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Poverty or prosperity? Let’s talk about a different tax system

Kelvyn Alp -

For too many New Zealanders, everyday life has become a constant battle to stay ahead. You earn your wage, tax is taken before it reaches...

The Health Crisis: Policy changes and increased funding are not enough

Guy Hatchard -

Preventive lifestyle choices can avert the growing incidence of disease. 2026 has not been a healthy year for Kiwis. An article in the NZ Herald...

West Coast – Tasman Taxpayers’ Union debate exclusion raises the very questions highlighted by Nicky Hager

DTNZ Politics -

Sue Grey West Coast–Tasman candidate lawyer and NZ Outdoors & Freedom party leader says her exclusion from the Taxpayers’ Union’s Greymouth election debate highlights...

NZ First’s Billy Brown: ‘We need normal Kiwis to step up’

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https://youtu.be/kepsBi7MKmk?si=4rK9BU8vYaNY_XJb NZ First’s Rotorua candidate Billy Brown has laid out his reasons for entering politics, arguing that the country needs more people with practical, private-sector...

Scientists urge MPs to halt five Bills over environmental and health risks

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Physicians & Scientists for Global Responsibility New Zealand (PSGR NZ) is calling on Members of Parliament not to approve five Bills currently progressing...

Open Letter: Parliamentary Bills fail to deliver an environmental monitoring framework

PSGR -

Open Letter to New Zealand Members of Parliament There are currently five Bills progressing through Parliament which, if approved, would mean that members of Parliament...

Taxpayers’ Union accused of undemocratic gatekeeping in NZME-livestreamed Greymouth debate

DTNZ Politics -

Serious concerns over democratic fairness have erupted on the West Coast following the decision by the Taxpayers’ Union, a private corporate entity, to exclude...

NZ First candidate targets cost of living, bureaucracy and immigration in Hamilton East

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New Zealand First’s Hamilton East candidate Nicola Laboyrie has put the economy, reducing bureaucracy and tighter immigration controls at the centre of her election...

Outdoors & Freedom Party announces whistleblower Barry Young as a candidate for 2026 election

DTNZ Politics -

The NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party ("Freedom") is proud to announce that prominent whistleblower and transparency advocate Barry Young will stand as a candidate...

Hospitality red tape targeted after review finds costly and confusing rules

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New Zealand’s hospitality businesses could face fewer regulatory hurdles and lower compliance costs following the completion of a wide-ranging review that identified duplicated paperwork,...

NZ Loyal hits 1.5% in Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll

DTNZ Politics -

NZ Loyal has made its first appearance in the Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll, registering 1.5% support as the election campaign gathers momentum. The result puts NZ...

National and Labour sink below 30% in Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll

DTNZ Politics -

Both Labour and National have slipped below 30 percent in the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll. Labour dropped 1.9 points to 25.9 percent, its weakest showing...

English is now an official language. The Ministry of Education must review its language policies

Judy Gill -

The mixed te reo-English register now routine across New Zealand education did not appear overnight. Its policy roots stretch back decades — and one...

Single State redress service launched for abuse-in-care survivors

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A new centralised service has been launched to give survivors of abuse or neglect in State care a single point of contact for information...

Labour & National had $221 million for Freshwater Improvement. They didn’t ask about the Chemicals.

J. R. Bruning -

New Zealand keeps rewriting environmental law without building the science frameworks to detect chemical harm. Nicola Grigg is in the middle of it. At the...

Social media platforms could face NZ ban if under-16 Bill passes

RCR Bites -

The Government’s proposed under-16 social media ban could allow the High Court to block access to platforms if the companies fail to comply. Section 38...

2027 fuel tax hike scrapped

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The planned 12-cent-per-litre fuel excise increase from January 2027 has been cancelled, with equivalent road user charge increases also postponed, Finance Minister Nicola Willis...

NZ Loyal names West Coast-Tasman candidate

DTNZ Politics -

New Zealand Loyal has announced commercial apiarist Alexander Hislop as its candidate for the West Coast-Tasman electorate at the 2026 General Election. Hislop, who is...

DOC hunting permits go almost entirely digital

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government is celebrating the rapid uptake of the Department of Conservation’s digital hunting permit system, with more than 53,000 permits issued since its...

