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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.

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?

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?

OPINION: MacLeod was on a fast track to be a minister - until his paperwork went awry.

Audrey Young: The best of a boring bunch of pre-Budget speeches

OPINION: Also in today's politics briefing - MP David MacLeod's donations drama.

Kiwi music stars fight against gold mine plan beneath conservation land

It could be among the first such projects approved under Govt bill.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks about Winston Peters' Aukus speech and his comments about former NSW Premier Bob Carr. Video / Alyse Wright

Chris Hipkins visits BBM FoodSpace

Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks about the importance of community charities like BBM. Video / Alyse Wright