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Budget build-up: Cookies over sausage rolls - Luxon and Willis say they're 'ready to deliver'
Today, the Government puts its money where its mouth is.
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Thomas Coughlan: The real Budget question - what's being cut to pay for it?
OPINION: Voters will ultimately judge whether it's worth it.
Labour MP calls on Government to show leadership in NZR civil war
Henare says unrest in rugby has far-reaching ramifications and affects moods.
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The minister responsible had to clarify what his position was on the bill.
Shane Te Pou: Will the Budget give young people a reason to stay in NZ?
OPINION: More than 1000 Kiwis a week are packing their bags. Who can blame them?
Liam Dann: Never mind the numbers, what's the Budget vibe going to be?
OPINION: A Budget preview that ignores the numbers and looks at the vibe of the thing.
Speaker to address Green MP’s use of f-bomb in Parliament
There was stunned silence when Ricardo Menéndez March used the word during a debate.
Former PM Chris Hipkins was gifted a bike by Chinese Premier Li Qiang
David Seymour may have to declare an expensive bottle of cologne he was reportedly gifted.
Claire Trevett: National MP David MacLeod comes a cropper to paperwork, will it hurt him much?
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Audrey Young: The best of a boring bunch of pre-Budget speeches
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Kiwi music stars fight against gold mine plan beneath conservation land
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How to improve diversity in NZ's financial services ecosystem - Jim McElwain
OPINION: Progress has been made but the journey is far from complete.
Christopher Luxon, David Seymour respond to latest ruling on Waitangi Tribunal summons
The Government is weighing up whether to appeal a ruling that a minister can be summoned.
Winston Peters hits back at North Korea's 'aggressive rhetoric'
The Foreign Minister has hit back at North Korea.
Treasury's toxic cocktail of tax hikes, spending cuts and asset sales to fix books
Treasury has put everything on the table.
Transport Minister announces Roads of Regional Significance project
Simeon Brown says NZTA will take on all associated decision-making responsibilities.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour’s decisions still affect us negatively
OPINION: What happens next is the fault of the last Government.
Editorial: Energy crisis - Will Kiwis be able to heat their homes this winter?
OPINION: As we head into winter, how will New Zealand's energy grid cope?
Matthew Hooton: Labour needs a bolder leader than Hipkins
OPINION: As the Luxon Government fails, the Opposition needs someone who will step up.
Letters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal system
OPINION: 'The role of the judiciary is to interpret our law, not to make new law.'
Government keen on electoral law changes after enrolments debacle
Same-day enrolment could go the way of the dodo.
Double voting found in election result, judges and minister briefed
A small number of double votes is likely, but it would not change the result.
Audrey Young: The minister who made a criminal mess of Budget reveal
OPINION: Everybody - including the PM - left yesterday's press conference confused.
Opinion: ‘Politics has been likened to war without guns’ - why rules in politics still matter
OPINION: It is the rules that stop politics descending into war with guns.
Editorial: How politicians can prove they're worth what we pay them
OPINION: It was once commonly accepted one shouldn't talk about money in polite company.
Shane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?
OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?
Watch: PM distances himself from Peters' 'defamatory' remarks, literacy boost announced
The NZ First leader's comments overshadowed a Government policy announcement on education.
Question Time live: Politicians face off amidst accusations of intimidation and defamation
The former Australian Foreign Minister says he will take legal action.
Chris Hipkins comments on Winston Peters' Aukus speech
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Chris Hipkins visits BBM FoodSpace
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks about the importance of community charities like BBM. Video / Alyse Wright
Te Puni Kōkiri Māori Development Ministry to axe 38 jobs - PSA says decision 'reckless'
Overall, about 3474 public service jobs will go.
'Sensationalist': PM on TVNZ's poll coverage - broadcaster dealing with 50 formal complaints
An ex-Labour MP also criticises political editor's coverage; TVNZ responds. Have your say.
Pay day for MPs: $50k in rolling salary hikes for Luxon by 2026
The Prime Minister says he does not need the increase and will donate it to charity.