Latest from Election 2023

Emma Priest: Why ‘getting tough on crime’ doesn’t work

Scaremongering in an election year is sadly predictable.

Poll of polls: Data shows that a National-Act Government is most likely

Hopes of a Labour-led government are slipping away

Swap to Māori roll popular in hot Te Tai Hauāuru race

Te Tai Hauāuru electorate has the second-highest rate of voters swapping to Māori roll.

Simon Wilson: The 'soft on crime' debate - should we use a Swat team, not KFC, to get kids off roof?

OPINION: The Greens and Act offer plain choices in this election.

Opinion: Where’s the justice in the tough-on-crime noise?

One hot topic of this election is law and order, are political parties getting this right?

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Te Pāti Māori is where it’s at for the wokesters

Opinion: The party is about climate change, fixing poverty, restoring Māori rights.

'Tax the mega-rich': Green Party lays out policy manifesto

Many of the promises hinge on the party's wealth tax proposal.

Act wants 17-year-old offenders to be dealt with in adult courts

It would reverse a policy Act helped create in 2016.

Brian Doughty wins Whanganui Rural Community Board byelection

Doughty said he now had to work to give people what they wanted.

Richard Prebble: Labour MPs scared of losing the best job they’ll ever have

OPINION: Polls suggest at least 22 Labour MPs are facing the end of their careers.

Electoral Commission was at Mongrel Mob hui along with Labour MP

Ingrid Leary has said she mistook it for an Electoral Commission meeting.

Planned congestion charging scheme still not given green light as election nears

Labour's planned congestion scheme has stalled, with National opposed to it.

'People don’t know you': Christopher Luxon challenged by supporters

The Nats' visit to Ōhāriu also included a 'practical approach' to avoiding chicken grease.

Postcode lottery over cataract surgery to end

A major announcement on access to cataract surgery will be made.

Te Ururoa Flavell wants Māori to enrol - then make their election votes count

Former Māori Party leader is urging Māori to make their votes count.

'A lot at stake': Whanganui MP Steph Lewis kicks off campaign

“The candidates have changed, but my approach to campaigning hasn’t."

Laurie Turnbull standing for NZ First in Napier

The recently-retired Corrections officer and father of six is standing in the Napier seat.

Liz Gunn launches new political party, asks for $1m in donations

The former TV presenter turned anti-vaccination campaigner wants to get into politics.