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Treasury warns fuel tax hike may be needed next year

Treasury warns a hike may be needed as soon as July 1 next year.

National’s Christopher Luxon 'not opposed per se' to bilingual signs

The language used for safety signs like stop or give way signs will not be changed.

Labour and National MPs agree to meet in a bid to save housing deal

National has agreed to meet with ministers in a bid to save housing agreement.

Retail crime: PM on $11m more in funding announced to fight thefts

Crime looks to become a key issue ahead of the general election in October.

Simon Wilson: Luxon’s fight for his own party’s survival

OPINION: Luxon's impossible task: To win floating voters in the middle and on the right.

Superannuation promise: Has Labour given National an attack opportunity?

Political editor Claire Trevett gives her verdict on parties' political point scoring.

$11m more funding announced in retail crime fight

It comes as latest data shows a small increase in ram raids in the past month.

PM unconvinced as review finds intelligence committee lacks independence

The relevant act currently requires the committee to be chaired by the Prime Minister.

Police Commissioner accepts greater risk of deaths after pursuit policy revision

The number of fleeing driver incidents has doubled since the policy was changed in 2020.

Beehive Diaries: Hipkins puts on 5kg after sharing sausage roll fondness

Beehive Diaries taste-tests the Budget fusion sausage-cheese rolls.

‘Scaremongering’: National slams Labour’s commitment to Super age, winter energy payment

Labour claims it has calculated what the Opposition's Super policies will cost Kiwis.

Labour claims people will be $100k poorer under National-Act

Labour is taking aim at National’s policy to raise the super age to 67.

Claire Trevett: National's tax cuts policy is the elephant in the room for Labour

National scrapping housing policy shows it's getting serious - will Labour too?

Why offering free 2yo childcare is sending the education sector into a tailspin

It's an increase to free education, so why has it caused such an uproar?

Chris Hipkins report card: What sort of a Prime Minister has he turned out to be?

At the halfway point to the election, we look at Hipkins' first four months.

Herald’s poll of polls shows growing possibility of hung Parliament

The most-likely government formation remains the one National took off the table.

Law change possible to address violent youth criminals

The importance of crime as an election issue is increasing by the day.

US v China: We know what side we're on - Defence Minister Andrew Little

There's not enough debate going in Labour, says one party stalwart.