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Greens speak on their ' ‘biggest frustration’ - and optimism for 2023
The party co-leaders say they are committed to being part of the next Government.
Three Waters: Officials warn water bills could increase ‘significantly’
Officials warn regulation will be needed to avoid households being hit with big bills.
Immediate residency: Nurses eligible in major immigration changes
It is the final post-Cabinet press conference of 2022.
Wayne Brown extends olive branch to developer
The mayor makes peace with developer to progress ambition to shift port.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Cabinet split reveals where power lies
OPINION: The Māori caucus is big enough to throw its weight around and demand policy wins.
'Inexcusable': NZ bans 22 Iran officials, morality police after woman's death
PM Jacinda Ardern says more actions could follow in response to "brutal suppression"
Legal aid crisis: Labour, Greens and Act join up to save system from ‘collapse’
National Party challenged to support 'access to justice'
Ambassador Louisa Wall on the 'game-changer' for LGBT+ rights
Sports has the potential to transform attitudes says Louisa Wall and she points to Fiji.
Jarrod Gilbert: Rugby great gives insights into police negotiating skills
OPINION: Jarrod Gilbert on police negotiations.
Beehive diaries: The PM’s Christmas party - and why Finance Minister can’t travel
A scheduling conflict evoked memories of the 6 o'clock swill at Premier House this week.
New Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka to meet with police over crime spike
National's Tama Potaka earned almost half of the byelection vote.
Claire Trevett: Was Hamilton West the canary in the mine for Labour?
Either Labour's supporters aren't turning up or it has lost them ... either is a problem.
Retirements and reshuffles - after a rough week, what's next for the Government?
On the Tiles dissects a fiery week in politics.
‘Our love affair with Jacinda Ardern is coming to an end’
OPINION: NZ columnist in UK paper says PM's political honeymoon is well and truly over.
Claire Trevett: Chris Luxon and the Act and NZ First question
Luxon should be worried about the prospect of a Peters return, but should he rule him out?
Surprise truce: Port move, light rail in plan as Brown, Govt agree to peace pact
Auckland's mayor and the transport minister are putting aside their differences.
Simon Wilson: Is this the end of tunnelled light rail and the start of moving the port?
Big changes are proposed in the new joint agreement about transport in Auckland.
PM makes last-minute visit to byelection battleground to rally Labour troops
Hamilton West will find out who their new MP is from 7pm tomorrow.
John MacDonald: Three Waters is still a dog's breakfast
OPINION: Nothing is going to stop the Government's water reforms.
PM mulls lifting incomes with tax credits, but tax cuts could be a while away
The Prime Minister also has a Christmas message for disenfranchised anti-vaxxers.
An underdog story: Inside the byelection battle for Hamilton West
Is the Hamilton West byelection National's to lose?
David Clark hints at retirement, as Ardern signals announcement that more MPs will step down
Labour MPs were forced to clarify whether they intended to stand at the next election.
Hamilton West byelection: Labour candidate Georgie Dansey’s door-knocking mishap
The campaign trail gets rocky before Saturday's vote.
Three Waters passes amid fiery debate
National, Act, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori all raised concerns.
Fast intervention for 10 to 13-year-old ram raiders and robbers - new Govt package
Persistent offenders would get immediate attention by various agencies.
Thomas Coughlan: How Mahuta lost control of Three Waters, and Ardern lost control of Mahuta
OPINION: This week, the Prime Minister and her minister were openly at odds.
National takes $350m ‘slush fund’ to Auditor-General
National informed about the project nearly six months after Labour MPs.
‘Remarkable levels of access’: What political donors get from NZ politicians for $50k
There's no such thing as a no-strings-attached donation in politics.
Ardern has lost control over Mahuta and must sack her - National
The Prime Minister has lost control of her minister, says Christopher Luxon
‘Small-minded’: Robertson responds to critics of Sport NZ transgender guidelines
The NZ First leader released a statement on social media criticising the guidelines.
‘Slush fund’: National’s anger over Labour’s handling of $350m
National is accusing Labour of using climate change funding to buy off electorates.
Brooke van Velden: We’re failing children by not preparing them
Truant children missing out on vital life skills - and we're letting them.