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Mike Hosking: Labour looks worn out and chaotic - here are my election predictions
OPINION: Two parties will be the biggest stories of election night.
Christopher Luxon rejects chief science advisor’s report on gang harm reduction
The report concluded there is no quick way to reduce gang harm.
Electoral Commission was at Mongrel Mob hui along with Labour MP
Ingrid Leary has said she mistook it for an Electoral Commission meeting.
Planned congestion charging scheme still not given green light as election nears
Labour's planned congestion scheme has stalled, with National opposed to it.
Hold up: National calls on Waka Kotahi to answer their 0800 number faster
National's call for a timely service as taxpayers complain about phone wait times.
Letters: Science in decline, te reo and the economy
OPINION: Also letters on student loans, Kiri Allan, Michael Wood, Dome Valley and more.
Opinion: Sir Ian Taylor, wealth taxes and the Greens
OPINION: A response to Sir Ian Taylor's open letter on the Green Party's wealth tax plans.
'People don’t know you': Christopher Luxon challenged by supporters
The Nats' visit to Ōhāriu also included a 'practical approach' to avoiding chicken grease.
Labour MP gatecrashes Mongrel Mob hui; mistook it for different meeting
MP says she in no way condones the actions of the Mongrel Mob.
Te Ururoa Flavell wants Māori to enrol - then make their election votes count
Former Māori Party leader is urging Māori to make their votes count.
Opinion: Time to end the ag-sector procrastination
OPINION: Sustainability consultant calls on farmers to engage with climate mitigation.
Sasha Borissenko: Why National’s crackdown on crime misses the mark
Opinion: Idea hordes of youths are doing horrific things is not matched by facts.
Nats to review Michael Wood’s decision to toll Penlink road and look to extend it to four lanes
Brown went against advice showing tolls would lead to peverse outcomes, says Mitchell.
Labour names former East Coast Rugby CEO as Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidate
Cushla Tangaere-Manuel will go up against Meka Whaitiri.
Letters: Titanic sub disaster has lessons for NZ
OPINION: Letters on Chlöe Swarbrick, the Titanic sub, China, crime, and Christopher Luxon.
Editorial: Hipkins gets a break as Nats focus on bread and butter
While Hipkins is away in China, National will have more of the domestic spotlight.
Nats' plan for harsher sentences welcomed by victims advocate
Labour says it will see more people imprisoned for longer, costing millions.
Dr Shane Reti on National's crime reduction policy
We need to crack down on crime, writes Dr Shane Reti.
Claire Trevett: Luxon reached for 'red meat' policies to please Nats' base - will it work on voters?
Luxon reached for the "red meat" law and order policies to try to win over voters.
Labour says National's plan to put more people in prison will cost millions
National wants harsher sentences and to end Labour's push to reduce prison population.
National’s wāhine MPs hail what party has delivered for Māori
Suggestions National has a poor relationship with Māori dismissed as untrue.
Shane Te Pou: National being squeezed left and right
Opinion: Opposition trying to appeal to right-wing and moderate voters.
Luxon's 45% election result target a 'stretch goal'
National has not polled in the 40s since 2019, but its leader wants to get back there.
Nicola Willis warns of 'mortgage bomb' at National Party conference
Chris Luxon reminds party members how far the party has come since dark days of 2020
Chris Luxon's women drought: Luxon sets a 50% women goal - but men got 75% of good seats
National has only 11 women standing in winnable seats compared to 33 men
Poll of polls: Labour-Green-Te Pāti Māori most likely coalition, ahead of National-Act
The most likely coalition scenario remains the one National took off the table.
Hipkins, Luxon and Ardern - what the data shows about their common catchphrases
New investigative series breaks down what politicians say in their interviews.
Denis O'Reilly: Jones reckons a gang member is effectively a domestic terrorist
OPINION: Despite what Shane Jones says, the police are doing okay with gangs.
'Wheels falling off the bus': Opposition crows as Michael Wood falls
National and Act twisted the knife after the Government lost another minister.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Why Muldoon had the right idea when it came to gangs
OPINION: But National's new policy sounds like Groundhog Day.
Nurses’ organisation backs ethnic equity adjustor to support better health outcomes for Māori and Pasifika
Māori, Pasifika already years behind when it comes to interacting with the heath system.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: When subject is crime, cue old blame and shame game
OPINION: National have not cited a single policy to reduce crime.