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OIAs expose Ministers suppressed youth myocarditis risks from public at un-minuted meeting

A bombshell collection of internal government files, calendar entries, and Official Information Act (OIA) responses has exposed active executive concealment of decisions about youth...

‘Disgraceful sellout of our country’: Labour backs India FTA

Labour has confirmed it will support the India free trade agreement, giving the government enough votes in Parliament to pass the deal despite strong...

Poll slump piles pressure on Luxon leadership

A new 1News-Verian poll has hit Christopher Luxon hard, say legacy media. National has dropped to 30 percent, its lowest under his leadership. Labour has...

OIA documents reveal ‘Vaccine Ministers’ scrubbed heart inflammation risks from public rollout advice

New Official Information Act (OIA) disclosures obtained by the NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party’s Aly Cook have exposed a high-level effort to scrub vaccine...

Coalition bloc strengthens in latest poll

The latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll shows National slightly up 1.4 points to 29.8 percent, while Labour is down 1.0 point to 33.4 percent, with...

Seymour blasts Hipkins’ “amnesia” over Covid jab risks

Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has challenged Chris Hipkins over his claims that he was "unaware" of official advice regarding potential myocarditis risks linked...

Cabinet Paper shows Hipkins and Bloomfield promoted teen boosters despite known risks

A Cabinet paper issued in the name of Chris Hipkins shows that advice from the Covid-19 Vaccine Technical Advisory Group (CV TAG) was shared...

Hipkins defends Covid jab advice decision

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has defended not sharing advice on the risks of two vaccine doses for under-18s during the Covid 'pandemic'. He said medical...

Labour leads in latest poll

The latest RNZ-Reid Research poll shows Labour extending its lead to 35.6 percent while National has dropped to 30.8 percent, marking a continued decline...

Peters rejects claims linking Hipkins’ ex-wife to NZ First

Winston Peters has moved to distance Chris Hipkins’ former wife Jade Paul from New Zealand First, saying reports suggesting she currently works for the...

Hipkins rejects ex-wife’s claims in public statement (Video)

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has publicly rejected allegations made by his former wife Jade Paul, disputing both the claims and the way the events...

Hipkins denies serious claims by ex-wife in deleted Facebook post

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has rejected serious claims made about him on social media by his former wife in a now-deleted Facebook post. In a...

Covid Inquiry exposes Labour failures on lockdowns, mandates and delayed decisions

The second phase of New Zealand’s Covid-19 Royal Commission has found that while the country’s pandemic response achieved its main public health goals, the...

Luxon says he ‘misspoke’ in Iran comments

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has acknowledged he “misspoke” when stating New Zealand supported “any actions” to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear weapons, clarifying he meant...

NZ First third in latest state media poll

New Zealand First has climbed into third place in the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll, rising 1.1 points to 9.8 percent—its strongest result in the...

Chris Hipkins – seeks our permission to govern us!

Christopher Hipkins, leader of the Labour party, is asking the community to elect him and the Labour Party at the general election in 2026...

Hipkins promises a ‘different Labour’ in 2026 after 2023 defeat

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says voters will see a "renewed" Labour Party at the 2026 election, arguing the country’s challenges have changed since Labour...

Government holds majority in latest poll

The latest 1News Verian poll suggests the governing coalition would still comfortably command a majority in Parliament. National has risen to 36% after three consecutive...

Coster says Hipkins and Mitchell knew about McSkimming allegations

Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has come out swinging in the Jevon McSkimming scandal, insisting he briefed both former Police Minister Chris Hipkins and...

NZOFP: OIA reveals troubling Police–Govt links during Parliament anti-mandate protest

New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party (NZOFP) has been conducting its own investigation into police violence at the 2022 parliament anti-mandate protests. In a press...

Hipkins announces engagement – says he’s “hit the jackpot”

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has revealed he’s engaged to partner Toni Grace, sharing the news with a claim he had hit the “jackpot” on...

Labour forced into early reveal after capital gains tax policy leaked to state media

Labour’s long-debated capital gains tax (CGT) policy was thrust into the spotlight prematurely after details were leaked to state-funded RNZ over the long weekend,...

‘Terrible idea’: Willis slams Labour’s Capital Gains Tax policy

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has criticised Labour’s proposal for a capital gains tax on investment property as “a massive tax on the New Zealand...

National slips below 30% as NZ First surges – poll

National has fallen below 30 percent support in the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll, dropping 3.5 points to 29.6 percent, while NZ First has climbed...

Hipkins says ‘entire government’ must resign

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has refused to join former finance ministers Ruth Richardson and Roger Douglas in calling for Finance Minister Nicola Willis to...

Tamihere backs Ferris’ controversial comments

Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere has defended MP Tākuta Ferris’ controversial comments about non-Māori campaigning in Māori electorates, saying he agreed with their...

New poll shows deadlocked parliament as Te Pāti Māori holds balance of power

The latest RNZ-Reid Research poll points to a hung Parliament, with Labour edging ahead of National on 34.3 to 32.5 percent but unable to...

Advice to Ardern & Hipkins about ‘Vaccination Passports’ in Sept 2021

Conspicuous Contradictions in the Comms of Government's 'Initial Advice'. There was a pro-active release of some interesting documents related to the ‘No-Jab, No-Job’ Policy roll-out...

Taxpayers stung $70k in COVID inquiry legal bills for Ardern, Hipkins, Robertson and Verrall

The Crown has spent more than $70,000 on legal representation for former Labour ministers Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins, Grant Robertson and Ayesha Verrall during...

COVID’s orchestrated Litany of Lies

There is a wise old saying that “truth does not fear scrutiny”. Quite right, it doesn’t. So why then is the self-proclaimed ‘single source of...

Chris Hipkins and Jacinda Ardern refuse to be questioned publicly before Royal Commission!

Right to Life requests that the Royal Commission subpoena Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins and other previous government members, who have refused to appear to...

Luxon mocked over Indian dance

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has copped a barrage of online ridicule after taking to the stage and dancing during India Day celebrations. India Day is...

‘Little b**** who runs from the truth’: Hipkins slammed for COVID inquiry no-show

Labour leader Chris Hipkins is facing sharp criticism after confirming he will not give public testimony to New Zealand’s Covid-19 Royal Commission. Detractors accuse Hipkins—who...

COVID-19 inquiry key hearings cancelled after Ministers refuse to front up publicly

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand’s COVID-19 response has cancelled its planned “decision-makers” public hearing after former Ministers refused to appear, a...

Luxon says Netanyahu has ‘lost the plot’

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has condemned Israel’s latest assault on Gaza City as “utterly appalling” and said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost...

Hipkins says COVID Inquiry designed to ‘platform conspiracy theorists’ and ‘theatrics’

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has sharply criticised the second phase of the COVID-19 Royal Commission of Inquiry, claiming its terms of reference have been...

Petition demands Covid-19 Royal Commission summon Ardern, Bloomfield and Hipkins

A new petition is demanding that New Zealand’s Covid-19 Royal Commission of Inquiry compel key political and health figures to testify under oath about...

Hipkins admits Labour’s mistake over quoting column using c-word in Parliament

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has reversed his earlier stance and taken responsibility after Labour MP Jan Tinetti quoted a Sunday Star-Times column in Parliament...

My experience of that @#$^#^**@ covid

A 10-year kiwi shares his experiences with COVID in a submission he would like to have made to the Royal Commission of Inquiry. My life...

Hipkins reflects on Covid missteps – blames parliament protest on ‘echo chambers’

Former Covid-19 Response Minister and Labour leader Chris Hipkins has acknowledged errors in how the previous government managed aspects of the pandemic, particularly the...

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