Hipkins defends NZ teaming up with Australia and others
Chris Hipkins says three principles will guide NZ’s relationship with China.
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Act Party list: Some big falls and a few surprises
The party is on track to substantially increase its current offering of 10 MPs.
UK signs up to Asia Pacific free trade agreement, including NZ
Six other countries have applied to join, including Ukraine and China.
Watch live: Chris Hipkins launches Labour Party's election campaign slogan
Hipkins also reasserts focus on 'bread and butter' and 'cost of living' issues.
Pothole Repair Fund: National's $500m pledge to fix 'shocking state' of roads
Govt says National created problem by freezing road maintenance.
Final act of service: Sir Wira Gardiner’s role in court case to improve veterans' lot
Sir Wira gave his mana and name to a legal case as a koha to others who served.
Beehive Diaries: Vindication for Nicola Willis, Luxon gets a Barbie photo op
Nicola Willis' April prophesies were right all along, and why was Luxon in a Barbie box?
Govt scrapped Working for Families reform at Budget time
Working for Families changes were at the heart of Minister Sepuloni's Budget bids.
Claire Trevett: Hipkins right to scotch wealth tax, but polls have Labour at tipping point
Hipkins is hoping his caucus got a short, sharp lesson from bad polls. They need one.
Māori Party says PM and Labour won’t call the shots come election night
The party officially launches its election campaign tonight.
Treasury warns of ‘unsustainable’ Defence Force staff costs, but govt. boosted wages anyway
Despite low pay forcing people to quit, Treasury said staff costs were 'unsustainable'.
Budget 2023: Big pharmacies could pocket up to $70m from free prescriptions - Treasury
Free prescriptions policy costed just days before Budget went to Cabinet.
Political Roundup: Labour keeps the status quo on tax, but has it shot itself in the foot?
OPINION: Hipkins was 'spooked' by the tax switch idea.
Chris Hipkins eyes new tax policy as poll struggles bite
National's Chris Luxon says Labour's move to rule out wealth tax is "desperate politics".
Thomas Coughlan: Labour not out of the woods yet on tax
Labour wants to put the wealth tax to bed, but it can't.
Govt’s $108m spend-up on office renovations and refurbishments
$14,200 for a wardrobe unit and $22,700 for a bookcase at the Ministry of Justice.
‘An easy scapegoat’: The big factors that could spell more bad polling for Labour
The country might be in a technical recession, but for many the worst is yet to come.
Govt spends $1m to 'raise awareness' but not increase school attendance rates
Govt's school attendance campaign 'not expected to have a direct, quantifiable impact'.
New poll delivers more bad news for Labour; Hipkins dives in preferred PM stakes
Labour is down in two polls this week, but National has not benefited,
PM confirms he killed wealth tax, capital gains tax in Budget
Budget documents reveal the Government was working on big tax changes.
Hipkins responds to 'disappointing' poll result after 'messy' period for Labour
Support for Labour and Chris Hipkins has plummeted in the latest poll.
Inside Three Strikes: Did the law keep people safe from violent offenders?
Courts grappled with 'unforeseen casualties' that would 'shock the conscience' of NZers.
‘There’s just no closure for the families:’ Court system delays get worse
People are waiting longer for answers from the courts as backlogs persist.
How was Minister Peeni Henare's conflict of interest dealt with?
Peeni Henare declared a conflict in 2018 - what was done about it and why it wasn't public
Poll of polls: Data shows that a National-Act Government is most likely
Hopes of a Labour-led government are slipping away
Act MP opts out of standing for re-election ahead of party list ranking
MP decides not to stand again after single term.
Kiri Allan text about work relationship with senior official to stay secret
Chief Ombudsman rules public interest doesn't outweigh need for candid exchanges.
Labour and Chris Hipkins crash in latest poll, gap with National widest since 2017
Support for Labour and Chris Hipkins has plummeted in the latest poll.
Review slams Ardern’s ‘hollow’ dawn raid apology
A law change is needed to properly end dawn raids.
NZ, EU see 'eye-to-eye' on China perspective, says ambassador
New Zealand and the European Union can help each other de-risk.
Meet the man tasked with cutting Kiwis' grocery bills
Ministers looked for Mojo when appointing new supermarket regulator.
Simon Wilson: The 'soft on crime' debate - should we use a Swat team, not KFC, to get kids off roof?
OPINION: The Greens and Act offer plain choices in this election.
Exclusive: Illicit tobacco declining dramatically in NZ, industry survey finds
It comes as border efforts ramp up, with Customs on track for a record level of seizures.
'Tax the mega-rich': Green Party lays out policy manifesto
Many of the promises hinge on the party's wealth tax proposal.