te Au-Skipworth hopes to be MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Waiariki's biggest election issue is Covid recovery
Māori jobs the key focus for Waiariki election hopefuls. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Waiariki candidates put the environment first over business
The environment is more important than business. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Māori Party says policies run by Pākehā fail Māori
The Māori Party says policies made and run by Pākehā have always failed Māori.
Jones: 'Māori sensitivities' around Taranaki track delay progress
The Taranaki crossing project has become more complicated than anticipated, says MP.
Covid-19 highlighted 'major racism and inequity' - Māori Party
The party wants a quarter of Government Covid-19 recovery projects to support Māori.
Māori Party co-leader calls for NZ colonial statues to be removed
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer wants colonial statues in NZ to be discussed and removed if need be.
John Tamihere: National 'pushing Māori' away
But Māori Party co-leader says they won't rule out working with the party.
Maori Party announces new co-leaders
Maori Party president says new leaders will help advocate for Maori during Covid-19.
Beehive Diaries: Winston Peters asked for pick for the US election?
Chris Bishop is caught out, Parliament farewells Jeanette Fitzsimons
John Tamihere confirms Parliament bid, hits out at 'clueless, motley crew'
Parliamentary hopeful John Tamihere has taken aim at the Government and its Māori MPs.
Tamihere eyes up tilt in old seat for Māori Party
Two seats down, one to go in Māori Party selections for prime seats.