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Ginny Andersen speaks about leak of Auckland firearm owners' details

Police Minister Ginny Andersen says she has spoken to the police commissioner after the newly created Firearms Safety Authority found themselves in the firing line after another inadvertent leak of the details of Auckland firearms owners. Video / Mark Mitchell

Māori Party wealth tax plan: Over 98 per cent of NZers will get tax cut

The party also vows to implement a wealth tax, adding pressure on Hipkins and Labour.

Nicola Willis has leaked information that Labour intends to drop GST on fruit and vegetables

National finance spokeswoman Nicola Willis says she has leaked information that Labour intends to drop GST on fruit and vegetables, against the advice of some of its senior ministers. Video / Mark Mitchell

PM responds to National claims Govt planning to remove GST from fruit, vegetables

Hipkins has had a busy day of diplomatic meetings.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed to Parliament

Antony Blinken was welcomed to Parliament this morning.

Waitangi Tribunal must stay – Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi

Calls by NZ First to scrap the Waitangi Tribunal misguided, says Waititi.

Nation of Debt: Govt’s seismic borrowing is coming at a huge cost

Government's interest costs match law and order expenditure.

Thomas Coughlan: Locking down and locking up - Labour’s law and order problem

OPINION: Labour faces a nearly impossible task winning back the law and order narrative.

Australia and New Zealand keen for ‘seamless’ travel but cool on Aukus deal

Anthony Albanese says the Australian/UK/US security pact is not for NZ right now.

Claire Trevett: David Parker's bout of tax principle has a whiff of petulance about it

David Parker decided he'd swallowed too many dead rats at the worst time for Hipkins.

Act leader accused of politicising Kiri Allan’s mental health struggles in urgent debate

Kiri Allan has confirmed she won't contest the East Coast electorate in the election.

RNZ board member makes fresh comments on Kiri Allan saga, despite criticism from PM

Jason Ake is doubling down on public commentary about Kiri Allan.

Peeni Henare: ‘We’ve got to be far better than this’

Veterans' Minister Peeni Henare says support for veterans is not good enough.

David Parker thinks he still has a revenue responsibility, PM is less sure

Barbara Edmonds became the new Minister of Revenue in a reshuffle.

Political Roundup: How PM failed to prevent Kiri Allan tragedy

OPINION: The tragic downfall of Kiri Allan is one Hipkins should have seen coming.

24 pages of amendments: MPs rush to declare interests after Michael Wood scandal

The list of amended returns is four times longer than last year’s.

Focus: Hipkins and Woods asked about resignation of Kiri Allan

PM Chris Hipkins and MP Megan Woods answered questions about the resignation of Kiri Allan and the Labour Party's election campaign. Video / Mark Mitchell

Thomas Coughlan: Hipkins wanted MPs to be able to disagree more - he got his wish

OPINION: Is a bit of Cabinet disagreement really all that bad?