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The Green Party - A tale of two leaders
CEOs struggle with the the differing styles of James Shaw and Marama Davidson.
A fine balance between economic and health outcomes
Government must get major projects under way to soak up rising unemployment.
Audrey Young: Poll a shocker for National
COMMENT: Judith Collins will need more of her brave face as fiscal errors dog campaign.
David Seymour says Kiwis being told 'two massive falsehoods' about Covid-19 response
Act leader David Seymour calls out National in a thinly-veiled criticism.
Audrey Young: How many fiscal errors has Paul Goldsmith really made?
Some errors are accepted and some are disputed as being errors.
Labour promising to phase out straws, fruit stickers and other single-use plastics by 2025
Labour would say goodbye to plastic straws and fruit stickers.
'He was never a quitter': Why my brother chose to end his life
"I also know the beauty it brings in being able to guide someone out of this life."
James Shaw slams 'desperate' Winston Peters and the 'politics of division'
'He's trying to use the politics of division to drive up his vote' - Shaw on Peters
Jack Tame: How Judith Collins changed her strategy
COMMENT: Voters can detect when someone is trying to be someone they're not.
Election scoop? Gelato store creates special political party flavours
Fancy "Naughty Ol' Winston"? Or maybe "A Shaw High" is more to your taste?
Steve Braunias: The secret diary of Judith Collins
COMMENT: I took one look at Ardern at leaders' debate and knew that I was going to win.
Vote 2020: Winston Peters wants 'one law for all' in fiery Orewa speech
Don Brash who? Winston Peters says he'd preached 'one rule for all' well before Brash.
Roger Douglas on New Zealand's trillion-dollar problem
Huge future costs are being incurred that will have to be carried by those yet to be born.
John Roughan: Debate shows it's time to invest in future
COMMENT: John Roughan on the first leaders' debate.
Election 2020: Judith Collins and the art of cheeky misdirection
Collins and Ardern offered very different visions and styles on the West Coast yesterday.
Audrey Young: What's behind David Seymour's rapid rise?
COMMENT: The centre-right is not a tension-free zone.
Cannabis referendum: Everything you need to know including why it has become political
Everything you need to know about the referendum to legalise cannabis for personal use.
Euthanasia referendum: Meet the Australian doctor helping people to die
Victoria legalised euthanasia last year. What lessons does it have for New Zealand?
Vote 2020: New poll shows Labour could govern alone
How is the support split 21 days out from the election?
Winston Peters reveals NZ First threatened to pull coalition pin over Ihumātao
Winston Peters is in Auckland on the campaign trail.
Watch: Ardern 'wrong and disingenuous' on farming - Collins
Judith Collins hits the West Coast at the same time as Jacinda Ardern.
Local Focus: Business, environment or both - the wildly different views of Tukituki candidates
Tukituki candidates on business or the environment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Workers versus employers - Napier candidates give their verdict
Napier candidates on employers versus workers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Comment: Judith Collins needs to rein in her renegade MPs
A National MP is doubling down on posting a fake Ardern quote and Collins needs to act.
Local Focus: What do candidates say are Tauranga's big election issues?
Candidates call out infrastructure and Covid recovery. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Who is Claire Mahon, Labour candidate for Rotorua?
Labour candidate Claire Mahon is a clear Downton fan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Who is Todd McClay, National candidate for Rotorua?
National candidate Todd McClay's electorate profile. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Who is Fletcher Tabuteau, NZ First candidate for Rotorua?
Fletcher Tabuteau's secret favourites. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates address economic credibility
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates discuss party credibility. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Local Focus: 'Business come first' to 'recycler from hell' - Wairarapa candidates on the environment
Wairarapa candidates on business versus the environment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
National re-commits to locking up those who stay silent on child abuse
Under National, those who fail to disclose child abuse will face three years in jail
Jacinda Ardern on jobs, mining and the All Blacks' quarantine
The PM is visiting two health centres.
Former PM Helen Clark urges Kiwis to vote yes on assisted dying referendum
She told people not to let 'fear or misinformation get in the way of compassion'.