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Neve Ardern Gayford with dad Clarke Gayford at Ratana 2020. Photo / Bevan Conley

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First images: Neve makes her first visit to Rātana

24 Jan, 2020 2:47pm
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In 2018, Jacinda Ardern promised to take Neve to Rātana - she has delivered on it.

There is no shortage of meat at Shane Jones' annual Waitangi party. Here he is with Green Party co-leader James Shaw in 2017. Photo / Audrey Young

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Claire Trevett: Jones and meat, glorious meat

23 Jan, 2020 5:00am
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Shane Jones has appointed himself guardian of the household freezer.

Australia PM Scott Morrison, right, has found himself compared to PM Jacinda Ardern. Photo / Jason Walls

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Claire Trevett: Jacinda Ardern's early election-year gift

16 Jan, 2020 5:00am
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COMMENT: Scott Morrison may secretly harbour same views on Ardern as Steve Price.

Che Wilson after being was elected president of the Māori Party in Rotorua, 2018. Photo / Daisy Hudson

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Best of 2019: Can Che Wilson save the Māori Party?

14 Jan, 2020 10:00am
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Che Wilson already has a view on whether the Māori Party should work with National again.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern leaves after a press conference at Parliament on the day of the shootings. Photo / Getty Images

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When the call came: Inside Jacinda Ardern's 72 hours after mosque attacks

26 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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What was happening behind the scenes for the three days after the mosque attacks?

NEW ZEALAND

Winston Peters: Most battle-hardened politician in town

18 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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Winston Peters says managing the coalition is "real hard work".

Party of three: NZ First's Winston Peters, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Green Party co-leader James Shaw put on a united face. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Claire Trevett: With poll news grim, was this the Coalition's last supper?

5 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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Andrew Little, the Minister of Doing Things, issued a flurry of distracting announcements.

Marushige Seika managing director Katsuhiko Sakakibara with some of the edible crockery. Photo / Claire Trevett

BUSINESS

Soon you can have your cake, and eat the plate too

25 Nov, 2019 5:00am
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The NZ Herald taste-tested a Japanese company's edible cups and plates - in 4 flavours.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters at the G20 meeting with counterparts (from left) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (India), Marise Payne (Australia) and Marsudi (Indonesia). Photo / Twitter

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Claire Trevett: Winston Peters tweets but leaves NZ First hat at home

24 Nov, 2019 5:00am
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Japan could be Winston Peters' model country, but for the tendency of ministers to resign.

Winston Peters is in Japan for the Foreign Ministers' meeting of the G20 grouping of countries.

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Winston Peters G20 pitch: Trade and climate change

23 Nov, 2019 9:26pm
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Winston Peters used a rare audience with the big countries to put in a plea for the small.

Winston Peters at the G20 Dinner with fellow Foreign Ministers Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (l) (India), Marise Payne (Australia) and Marsudi Retno (Indonesia). Photo / Twitter

BUSINESS

Winston Peters' US trade push and G20 meeting

23 Nov, 2019 3:35pm
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Winston Peters optimistic about US trade talks start, as he attends G20 in Japan.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will be having high-level talks this week in Japan. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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G20 calling: Winston Peters' Japan mission

21 Nov, 2019 2:34pm
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Trade, China and US set to dominate in Winston Peters' G20 talks.

The Ports of Auckland tug boat Wakakume returns to port after assisting a container ship from the its berth at Freyberg Wharf.

BUSINESS

Comment: 'The weak country is weak' - Japan's lesson for NZ

21 Nov, 2019 2:17pm
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Wooing the US in trade can be a fraught exercise, as Japan has learned.

NZ First leader Winston Peters. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Claire Trevett: NZ First's mystery foundation and the donation law puzzle

19 Nov, 2019 9:22am
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COMMENT: Politicians make donation laws - then go to great lengths to find new loopholes.

The queues to hug Act leader David Seymour after his euthanasia bill was passed into law. Photo / AP

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Beehive Diaries: Jacinda Ardern's list-itis, Simon Bridges schooled by 8-year-old

15 Nov, 2019 12:21pm
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Love for David Seymour from unusual quarters, Simon Bridges' review from an 8-year-old.

A Pasifika group opposed to the End of Life Bill protest on Parliament's front lawn in April 2019. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Euthanasia vote 2020: Will it divide us?

14 Nov, 2019 7:00pm
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Campaigners in euthanasia debate will now turn their attention from MPs to the voters.

NZ First leader Winston Peters and his lawyer Brian Henry. Photo / Leon Menzies

NEW ZEALAND

'Opaque' foundation: Questions raised about NZ First donations

13 Nov, 2019 11:06am
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Winston Peters on mystery foundation: "We don't do the spirit [of the law]. We do the law"

Green Party MP Chloe Swarbrick's 'Hey Boomer' quip sparked a debate about the generations in Parliament. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Millennials take pot shots at Boomers, but Gen X rules roost in Parliament

11 Nov, 2019 7:00pm
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Labour has the lowest proportion of Millennials, while NZ First is the "oldest" caucus.

