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An end to doctor fee hikes? What GPs say as funding wrangle ends
General practice representatives are in the final stages of negotiations with Health NZ.

Rising scrutiny: Economists take key roles in next phase of Covid Inquiry
Economists who found NZ overpaid for Covid health measures hired by Royal Commission.

Thomas Coughlan: What if Dame Jacinda Ardern were just an ordinary leader?
OPINION: She's not as saintly nor as demonic as people who are obsessed with her claim.

Richard Prebble: What Luxon must do to secure a coalition victory
OPINION: The right's challenge is managing Seymour's and Peters' grandstanding.

'Don't want war': Jackson on the Labour-Te Pāti Māori relationship
The Labour MP believes he may have upset Te Pāti Māori.

Matthew Hooton: Labour’s Te Pāti Māori problem
OPINION: Fear of the alternative is Christopher Luxon’s easiest path to a second term.

Watch: Parliament votes for harshest-ever sanctions for Te Pāti Māori co-leaders
Three MPs have been sanctioned after a haka in the House last year.

Nicola Willis sets aside money for election costings unit
An old proposal to establish a unit to cost election policies has funding.

Watch: Act remains Labour's 'worst nightmare' – new Deputy PM's message
David Seymour held a celebration brunch after being sworn in yesterday.

Richard Prebble: Labour's support of Te Pāti Māori over haka punishment will be defining issue for next election
OPINION: Te Pāti Māori leaders skipped the Budget debate despite protests on their behalf.

Hipkins hits back at Peters after NZ First leader rules out future coalition
Hipkins previously said it's 'highly unlikely' Labour would work with Peters and party.

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins reacts to Winston Peters ruling out working with him
Chris Hipkins speaks to Herald NOW's Ryan Bridge about Winston Peters ruling out working with him after the next election. Video / Herald NOW

Peters rules out working with Labour after 2026 election if Hipkins is leader
The NZ First leader wants to be clear: he will never do a governing deal with Hipkins.

Audrey Young: Willis' pre-Budget attacks suggest she's feeling the pressure
OPINION: It's unusual for a Finance Minister to focus on the Opposition before Budget Day.

Toby Moore: Why debt ceiling fears are overblown
OPINION: Finance Minister Willis warned last Tuesday of nearing NZ's debt ceiling.

Government's Regulatory Standards Bill to cost $20m per year
And the agency responsible for it has been unable to estimate the value it brings.

'Psychological warfare': Shock move pushes out Te Pāti Māori haka punishment verdict
Parliament's Privileges Committee recommended suspending three Te Pāti Māori MPs.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks ahead of House debate on Te Pāti Māori's haka
Parliament is preparing for a potentially lengthy and tense debate over the penalties handed to Te Pāti Māori over last year’s controversial haka in the House. Video/ Mark Mitchell

Hipkins calls Greens' Budget 'huge spend-up', 'unrealistic' but agrees with some elements
The Labour leader has previously refused to rule in or out supporting parts of the plan.

Audrey Young: C-bomb brings explosive end to appalling fortnight in politics
OPINION: Who won't be seething with disgust after the past few days in Parliament?

Barbara Edmonds: Foreign investment requires adequate public safeguards
OPINION: Labour welcomes foreign investments that align with the national interest.