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Audrey Young: There's only one sensible pick for Deputy PM

OPINION: Christopher Luxon has been given ample reason this week to tread carefully.

Luxon and Seymour not commenting on Winston Peters tweets

The next Prime Minister is not commenting on the actions of his possible deputy.

Incoming Government given ratings warning not to let surplus slip

The next Government has been warned to deliver a surplus as promised.

Opinion: Localism - the common thread in New Zealand's emerging coalition

OPINION: A solid foundation for the new Government.

Mike Hosking: Special votes won’t change a thing

OPINION: We saw a mass rejection of the Labour Party a few weeks back.

Act questions National's tax commitment as negotiations drag on

Negotiations are progressing - what do the parties want?

'No military solution': NZ calls for humanitarian pause in fighting in Gaza

Statement to the UN also demands international law be followed by both sides.

Picking up the tourism tab: Hotel group’s advice for new Government over who pays

Accommodation providers may all have to add more to the bill under industry plan.

One week on from the election – what next for National-led coalition?

It's been a week filled with election news.

S&P: Ditching Three Waters could downgrade councils’ credit ratings

Credit rating agency wary of National's plan for NZ's water infrastructure.

Post-election deals: Priorities and bottom lines, where National might be pushed

Bottom lines, priorities, and leverage - who holds the cards and how will they be played?

Thomas Coughlan: Labour’s soul searching - drums beat for David Parker

Cool heads urge caution as Labour licks wounds after election thrashing.

Talk about the Treaty - Finlayson suggests a way to do it

Shane Jones is challenging the notion that only the Māori version of the Treaty matters.

‘We’re literally the future of the country’: Youth mental health campaigner’s plea to politicians

Youth activist says she is frustrated mental health is not a policy priority.

'Time is ticking': Dublin St Bridge replacement getting closer

“We’re at the point where we need to make a decision and then get on with it."

Wellington bus drivers to be back-paid seven months of higher wages

Kinetic workers' wages to be lifted to average rate of $30/hour, backdated to April 1.