New National Party candidate Christopher Luxon pointing out the nearest exit. Photo / Jason Oxenham

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Beehive Diaries: Luxon ready for takeoff, Swarbrick's Boomer war cry, Jones' caveman moment

8 Nov, 2019 1:55pm
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Chris Luxon fodder for comedy, Chloe Swarbrick gets on generational high horse.

Christopher Luxon (right) starts his new life of selfies with party supporters after winning the Botany selection. Photo / Jason Oxenham

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Claire Trevett: Chris Luxon and the power of a name

7 Nov, 2019 5:00am
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So far, so John Key, but Chris Luxon's first steps into politics taught him a lesson.

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones. Photo / Stephen Parker

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'I'm not going to change': Shane Jones on PM's scoldings

2 Nov, 2019 5:00am
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There are two people who can boss Shane Jones about. Neither is PM Jacinda Ardern.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern identifies the real reason the All Blacks lost: Grant Robertson. Photo / Marty Melville

NEW ZEALAND

Beehive Diaries: it was all Grant Robertson's fault

1 Nov, 2019 2:05pm
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Grant Robertson inherits the job of official jinx, the lights go out on Simon Bridges.

National Party leader Simon Bridges. Photo / Paul Taylor

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Is Bridges' tough-talk on benefit cheats and gangs all talk?

31 Oct, 2019 7:00am
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Much of National's policy is 2017 revisited and time-worn rhetoric.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talk to the NZ Herald on the Government's second anniversary. Photo / Marty Melville.

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Jacinda Ardern and her right-hand man

26 Oct, 2019 5:00am
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Coalition, drinking and siblings for Neve. Ardern and Robertson's first joint interview.

NEW ZEALAND

Beehive Diaries: Insults, dicking around and car-tastrophes

25 Oct, 2019 1:18pm
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Insults fly, and Shane Jones reads mean tweets.

British High Commissioner Laura Clarke at the High Commission in Wellington. Photo / Mark Tantrum

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Laura Clarke, the diplomat who made history

24 Oct, 2019 5:00am
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British High Commissioner knows more te reo Māori than many Kiwis, and is not at all posh.

Justice Minister Andrew Little. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Terrorism law tantrums serve nobody

24 Oct, 2019 5:00am
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Governments who take bipartisanship for granted do so at their peril.

NZ First leader Winston Peters at the party conference. Photo / Boris Jancic

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Two days, two sides of Winston Peters

20 Oct, 2019 4:26pm
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The NZ First conference delivered two Winstons but few answers.

NZ First leader Winston Peters holds court as Acting PM in August. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Will Winston Peters be kingmaker again?

19 Oct, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: Will Peters be the kingmaker — again?

Shane Jones, displaying his guns with a gun on holiday in Thailand. Photo / Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

Beehive Diaries: PM Jacinda Ardern's brain fade, Nats backdown

18 Oct, 2019 3:42pm
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The week brought us a PM memory lapse, while the Speaker divided and conquered the media.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and National Party leader Simon Bridges. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Ardern needs to halt the slide

14 Oct, 2019 8:08pm
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Labour needs to find something to claw back ground, or at least stop the slippage.

The Maori Party's Te Tai Hauauru candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer at Whangaehu Marae. Photo / Claire Trevett

NEW ZEALAND

Māori Party comeback bid: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer selected for critical Te Hauāuru seat

12 Oct, 2019 6:00pm
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Māori Party's Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is now in strong position to become party leader.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Will Labour steal a march from National?

12 Oct, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: Tax is a touchy topic for Labour, but politics may force it to engage.

Green Party MP Eugenie Sage. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Labour's bulldozing of the Greens

10 Oct, 2019 5:00am
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The Waihi mine decision showed how impotent the Greens could be, but might not hurt them.

Napier MP Stuart Nash. Photo / Jason Oxenham.

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett's Beehive Diaries: Stuart Nash's 'secret' fundraiser

4 Oct, 2019 1:30pm
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Those invited to Stuart Nash's fundraiser were told not to tell the Herald. Surprise!

Gun City owner David Tipple, left, and his son Matthew deliver a submission on gun law reforms. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Gun retailer's $7K date with Peters, Jones

3 Oct, 2019 5:55pm
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David Tipple said $7,350 was worth it to meet "the boss": Winston Peters

Shane Jones is prone to digging holes for himself. Photo / Michael Cunningham

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Shane Jones and why Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won't tell him off

3 Oct, 2019 5:00am
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Comment: There is a method to Shane Jones' madness, but he can get a tad over-excited.

The victorious NZ Parliamentary Rugby Team, world champs, after beating Australia. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Beehive Diaries: Parl rugby gets a win and so does Winston

20 Sep, 2019 12:00pm
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Labour accuses National of dirty tricks and NZ takes out the Parliamentary World Cup.

Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters in July. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Labour sex claims: Just as PM harnessed some calm, along came Winston...

19 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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Your business may be Winston's business but his business is none of yours.

