Labour to oppose ‘silly co-governance’ in Māori partnership policy
“Apparently co-governance scares people so we might give it a new name.” That prompted an online political attack…
Nicola Willis and Barbara Edmonds square off over financial policies
Willis prodded Labour’s finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds over remarks made last year about the coalition’s Investment Boost tax…
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…
Office bans, fish stigma exposed in Sealord Workplace Fish Discrimination Report
While Aotearoa is a marine-loving nation surrounded by sea, the report revealed nearly half of respondents chose not…
New pokies policies will make things worse for problem gamblers, Tasmania’s gaming commission says
The Tasmanian government’s new poker machine policies will “take Tasmania backwards” on harm reduction and make things worse…
Election 2026: Green Party releases drinking water, oceans and rivers policy
Davidson said it was “madness” that up to 100,000 people a year were getting sick from unsafe drinking…
ABC trials AI writing tools for news staff amid trust warnings
Experts and the journalists’ union have cautiously welcomed the ABC’s plans to use artificial intelligence responsibly, but warned…
Election 2026: Why more ‘free’ policies could cost New Zealand dearly
Down the hallway, another political party is promising free doctors and nurses visits nationwide, free dental care and…
IMF releases NZ report card. How do political parties’ policies stack up?
Spend less The agency suggests the Government somehow reduces the cost of New Zealand Superannuation over time. National…
Money looms large in election as National, Greens set out economic policies – The Front Page
On the other hand, the Greens are focusing on taxing the rich, imposing a levy on the four…
PM Christopher Luxon says Green tax plan would scare likes of Rocket Lab, Weta from NZ
Luxon flagged the Government was trying to be as transparent as possible about expected poor results in the…
Election 2026: National launches new KiwiSaver policies as Simeon Brown compares NZ First, Act to children
That’s despite Peters saying in April that NZ First “won’t do a deal with Labour” and confirming “nothing…