Prospective health ministers lock horns in robust debate as election looms
The battle is on to convince voters which party can deliver better health outcomes.
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Premium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on Hosking and McAnulty's election bets
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
'One of the best things I've done': Schools with phone bans already in place report positive results
Schools with cellphone bans report increased productivity and better social interactions.
Principals say National’s plan to ban phones in school is unworkable
Countries like Australia already had similar bans in place which worked, Luxon said.
School cellphone ban: What does the evidence say?
Are phones an important educational tool or a distraction?
National vows to ban phone use at schools in bid to turn achievement around
Schools would be able to decide penalties for students who didn't comply.
Richard Prebble: Winston Peters and the politics of revenge
OPINION: Peters is getting his revenge on Labour by taking some of that party’s voters.
During the cyclone, Michael Ngahuka leapt into action
Ngahuka is Vision NZ's candidate for the Tukituki electorate in Hawke's Bay.
National sends signal to Act it won’t dump gun register; Act says it’s negotiable
Labour seeks to drive a wedge between National and Act over gun register.
Act's David Seymour jokes TV journalist was 'blazed' during 'tense' interview
The party leader and the journalist had a robust debate about health inequity.
What is the best way to really tackle youth offending?
Punitive measures are the most popular in the lead up to the election.
Strong public support for gun registry, but Act doubles down on repeal plans
Survey shows strong support for gun registry - even among Act voters.
Simon Wilson: While Labour and National battle to build roads, the world burns
OPINION: In transport, the major parties are barely talking about the climate at all.
Sir Ian Taylor: Chest pains, a hospital visit, and reflections on modern-day NZ
OPINION: No one is offering anything that looks remotely like a vision for health.
D-Day for Tamihere campaign loan; Te Pāti Māori election launch probed
The Charities Service is demanding evidence of the campaign loan repayment by today.
'A gutsful': The politics over youth crime, the numbers and what would make a difference
Politicians have had a 'gutsful', but is youth offending actually getting worse?
Grace Gordon: Tough on crime begets more violent crime
OPINION: NZ's lust for punishment is making matters worse, says a criminology lecturer.
Greens will have free portable dental clinics across country
It is part of a larger dental care package being unveiled on Sunday.
Liam Dann: Fiscal holy guacamole! Just how bad are the Crown accounts?
OPINION: There's no question a slower economy means less tax.
Bruce Cotterill: The world’s watching NZ - and it's not a pretty picture
OPINION: We probably underestimate the extent to which the eyes of the world are on us.
Roads v public transport. Why we can and should have both
OPINION: Sonya Bateson says we don't have to sacrifice one to gain the other.
Editorial: Familiar roads to an uncertain destination
OPINION: Our editorial on divergent policies leading to the General Election in October.
Claire Trevett: Holes and polls - looming election battle of Robertson and Willis
Grant Robertson's usual joie de vivre has returned, and it's just in time
Health Minister ‘disappointed’ no new waiting list data before election
Health Minister Ayesha Verrall called for fresh data. Te Whatu Ora says yeah, nah.
Opinion: Lessons from an era of restructures
Opinion: Are sweeping changes worth the turmoil and cost?
Matthew Hooton: Act will demand meaty roles, not morsels, in a coalition with National
OPINION: Act expects meaty portfolios for its senior ministers, rather than rats and mice.
Fiscal Hole Battle Royale! Peters v Seymour v Willis v Robertson
Winston Peters says there's a fiscal hole - he's mostly right.
Health Minister says wait times 'turned around' - wants up-to-date data to prove it
Health minister says waiting lists are coming down and system is recovering.
David Seymour clarifies Act’s ‘ruling out’ of NZ First
NZ First reached 4.1 per cent in last night's TV poll.
Poll of Polls: Labour’s re-election chances seem to be evaporating
There's now a greater chance of a hung Parliament than a Labour Government.
Defiant PM downplays poor poll results, says it's 'game on' for election
Despite Labour's struggles, Hipkins still leads preferred prime minister over Luxon.
Thomas Coughlan: Why do experts hate Labour’s potential GST exemption?
OPINION: It gives a massive tax cut to supermarkets at the expense of the public.
Mike Hosking: $1000 for charity says Kieran McAnulty's wrong, Labour will lose
OPINION: Labour is staring down the barrel of an election night nightmare.
Potential new Attorney-General declares just one skeleton in his closet
National candidate had his apprenticeship with Christopher Finlayson.