NEW ZEALAND

Parly Rugby Team settle old score in Japan

17 Sep, 2019 5:37pm
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NZ's Parliamentary Rugby Team now have a chance to reclaim World Cup from Australia.

National Party deputy leader Paula Bennett. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Paula Bennett's role in Labour scandal

14 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: Paula Bennett's ultimate goal is to tarnish the PM.

NEW ZEALAND

Beehive Diaries: National's Mark Mitchell in a tight spot

13 Sep, 2019 2:17pm
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What happened at Parliament beyond Labour's great scandal?

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with former Labour Party President Nigel Haworth in 2018. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

In the know: Did PM's staff know about sex allegations?

12 Sep, 2019 7:00pm
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Who are the staff accused of knowing about Labour allegations?

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at her post-Cabinet press conference. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: The PM, Twitter and stealth propaganda

12 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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The PM makes the most of a benefit her predecessors did not have: live-streaming.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Labour President Nigel Haworth respond to problems at the Young Labour summer school in 2018. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Special report: Labour sex assault inquiry - who knew what, when?

11 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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Seeds of a scandal: unpicking the Labour staffer saga.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks about sexual assault allegations during her post-Cabinet press conference. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Labour sex assault claim - has party chief misled PM?

10 Sep, 2019 7:34am
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Labour President's ambiguity and failure to front has not helped the PM.

NEW ZEALAND

Beehive Diaries: PM skips KiwiBuild, Bridges plays cricket

6 Sep, 2019 1:30pm
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Claire Trevett dissects the week in which Shane Jones turned 60 and KiwiBuild shrunk.

Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford had to take a back seat for the KiwiBuild reforms. Photo / Dean Purcell.

NEW ZEALAND

Papers show KiwiBuild target almost impossible

6 Sep, 2019 7:26am
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KiwiBuild papers make it clear how hard meeting the 100,000 target would be.

Housing Minister Megan Woods announces the KiwiBuild 'reset' alongside Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: KiwiBuild, the Little Engine that couldn't

5 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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KiwiBuild became Labour's folly - and should have taught all parties a lesson.

Winston Peters v Paula Bennett. Photos / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Revealed: Bad blood - the most explosive feuds in Parliament

2 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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Sometimes things go beyond the political. They get personal: These are Parliament's feuds.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern points to journalists during her weekly post-Cabinet press conference. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Beehive Diaries: PM points the finger

30 Aug, 2019 2:06pm
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How the PM runs her post-Cabinet press conference and Winston Peters reports in.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wants MPs' pay increases pegged back. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: MPs and pay - mo money, mo problems

29 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Break out the little violins as politicians continue the fight for less pay.

Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross on the day he was ejected from the National Party. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Political donations - just a quid, or a quid-pro-quo?

27 Aug, 2019 4:10pm
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Donations have long given headaches to politicians, but reform is harder than it seems.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern outside the Tūrangawaewae Marae in Ngāruawāhia. Photo / NZ Herald

NEW ZEALAND

Beehive Diaries: War of the daffodils and Tamaki's new trick

23 Aug, 2019 2:02pm
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Claire Trevett looks back at the week of flowers, swear words and MPs angry at Air NZ.

NZ First leader Winston Peters is in hospital after knee surgery. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

'Seriously bad taste': Winston Peters re-gifts Paula Bennett's bouquet

22 Aug, 2019 3:45pm
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"They looked like she just picked them from a local park! Gave to an elderly patient."

National Party deputy leader Paula Bennett with a larger bunch of flowers than those she sent to Winston Peters. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Paula Bennett responds to Winston's call for her head - with a bouquet

21 Aug, 2019 5:30pm
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Winston Peters has called for Paula Bennett to resign. Today she responded.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern marches into battle on petrol prices with Energy Minister Megan Woods and Commerce Minister Kris Faafoi. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Who's fleecing who in petrol debate?

20 Aug, 2019 7:20pm
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Acting on petrol prices is good politics - except when you're in on the fleecing.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu. Photo / Jason Walls

NEW ZEALAND

Beehive Diaries: PM's new bestie and Australian socks

16 Aug, 2019 3:09pm
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Claire Trevett recaps a week of "misinterpretations" in politics.

Housing Minister Megan Woods in her Beehive office. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Ms Fix-it: The woman called in to clean up KiwiBuild

16 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Megan Woods has added KiwiBuild and Labour's 2020 campaign to an already big workload.

National Party deputy leader Paula Bennett will run National's campaign in 2020. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: New twists in National's campaign to take on Ardern

15 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Paula Bennett studied at the knee of Steven Joyce but lacks a key weapon.

Mana MP and Cabinet minister Kris Faafoi at one of his favourite places: Titahi Bay, Porirua. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

On the road with Kris Faafoi, Minister of Laughing

10 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Kris Faafoi takes Claire Trevett on the road to talk about his past and priorities.

National leader Simon Bridges walks. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Beehive Diaries: Bridges' unexpected pledge and three missing votes

9 Aug, 2019 2:45pm
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Which MP had his vote on abortion reforms written off because he went to the toilet?