Revealed: Why Chris Hipkins has a back-up plane for his China trip
The NZ Defence Force planes regularly breakdown but aren't to be replaced until 2028.
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Chris Hipkins touches down in Beijing for make or break trip
Hipkins landed in Beijing ahead of a busy week of diplomacy.
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While Hipkins is away in China, National will have more of the domestic spotlight.
Matt Heath: Is this the most divisive election year?
OPINION: New Zealanders are hating each other more and more in Parliament.
Nats' plan for harsher sentences welcomed by victims advocate
Labour says it will see more people imprisoned for longer, costing millions.
How 350,000 households and businesses can claim trust dividends worth hundreds of dollars
The trust is also pushing for law changes so beneficiaries aren't taxed so much.
Jarrod Gilbert: Why police don't interrupt gang processions at funerals
OPINION: The only outcomes they are looking for are votes.
Thomas Coughlan: 20 billion reasons for PM to tread carefully in China
OPINION: China's middle-class now totals more than 700 million people.
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.
Harsher sentences, more focus on victims: Luxon lays down the law
Party president claims Labour would lead most 'far-left leaning government in history'.
‘You’d better not jinx it’ PM on his high-stakes trip to China, and whether plane will get off the ground
The PM admits foreign policy isn't his background, but insists he's a fast learner
Why Grant Robertson said no to Taylor Swift funding, David Seymour turns 40
Was Grant Robertson worried Taylor Swift would bump up inflation?
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
John Key on what PM needs from China trip, and Xi Jinping’s sense of humour
Key recalls one of Xi's jokes - although you probably needed to be there.
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
Claire Trevett: PM should be ropeable about Michael Wood - not just with Wood
Hipkins is having to clean up messes that happened under PM Jacinda Ardern's watch.
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.
Labour MPs stake futures on winning Māori electorates
Two Labour MPs are opting for an electorate-or-nothing approach this election.
National launches campaign to be 'on the marae' for Māori
It signals a shift after calls in past years by the party for Māori seats to be abolished.
Labour and National accuse each other of advertising splurge in plea for donations
The Greens and NZ First have had more big donations than Labour so far this year.
Hipkins, Luxon and Ardern - what the data shows about their common catchphrases
New investigative series breaks down what politicians say in their interviews.
‘The poor cousin’: Heightened angst in Wairoa after flood zone decision
A 2A classification is creating uncertainty around future living - as winter hits.
More human remains found at Pike River: 'They may even be my boy' - father
Latest find means 12 of the 29 men killed in 2010 disaster have now been located.
Hollywood heavyweight donates to Greens as party surges ahead of Labour
A decade ago, a former Green Party co-leader was critical of Cameron's NZ land purchases.
John Langley: Breaking the bruising cycle over teachers’ pay
OPINION: Why butt heads over wage negotiations every two or three years?
Auckland, Northland to go first in new water reforms
The Government has introduced new legislation to cover revised Three Waters model.
Care and protection residences on way out - Kelvin Davis
Govt has also defended oversight of Oranga Tamariki.
Barry Soper: Is Michael Wood stinking rich or dishonest?
OPINION: Why Chris Hipkins didn't sack him, to begin with, is beyond belief.
‘Little to no evidence’: Govt monitoring of $640m in PGF money found wanting
The Auditor-General's Office finds no certainty on whether the PGF reset was good value.
PM says Michael Wood had 'blind spot' over shares
Michael Wood has released a brief statement but hasn't yet spoken to media.
ACT proposes rules blocking contractors from claiming rights
Recent Employment Court rulings would make some businesses unviable, says Seymour.
Why are we still waiting for better mental health services?
OPINION: Those in crisis are still not getting the level of support they need.