Election 2026: National has broken some promises. It wants Labour to start doing the same – Thomas Coughlan
The announcement was a bit strange. The idea of Budget Responsibility Rules was a contrivance of Labour’s Grant…
Election 2026: What the MMP party vote really decides – David Harvey
The party vote is another matter entirely. Through the bizarre workings of the party lists, MMP delivers into…
Election 2026: Christopher Luxon, Nicola Willis reveal National’s new economic policy
According to the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update (BEFU) unveiled in May, the Government is already on track…
Election 2026: The National MPs at risk of losing their seats after party list revealed
The risk that an MP unhappy with their position may go rogue was underlined by a throwaway comment…
Election 2026: National to reveal party list, Winston Peters challenges Luxon to Māori seat referendum
The first list spot in Parliament will likely be taken by deputy leader Nicola Willis, who is also…
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…
Act promises to let pharmacists treat more conditions
“Pharmacists have the capacity, the need, and the proximity. All that’s missing is permission,” he said. The move…
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…
Anna Breman explores temporary appointment to Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee
However, as Finance Minister Nicola Willis explained, “It has been the practice for successive governments to exercise restraint…
Election 2026: Steel Worx director Chris Barrett says Labour destroyed economy, National failed to fix it
He said his company spent $37 million re-tooling and building new factories. ”We invested heavily in [automation]. We…
Election 2026: The risk behind Opportunity Party’s rapid rise in the polls – Bruce Cotterill
Back home, the country she had led struggled. The health system was in tatters and education was such…
Election 2026: Ron Mark returns to NZ First, Winston Peters unveils $45,000 grant for parents with three kids
Mark, a former Carterton Mayor, unsuccessfully contested the Wairarapa electorate in the 2014, 2017 and 2020 elections. However,…