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![Editorial: Day-of-disruption status inadvertently boosted by PM, Opposition leader](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: Day-of-disruption status inadvertently boosted by PM, Opposition leader
OPINION: Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins pumped up the protest by entering the debate.
![Public service cuts becoming clear as Nicola Willis forecasts ‘frontline’ Budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Public service cuts becoming clear as Nicola Willis forecasts ‘frontline’ Budget
Almost 4000 roles would be cut as part of the Government's aim to reduce spending.
![Audrey Young: The best of a boring bunch of pre-Budget speeches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Audrey Young: The best of a boring bunch of pre-Budget speeches
OPINION: Also in today's politics briefing - MP David MacLeod's donations drama.
![Chris Hipkins unveils Labour's 'vision' and plan to get back in power](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Chris Hipkins unveils Labour's 'vision' and plan to get back in power
Labour's set its sights on regaining power and improving NZ's tech, education and housing.
![Thomas Coughlan: Wealth tax or capital gains tax? Labour’s big choice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Thomas Coughlan: Wealth tax or capital gains tax? Labour’s big choice
Labour has a big, taxing decision on its hands.
![Audrey Young: Badly behaved MPs needed a time-out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Audrey Young: Badly behaved MPs needed a time-out
OPINION: Misconduct and extreme rhetoric have become too familiar in NZ politics.
![Audrey Young: State schools 'converted' to charter schools? Brace for controversy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Audrey Young: State schools 'converted' to charter schools? Brace for controversy
OPINION: David Seymour says a separate agency will oversee up to 50 new charter schools.
![Audrey Young: Nicola Willis on the Budget - it's bad, but not 'Ruth Richardson bad'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Audrey Young: Nicola Willis on the Budget - it's bad, but not 'Ruth Richardson bad'
OPINION: The fiscal news is grim, Willis admits, but an austerity Budget isn't the answer.
![Matthew Hooton: Labour needs a bolder leader than Hipkins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Matthew Hooton: Labour needs a bolder leader than Hipkins
OPINION: As the Luxon Government fails, the Opposition needs someone who will step up.
![Audrey Young: The minister who made a criminal mess of Budget reveal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Audrey Young: The minister who made a criminal mess of Budget reveal
OPINION: Everybody - including the PM - left yesterday's press conference confused.
![Editorial: How politicians can prove they're worth what we pay them](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: How politicians can prove they're worth what we pay them
OPINION: It was once commonly accepted one shouldn't talk about money in polite company.
![Political Roundup: MPs' hefty pay rise out of sync with Joe Public](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Political Roundup: MPs' hefty pay rise out of sync with Joe Public
OPINION: Having their own pay increased is the one thing that can unite every party.
![Audrey Young: Peters switches from statesman to street-brawler](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Audrey Young: Peters switches from statesman to street-brawler
OPINION: Also in today's political wrap - what on earth is up with Green MPs?
![Question Time live: Politicians face off amidst accusations of intimidation and defamation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Question Time live: Politicians face off amidst accusations of intimidation and defamation
The former Australian Foreign Minister says he will take legal action.
![Chris Hipkins on Julie Anne Genter confrontation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Chris Hipkins on Julie Anne Genter confrontation
Chris Hipkins comments on Julie Anne Genter's actions in House last night. Video / Alyse Wright
![Chris Hipkins comments on Winston Peters' Aukus speech](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Chris Hipkins comments on Winston Peters' Aukus speech
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks about Winston Peters' Aukus speech and his comments about former NSW Premier Bob Carr. Video / Alyse Wright
![Chris Hipkins visits BBM FoodSpace](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Chris Hipkins visits BBM FoodSpace
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks about the importance of community charities like BBM. Video / Alyse Wright
![Political Roundup: Discontent grips NZ amid dark economic times](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Political Roundup: Discontent grips NZ amid dark economic times
The honeymoon period of the first term is entirely absent.
![Pay day for MPs: $50k in rolling salary hikes for Luxon by 2026](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pay day for MPs: $50k in rolling salary hikes for Luxon by 2026
The Prime Minister says he does not need the increase and will donate it to charity.
![Chris Hipkins responds to 1News Verian poll](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Chris Hipkins responds to 1News Verian poll
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks about the 1News Verian poll and the coalition Government's response to it. Video / Mark Mitchell
![Audrey Young: Peters has the most to complain about after grim poll result](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Audrey Young: Peters has the most to complain about after grim poll result
OPINION: The poll will only prove to Peters' team that statesmanship doesn't win votes.