New Firearms Review Committee appointed

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Eight inaugural members have been appointed to New Zealand’s new Firearms Licensing Review Committee, aimed at giving licensed firearms owners an 'independent avenue' to...

National introduces bill to ban under-16s social media, opens door to digital ID

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National has introduced a bill to ban under-16s from social media platforms, with both coalition partners set to vote against it under the agree-to-disagree...

State media poll result says National was wrong to keep Luxon

DTNZ Politics -

A new RNZ-Reid Research poll suggests National MPs’ decision to retain Christopher Luxon as leader is out of step with public sentiment, with 45.4...

Six years on…students still suffering, mandated-out teachers still persecuted

Ursula Edgington -

Toward the end of 2025, my colleague 'across the ditch', Michael Ginsburg at ActionableTruth.Media thoughtfully hosted an interview with myself and two Kiwi colleagues...

Freedom (NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party) announces Alistair Wait as Northland candidate

DTNZ Politics -

The Freedom Party (NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party) is proud to announce the candidacy of Alistair Wait for the Northland electorate & as a...

ACT candidate Ash Parmar targets cost of living, crime and red tape (Video)

DTNZ Politics -

ACT candidate Ash Parmar for Waikato says reducing the cost of living, tackling crime and stripping away unnecessary regulation will be among his priorities...

Luxon rejects Hipkins’ ‘Air NZ Managers’ claim

DTNZ Politics -

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has dismissed as “ridiculous” Chris Hipkins’ claim that he once compared National’s backbench MPs unfavourably with Air New Zealand middle...

Government weighs major aged care reforms after independent review

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government is considering a major overhaul of New Zealand’s aged care system following the release of an independent report containing 40 recommendations on...

TOP’s rapid rise under scrutiny after Helen Clark’s ‘train wreck’ verdict

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Former prime minister Helen Clark has labelled Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong’s Q+A interview over the weekend a “train wreck,” criticising her defence of...

311,257 teens received second Covid shot after Ministers were briefed on myocarditis risk

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A total of 311,257 New Zealand teenagers, approximately 78% of the country's entire 12–17-year-old population, received a second Covid-19 vaccine dose after Government Ministers...

Donna Pokere-Phillips announces Hamilton West run with Freedom

DTNZ Politics -

Experienced legal advocate, community leader, and political campaigner Donna Pokere-Phillips has officially announced her parliamentary candidacy for the Hamilton West electorate with the Freedom...

Whistleblower photos allege stolen ballots in Manurewa election

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A whistleblower has sent photos to Auckland Council and the Serious Fraud Office alleging bundles of ballot papers were stolen from letterboxes during last...

A new approach to the November election

Guy Hatchard -

On August 6, Chris Bishop the NZ Attorney General gave a speech at the Law Society in which he reasserted ‘Parliament’s role as the...

Biometric payments reignite debate over NZ’s digital identity future

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The arrival of biometric payment terminals in New Zealand has reignited debate over privacy, identity and whether optional conveniences are changing how people prove...

China protests Peters’ remarks

Daily Telegraph NZ -

China has formally complained to New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade after Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters told Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan...

Firearms law overhaul passes final hurdle

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Parliament has passed the Arms Bill, marking the most significant overhaul of New Zealand's firearms laws in decades. The legislation replaces the Arms Act 1983...

Independent testing urged to verify food labels

Daily Telegraph NZ -

No More Glyphosate NZ says consumers should not rely solely on food labels and marketing claims when assessing what is in the products they...

Barry Young awaits ruling in whistleblower protection bid

RCR Bites -

Whistleblower Barry Young appeared in Wellington District Court in his ongoing case over the release of Health NZ vaccination data, which he says was...

Environment and planning reforms accused of rejecting localism

RCR Bites -

Changes to the proposed Natural Environment and Planning Bills would give the environment minister greater control over regional development, according to a Select Committee...

Politicians: Stuck in scientific purgatory in election year

J. R. Bruning -

The evidence for reversing chronic disease and improving metabolic and mental health is here. New Zealand's biggest political parties aren't listening. With a general election...

NZ First Coromandel candidate pledges economic growth and climate policy overhaul

DTNZ Politics -

New Zealand First's Coromandel candidate Vincent Andersen says reviving the economy, reducing regulation and defending what he describes as traditional values will be central...

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