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Tax or levy? Government under pressure over gas plan as Labour says Kiwis will feel sting

The Govt has announced construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility.

Billion-dollar plan to import gas: Worthy insurance policy or costly last resort?

Industry is supportive, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is sceptical.

'We could change things': MP's 'genuine hope' for a less partisan Parliament

'There are a number of things about Parliament that really frustrate me.'

Retail crime advisory group scrapped after several resignations

The group had been funded to last until September this year.

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Another Labour MP suggests party will work with Te Pāti Māori once issues resolved

Labour's leader is adamant a decision on who the party could work with won't be made now.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins attacks what they're calling the Government's 'gas tax'

The Government denies the LNG levy is a tax. Video / Mark Mitchell

Luxon and Hipkins discuss the India Free Trade Agreement

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins front the media of the proposal. Video / Mark Mitchell

David Seymour recreates Land Rover parliament stunt at Ellerslie

Prime Minister David Seymour drove a 1948 Land Rover Series I at the Ellerslie Racecourse. The event aimed to fund research for a new heart valve for children with rheumatic fever.

In show of support, Canada, France open consulates in Greenland

Canada and France, whom both oppose US President Donald Trump's claim to Greenland, open consulates in the Danish autonomous territory's capital in a show of support for locals.

Fran O'Sullivan: Inside the women-led push to unlock a $126b Māori economy

OPINION: Women leaders used the Waitangi dinner to push a new Māori investment agenda.

Thomas Coughlan: Grumpy Parliament gets ready to welcome most powerful visitor in a decade

OPINION: Tensions abound over the India FTA as Parliament readies for a famous visitor.

Waitangi 2026 in photos: Pukana, pōwhiri and protest mark 186th anniversary

Herald photographers captured the week's events as they unfolded.

Waitangi 2026: Australia signs first ever treaty with indigenous people - how Māori helped

First Nations leaders were welcomed to Waitangi with a pōwhiri.

Adam Pearse: Promises of unity not easy to see from Waitangi 2026

OPINION: Many are quick to echo the late Kīngi Tūheitia's call for kotahitanga.

Deputy PM David Seymour relentlessly heckled during Waitangi dawn service address

Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour was relentlessly heckled when trying to deliver his Waitangi dawn service address. Video / supplied by Whakaata Māori | MĀORI+