Latest from Election 2023

Mike Hosking: Special votes won’t change a thing

OPINION: We saw a mass rejection of the Labour Party a few weeks back.

Act questions National's tax commitment as negotiations drag on

Negotiations are progressing - what do the parties want?

Winton Land AGM: $138.5m lawsuit revealed against Kāinga Ora

'We remain firm in our resolve to re-zone the entire Sunfield.' - Meehan

Who are the ‘kōhanga reo generation’?

The 2023 election saw a changing of the guard in Māori political representation.

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says Māori voters had a 'negative experience'

Te Pāti Māori says voting was 'unpleasant' for some Māori, Electoral Commission disagrees.

Luxon says special vote count takes too long; negotiations 'progressing'

Luxon is hammering out possible coalition arrangements with NZ First and Act.

Christopher Luxon speaks about forming a strong government

Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon speaks about forming a strong government and his experience at the Chelsea Sugar factory. Video / Alyse Wright

World Cup prep begins, lightrail’s price tag and mosque attack inquest | Focus Morning Bulletin October 24, 2023

The All Blacks prepare to face South Africa, how much the set-to-be-axed lightrail project has cost so far and Christchurch terror attack inquest begins. Video / NZ Herald

Simon Wilson: What's the real reason Labour did so little?

OPINION: Was Labour scared of what would happen if it achieved more in Government?

Post-election deals: Priorities and bottom lines, where National might be pushed

Bottom lines, priorities, and leverage - who holds the cards and how will they be played?

Steve Braunias: The secret diary of the prime minister elect

OPINION: $60 supermarket trips, meetings with Seymour and landlord conversations.

Talk about the Treaty - Finlayson suggests a way to do it

Shane Jones is challenging the notion that only the Māori version of the Treaty matters.

Political football: Which New Zealand politicians would make the First XV?

With so much focus on the All Blacks, what about the best of NZ's politicians?

Audrey Young: Nats' 'father of the House' could be turfed out

OPINION: National's list has fallen victim to its unexpected success in the electorates.

Labour won’t stand a candidate in ‘unwinnable’ Port Waikato byelection

Advance voting starts in just over three weeks and polling day is November 25.

Who spent most on online ads this election?

How much parties, candidates and lobby groups shelled out to show up in your feeds.

'No meme unposted': Politics popularity has become a battle for social media

As audiences go online so has political advertising, and it's a million-dollar enterprise.

Mike Williams: ‘No correlation’ between crime rates and levels of incarceration

OPINION: A focus on the positives after Labour's election loss in last HBT column.