Labour reveals its 2026 election campaign slogan
Labour has unveiled its 2026 election slogan, “Better Starts Now”, pitching itself to voters as the alternative to…
Luxon vows ‘no new taxes’, dumping ideas for bank and bed tax
National has dumped two taxes it had been actively considering, with party leader Christopher Luxon ruling out both…
ACT releases election Treaty policy
ACT has released its election policy on constitutional issues, pledging to curb “activist judges”, enshrine property rights, among…
Labour promises a surplus but says it won’t cut to get there
A capital gains tax, not spending cuts, is a key part of how Labour says it would get…
ACT to campaign on Paul Henry’s ‘Starship for cancer’ proposal
The ACT Party wants to build New Zealand’s first dedicated national cancer centre, turning a musing from new…
Greens pledge to restore, expand original school lunch scheme
The Greens have vowed to restore the school lunch programme to its original form, extend it to more…
Luxon vs Hipkins: TVNZ confirms live election Leaders Debate
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will go head to head with Labour leader Chris Hipkins in a live debate…
Most Kiwis still back MMP despite Luxon stance
More than half of Kiwis want to keep MMP, according to a new 1News Verian poll, after the…
Luxon confident in backing from Stanford, Bishop
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he is confident Erica Stanford and Chris Bishop fully support his leadership and…
Greens propose fines for supermarkets charging ‘excessive’ prices
The Green Party wants supermarkets to face fines of up to $10 million for charging “unreasonable” prices for…
Opportunity leader defends taking big donations she wants outlawed
Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong has defended accepting more than $400,000 in political donations this year while campaigning to…
Te Pāti Māori reveals election strategy as campaign launches in Gisborne
Te Pāti Māori have made their election strategy clear: give us your candidate vote to get more Māori…