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ACT candidate quits after undisclosed links to CCP-linked party

ACT's candidate for the new Kenepuru electorate, Lyra Yan Zhang, has withdrawn from November's election after it emerged she failed to disclose her previous...

McKee named ACT Deputy Leader

The ACT Party has announced that Cabinet Minister Nicole McKee has been elected as the party's new Deputy Leader during its 2026 Annual General...

National unveils compulsory KiwiSaver plan

The National Party has announced a package of KiwiSaver changes it would introduce if re-elected. The reforms include compulsory KiwiSaver membership for all workers from...

Stanford slams MBIE over $31m immigration IT failure

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has accused officials at Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) of deliberately withholding information, misleading ministers and using "creative...

NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party backs ban on Big Pharma advertising as petition heads to Parliament

The New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party is calling on the Government to immediately end New Zealand’s status as a dangerous international anomaly by...

Peters launches broadside against India trade deal and ‘woke’ policies

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has intensified his party’s election campaign, attacking the Government’s newly signed free trade agreement with India while positioning...

NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party: Billion-dollar LNG experiment will triple electricity fuel costs

New Zealand is sleepwalking into an energy crisis, and the Government’s proposed solution will cost every household and business in the country dearly for...

NZ First blasts ‘Coward Punch’ Bill changes as mandatory sentences dropped

New Zealand First has criticised changes to proposed "coward punch" legislation after a select committee report removed mandatory minimum sentencing provisions, arguing the reforms...

Hipkins defends using MP Super Scheme for holiday home purchase

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has defended using a private superannuation scheme, supported by substantial taxpayer-funded contributions available to MPs, to help pay down the...

Labour unveils election line-up

Labour has released its candidate list for the November election, featuring 30 new names from sectors including policing, law, unions, local government, and community...

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