PremiumPremiumPoliticsDerek Cheng: National may not have been untruthful about its tax cuts but it might hurt them anywayWould you keep going to a shop where the advertised discount didn't apply to most people?05 Oct 03:30 AM
Politics'Scam': Labour calls out Nats after Willis confirms 3000 households will get $250 reliefTensions between the two main parties are flaring up again today.05 Oct 01:22 AM
LivePoliticsWatch: Luxon wants Minister for Space appointed as Hipkins call Nats' tax plan a 'scam'A National social media campaign will use the former PM.05 Oct 12:50 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsMPs, councillors, anti-vax conspiracy theorists? Who might become NZ First MPsFour familiar faces, but who's new if New Zealand First returns and what do they believe?04 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionChild poverty not ‘sexy enough’ for electioneeringOPINION: Is Winston Peters’ metamorphosis more important than kids without shoes?04 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young - Loose tax talk gives National ammunitionOPINION: Labour MPs need look no further than to National for an example of discipline.04 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsLuxon’s surprise hair salon visit, jokes about death, and hints at fears of NZ First GovernmentChristopher Luxon had the time of his life on a two day South Island campaign.04 Oct 07:09 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'It’s like watching a fight between Voldemort and a Dalek': Nats and Act face-off in AucklandAt Epsom and Tāmaki election debates centre-right MPs are arguing for lower house prices.04 Oct 06:19 AM
PoliticsCan NZ First's '$3 billion man' win in Northland?The race for the north is a complicated one.04 Oct 04:48 AM
Politics'Winston doesn't know how to build things': Hipkins holds 'town hall' as poll shows Nats/Act need NZ First to form govtIt comes as National repeatedly states it does not want to work with NZ First.04 Oct 04:39 AM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Look, miracles do happen': Minor parties make their pitchIt's a crowded field for those polling under the 5% threshold - and a passionate one.04 Oct 01:19 AM
Politics'Not helpful': Willis hits out at Bennett meeting with Act deputyAn estimated 1.4 million Kiwis are yet to receive their easy vote cards.04 Oct 12:52 AM
PoliticsAhmed Zaoui arrested at gunpoint in Algeria - now being held in prisonFormer refugee was the centre of court battles over claims he was a terrorist.03 Oct 10:13 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThe switch in mood in Northland’s final election debate that got candidates talkingDebates in Northland have been called 'feral', 'misogynist' and 'racist'.03 Oct 09:28 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsHow much NZ’s 350,000 beneficiaries will miss out on under National’s changesChanges proposed by National would see beneficiaries lose out on $100 a week in a decade.03 Oct 05:02 PM
PoliticsYears of progress or division? Kaupapa Māori election policies comparedApproaches to co-governance and Te Tiriti o Waitangi emerge as key differences.03 Oct 05:27 AM
PoliticsThe Labour stronghold the Greens hope to make their ownPlus, the debate over a debate continues!03 Oct 04:35 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Chicken stunt leaves egg on Hipkins' faceOPINION: Labour's dig over debate re-scheduling just made its leader look weak.03 Oct 01:00 AM
LivePoliticsLive: Hipkins says he'll soon be 'fighting fit', attacks Luxon from his sick bedLuxon claims Hipkins is spreading misinformation.03 Oct 12:41 AM
Politics‘Beneficiary bashing’ or encouraging more people into work? Welfare policies comparedSanctions and benefit increases key difference between Labour, National.02 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: The parties of the right are selling farmers shortOPINION: The best way to help the rural sector is to green the rural economy, fast.02 Oct 04:00 PM
Politics'Like an angry couple': Labour, National squabble over debate scuppered by Hipkins' Covid testPlus: What Chris Hipkins' Covid result could mean for Labour.02 Oct 04:21 AM
PoliticsWatch live: Grant Robertson says rates bills will rise under Nats’ planNational has not budgeted for three waters funding in its plan.02 Oct 12:03 AM
LivePolitics'Malevolent actors': National says candidates and volunteers targeted by gang membersCarmel Sepuloni is likely to be the public face of Labour while Hipkins is ill.01 Oct 11:09 PM
PoliticsLabour says Weet-Bix saga shows why duopoly needs to be broken upLabour pledges to directly support more supermarket companies wanting to set up here.01 Oct 09:45 PM
PoliticsLuxon on ‘misrepresented faith’, Chinese investment for infrastructureThe National Party leader sat down for two hours of questions from Mike Hosking.01 Oct 08:26 PM
New ZealandWhat will political parties do about the health service?All say they will fill workforce gaps but their plans differ in method, scale and timing.01 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsLabour needed Chris Hipkins to be firing as voting starts - Covid-19 had other ideasOPINION: Hipkins' Covid-imposed campaign pause gives even more of an advantage to Luxon.01 Oct 02:59 AM
Politics'Bleak posturing': Greens hit out at ‘two Chrises’, reveal policy prioritiesIncome guarantee, a wealth tax and warm, dry, clean energy homes top the agenda.01 Oct 01:30 AM
PoliticsSeymour attacks Te Pāti Māori for politicising attack on candidateTe Pāti Māori candidate Hana-Rawhiti Maipi Clarke found a threatening letter in her home.30 Sep 09:52 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsBeehive Diaries: A win for Winston, Chris Luxon in orange light districtWinston Peters was feeling left out, so Beehive Diaries picked up the phone.30 Sep 04:00 PM
PoliticsRevealed: Wealthy businessman on why he gifted Seymour his plane for campaignThe plane was free of cost, but would likely need to be declared.30 Sep 05:24 AM
PoliticsLive: National vows to scrap discounts on EVs and 'ute tax' in first 100 days if electedLuxon is campaigning in Hamilton today, where revealed the policy.30 Sep 02:52 AM
PoliticsHipkins claims more 'racism and misogyny' in this election than any otherLabour candidate Angela Roberts said she was 'slapped' by a member of the public.30 Sep 01:27 AM