A confident Chris Hipkins lays out how Labour can win in 2026
The Labour leader thinks he’s found a path to victory. He just needs his MPs to stick to…
Why Luxon chose the first Saturday in November
Analysis: Kiwis will go to the polls in 290 days – the latest an election has been held…
Hipkins says Luxon throwing minister under bus on Auckland housing
Chris Hipkins has accused the Prime Minister of starting the election year by “panicking” and throwing one of…
Hipkins responds to Luxon’s address
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has called the Prime Minister’s State of the Nation address a “whole lot of…
what to expect from politics and the economy in 2026
Two Chrises, two rival coalitions, and lingering economic malaise will help define the political year ahead, writes 1News.co.nz’s…
Echo Chamber: School’s out for summer
Parliament slogged its way to the finish line – and got an early day off as a result.…
Nearing election year, Hipkins promises a different Labour
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is promising voters will see a different Labour in 2026 to the party they…
Poll shows Labour is New Zealand’s most popular political party
Prime Minister and Botany MP Christopher Luxon. File photo supplied The coalition Government clings to its lead, but…
Te Pāti Māori support crashes after weeks of in-fighting
Te Pāti Māori’s support has dropped to 1% in the latest 1News Verian poll following weeks of negative…
Labour’s Edmonds won’t detail her fiscal fixes – yet
Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds won’t be drawn to explain how exactly her party would address New Zealand’s…
Labour has ‘listened and learned’ since 2023 defeat
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says his party has “listened and learned” since its 2023 election defeat and would…
Labour to campaign on narrow capital gains tax
Labour has agreed to campaign on a capital gains tax (CGT) covering just property – excluding the family…