Labour's tax policy debate: capital gains tax and wealth tax under discussion
Chris Hipkins confirms Labour debates varied taxes, including capital gains.
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Letters: Chris Hipkins remains Labour’s best option; Sepuloni on reality TV
OPINION: 'Kieran McAnulty is convincingly adamant he doesn’t want the top job.'
'Fundamental problems' at Oranga Tamariki, warns Ombudsman
Boshier says Oranga Tamariki 'has a long way to go' to regain trust.
No shortage of relief after OCR cut: Labour MP Arena Williams
OPINION: For all of National's rhetoric, it has never had a coherent economic plan.
Letters: Reserve Bank boss isn't to blame for NZ's economic woes
OPINION: 'Adrian Orr has been dealt a very bad hand.'
'Red neck': Government cops Māori censure at Tūrangawaewae
'Get rid of the Māori-bashing bills', Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters were told.
Letters: Act's alternative reality, tighter monitoring of gun owners to prevent crimes
OPINION: 'The vast majority of guns in New Zealand are not essential for legitimate use.'
Editorial: NZ's electricity sector needs mates
OPINION: The solution to New Zealand's power supply problems is not simple.
Audrey Young: Government on track for post-Olympic policy sprint
OPINION: Also in this week's wrap – the PM's embarrassing benefit blunders.
'We have to face some very strong medicine as an organisation' - Health NZ boss Lester Levy
Health NZ boss Dr Lester Levy says there is a "serious financial problem" in health.
Govt opponents slam benefit sanction traffic light system
PM says there'll be “no more excuses” for beneficiaries not knowing their obligations.
‘No regrets’: Ex-MP Meka Whaitiri shares the cyclonic reason she left Labour
Whaitiri sits with Hawke's Bay Today to explain her shock switch and her future plans.
'Misled the public': No military personnel on front line of Govt’s youth offender boot camps
Children's Minister: No NZDF staff are working with youth offenders on the pilot.
Senior Labour MP addresses leadership rumours
Senior Labour MP insists he does not want to be the leader even if Hipkins stood down.
Bruce Cotterill: Greens in crisis - time for a rebrand?
OPINION: The Green Party needs to redefine its kaupapa.
Audrey Young: Urgent action required as Act, Te Pāti Māori battle rages
OPINION: The temperature at Parliament has reached boiling point.
Matthew Hooton: Wellington bureaucracy faces criticism for intellectual timidity
OPINION: Ministers are frustrated that mandarins remain stuck in the do-nothing era.
Forced adoptions, starvation, beatings: Landmark report reveals horrors for unwed mums
This is what happened to girls and women sent to unmarried mothers' homes.
Letters: How Labour can get its groove back; when is this Govt responsible for economy
OPINION: 'Next election, it’s quite likely a Labour and Green coalition.'
Top health officials expressed outrage, considered quitting over Government's smokefree repeal
A health official said Government changes would be 'difficult to explain... to the kids'.
Revealed: Details of Labour’s $229m bill for Auckland axed light rail
Two engineering firms pocketed $64m for working on light rail.
Treasury boss Caralee McLiesh won’t seek reappointment
The Finance Minister values her 'positive working relationship' with the Treasury boss.
Anti-gang laws softened but still likely to breach Bill of Rights Act
A select committee report ignores suggestions to make the law more Bora-consistent.
Letters: Ardern era was never going to last
OPINION: 'New Zealanders are by and large a conservative bunch.'
Govt introduces standardised testing in primary schools
The 'progress monitoring' checks will focus on reading, writing and maths.
From Cabinet to cabinet making: Former PM shows off chippy skills
'It's taken a while to finish but I'm pretty happy with the result.'
Finance Minister unreceptive to calls for new finance monitoring unit
New Zealand warned it's not immune from the risk that Budgets start lacking credibility.
Editorial: Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti storms a wake-up call for NZ infrastructure
OPINION: This week's severe weather shows the critical need for infrastructure investment.
PM brushes off poll result as Kiwis deliver verdict on Budget 2024
Christopher Luxon also stayed ahead of Chris Hipkins as preferred PM but the gap closed.
Governing coalition bounces back in new poll, Hipkins closes preferred PM gap
How the Government is faring in the first 1News Verian poll since the Budget.
Hollywood's new Jacinda Ardern movie: NZFC pushes on with rival taxpayer-funded film
'A human story': Ardern says it was important the official movie didn't seek public money.
Letters: Who's to blame for ferry failings; is NZ really a Third World country?
OPINION: 'We can at least be glad there were no tourists on board the grounded Aratere.'
Coromandel links with Hauraki Gulf boosted by new marine precinct
The wharf development will help grow the local marine farming industry.