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Prime Minister confirms election date
Jacinda Ardern is set to announce September 19 as the general election date.
Wheel clamping crackdown: Don't pay more than $100
A law change which prevents clampers from charging excessive fees is now in force.
Labour receives 2019's largest donation
The party has been handed more than $200,000 in a will.
Labour bouncing into 2020 with surprising addition to retreat
It was business as usual for Labour MPs in Martinborough, with one notable exception.
Ardern set to offer olive branch to Whānau Ora claimants
PM is moving swiftly in a bid to contain the stoush over Whānau Ora.
Labour and Facebook join forces to tackle 'fake news style ads'
New rules will advise how much ads cost and who they're targeting.
Kathryn's story: Child homicide, fraud, and an insurmountable debt
Kathryn died in September with a fraud conviction and a $117,000 debt hanging over her.
Ardern promises 'positive, factual, robust' election campaign
NZ 'will not fall prey' to some of the misinformation seen in elections overseas.
Soper: Time for Jacinda Ardern to think dirty
COMMENT: The coming months will require some serious strategic thinking from PM.
Whānau Ora - PM out of her depth, says Turia
A letter from Māori women leaders about their concerns went unanswered.
A weekend wedding at Premier House but whose was it?
The best man was a Cabinet colleague.
Old hospitals leave patients and staff in pain
Risks identified include "extreme" age of buildings that aren't fit for purpose.
'Major risk': Rundown hospitals need $14 billion fix
Most DHBs have listed major infrastructure problems as a risk to patients and staff.
The new drugs that could extend the lives of 120,000 Kiwis
Pharmac is considering new medicines for type 2 diabetics.
She returned to NZ for her sick mum. She was arrested at the airport over her student debt
The Herald has been told the woman spent a night in police custody.
Pharmac to fund better diabetes drugs
New Zealand has had the worst range of funded diabetes drugs in the developed world.
Dickens: Ardern criticism a little irrational, sexist and misogynistic
The Project host's visceral dislike for Ardern shared by a surprising number of people.
Best of 2019: Can Che Wilson save the Māori Party?
Che Wilson already has a view on whether the Māori Party should work with National again.
Public housing waiting list hits new high of 14,500 households
The waiting list for public housing reaching nearly 14,500 households.
Education changes planned across the board
Parliament is considering one education act to rule them all.
Simon Wilson: This broken country (and the Govt that says it wants to fix it)
COMMENT: Why has Govt done so much less than promised? Simon Wilson's election challenge.
Matthew Hooton: Ardern should smell what Gervais is roasting
Those that want credit for talking the talk must now walk the walk.
Ardern's Christmas message: 'Find a little bit of peace after tough year for NZ'
The Kiwi Prime Minister said it had been a "pretty tough year for New Zealand".
Politicians have much to mull over during break
Editorial: National's support in opinion polls is holding up remarkably well.
Politicians' Christmas plans: Clarke Gayford building sandpit for baby Neve
Ardern, Winston Peters, Simon Bridges and Greens co-leaders reveal their Christmas plans.
Audrey Young: And my politician of the year is ...
COMMENT: It was Labour's so-called Year of Delivery while National had its own feats.
'Harm done to all' in Labour sex assault claim review: PM
The report looked into claims of sexual assault by a Labour Party staffer.
Josie Pagani: The real reason Jeremy Corbyn lost and what it means for NZ Labour
Comment: Labour handed a win to a hapless, divided, promise-breaking Tory government.
Drop bowel cancer screening age: Nats
The Ministry of Health is considering the change but no decision has been made.
Cash and high-fives from Labour Party conference
Lots of cash and high-fives from Labour Party conference held in Whanganui.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's 2019: A year in review
Ardern deemed 2019 her 'year of delivery' – but what has actually been delivered?