Election 2026: Kiwis left $17,000 worse off by Opportunity tax plan should ‘look at the bigger picture’, Qiulae Wong says
Wong also conceded that the party had not modelled any wealth flight under the scheme, despite the fact…
Labour’s ‘door open’ to Opportunity, senior roles for Te Pāti Māori ‘unlikely’ as Chris Hipkins clarifies vague remarks
Hipkins on Wednesday afternoon spoke to reporters, criticising Luxon and National for focusing on themselves and not important…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon eyes fuel excise, accommodation levy and banks for possible tax change
“What we’re not doing is going off bananas on a wealth tax or capital gains tax, which will…
Act’s ‘reasonable force’ plan for disruptive students sparks safety fears
Under the proposal, staff could use “reasonable force” to remove a student who repeatedly refused directions to leave…
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: The Opportunity Party’s tax plan could lead to public service job losses, less money for Oranga Tamariki, leader Qiulae Wong says
Some of the savings will come from Oranga Tamariki, the Government department that protects vulnerable young children. Opportunity’s…
Greens launch manifesto and election slogan, ‘For All of Us’ – NZ Herald
Greens launch manifesto and election slogan, ‘For All of Us’ NZ HeraldGreen Party determined to return to government benches,…
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.…
Media Insider interview: Paul Henry on his new political stand – inside the broadcaster’s bombshell move to the Act Party
Henry’s wife, Diane Foreman, was also “very supportive – she’s a political animal”, but he had only told…
Former Te Pāti Māori co-leader calls for party leadership change amid ‘infighting’, ‘personal attacks’
Then-Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi (top right) sitting behind co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi during Question…
Inside Economics: The Opportunity Party’s tax reset won’t fly, so what would they really bring to a coalition?
It seems to me that this is the kind of thinking which is possibly going to become mainstream…
Election 2026: Labour’s Chris Hipkins clarifies state housing support policy after previously refusing to confirm
“If we are Government, we will not be fulfilling those,” McAnulty said. The Herald then asked Hipkins on…