Careful who you vote for: Foreign states target local NZ councillors
‘They may target your staff or family’ The shift is happening because central Government has strengthened its defences…
Will Australia’s democracy survive global collapse?
If you had to pick a single object to represent the uniqueness of our political system, which would…
Trump administration sues Oregon to force it to turn over full information about every state voter
The Trump administration sued Oregon and Secretary of State Tobias Read on Tuesday to force them to turn…
New political poll: Christopher Luxon’s popularity drops to 2-year low, Labour’s party vote rises
The Green Party is down 2% to 10% and NZ First continues its upward trajectory, gaining 1% to…
MP Gareth Ward resigns ahead of NSW parliament vote to expel convicted sex offender
NSW MP and convicted sex offender Gareth Ward has resigned from the state parliament ahead of a motion…
Local elections 2025: Who’s running for Rotorua Lakes Council and how to vote
There will be a contest, however, for the six general and three Māori ward vacancies. Robert Lee and…
Waikato Regional councillor Kataraina Hodge re-elected unopposed to $63,000 role
Waikato Regional councillors will start on $63,121 a year as soon as October’s election results are declared. After…
Government warned of even longer election counts without reforms, but Māori and young people likely to be hit hard by change
Goldsmith, along with the rest of the coalition, expressed frustration at the length of the count at the…