PM Christopher Luxon says he’d hold referendum on MMP if re-elected
National deputy leader Nicola Willis couldn’t confirm the policy had been through the party’s caucus when asked by…
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…
Five Big Things That Happened Today: Tuesday, July 21
Inflation hits 4.1%, the highest in over two years; Ryan Fox talks about his life-changing Open win; Hipkins…
Sand sculptors from around the world compete in Revere
Sand sculptors from around the world are competing in Massachusetts this weekend in the annual Revere Beach International…
Election 2026: Winston Peters announces citizens-only voting policy
“Voting in our country should be a privilege of those who have sworn allegiance to New Zealand and…
‘Defining axis of social division’: How politics is feeding our housing crisis
Helen Clark and Peter Davis Davis authors or co-authors chapters on tax reform, healthcare and the housing crisis,…
Who Lost the Love Island USA App-Crashing Vote?
Photo: Ben Symons/Peacock via Getty Images Spoilers for Love Island USA season 8, episode 9. America hated Melanie…
Election 2026: NZ First leader Winston Peters takes on National, own Government policy at Fieldays; would ditch Paris climate agreement, questions rates cap
One of his ministerial colleagues, Andrew Hoggard, got a quick serve, again off–the–cuff. While not naming him, Peters,…
Unelected voting rights change puts Rotorua iwi representation in the spotlight
“That’s been the challenge with the announcement,” she said. “We don’t know yet.” Tapsell described the committee as…
Helen Clark and Ruth Richardson critique MMP – has it been good or bad for New Zealand?
The result was a change from First-Past-The-Post (FPP) governments that almost always produced majority governments to the Mixed…
Race relations gives people the ick, but stripping unelected members of voting rights was obvious – Heather du Plessis-Allan
Defenders will tell you the angst is overblown. It’s just a committee. It’s not the full council. The…
Banning voting rights an attempt to ‘silence the Māori voices in the room’ – iwi leader
Aperahama Edwards, spokesman for Northland iwi chairs collective Te Kahu o Taonui, rejected the idea that Māori representation…