Election 2026: Willie Jackson more restrained talking Te Pāti Māori’s strategy after Hipkins described it as a ‘rort’
The other candidates in the running would likely get into Parliament via their party lists, the party said…
Hawke’s Bay health manifesto: Candidates challenged over Māori health policies
McRoberts said he agreed to chair the talk because his 80-year-old aunt in Wairoa had been on dialysis…
Election 2026: Labour unveils campaign slogan
The campaign ramped up over the weekend with the release of Labour’s fiscal plan, which said the party…
Protesters interrupt Act’s South Island campaign launch
The Act Party had been announcing its proposal for a national cancer centre, receiving a positive response at…
Media Insider: TV showdown – the race to host political debates; Westpac pauses new brand campaign; Will Traitors NZ return?; Mike Hosking on ZB’s 100th birthday
Jack Tame, for TVNZ, Ryan Bridge for NZ Herald/Three/Newstalk ZB, and Patrick Gower for Stuff all appear to…
Election 2026: Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s new party approved by Electoral Commission
Te Tai Tokerau Party The commission pondered whether the name of Kapa-Kingi’s new party would confuse voters, given…
Alarm over plan to truck Auckland housing development’s wastewater north
Based on figures from Whangārei District Council (WDC)’s initial discussions with the developer, about 1600 tanker-loads of treated…
Proposal to truck Delmore wastewater from Ōrewa to Whangārei raises concerns
Based on those preliminary estimates, tanker journeys between Ōrewa and Whangārei could total about 486,000km and more than…
Green Party MP Tamatha Paul removes line of campaign merchandise inspired by Metallica
“People will look at it and believe, or might believe, that Metallica has authorised this or supports her.…
Northland campaign aims to boost young children’s language skills
“There’s a very low number of actual words that they’re using, so their vocabulary is very restricted.” Easterbrook…
Election 2026: Labour claims National abandoned bipartisan sexual consent reform to campaign on it
“Rather, the Crimes Act provides a non-exhaustive list of what consent is not.” The party would change the…
Shane Jones warns of ‘demographic engineering’ as NZ First opens convention
NZ First deputy leader Shane Jones giving a speech at the opening of the party’s convention in Auckland.…