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A night at the saddest party in politics

As the saying goes, it’s the hope that kills you.

A ‘No’ vote would be a setback for Australia’s relations with the Pacific - academic

Some Pacific leaders have voiced a keen interest in the outcome of the vote.

'Let's just be decent': Aussie host makes impassioned plea as Voice vote kicks off

Anthony Albanese cited the Israel-Hamas war to underscore why locals should vote 'yes.'

Lawyers complain about building WoF change, MBIE hits back

Lawyers v MBIE on building WoFs: what's behind dispute between the two?

Eke Panuku to sell Northcote town centre

The 3.13ha publicly owned site now a large carpark surrounded by shops on council land.

‘Killing a piece of us': Housing development on indigenous burial site

"It’s no different from what they’ve been doing to us over the past 250 years."

Hipkins tells faithful: By Māori for Māori solutions work

On Waatea Marae in Mangere, Labour leader calls out race-based politics.

National MP did not declare shareholding in wake of Michael Wood scandal

Andrew Bayly owned shares in a firm that contracts to the Government.

Byelection and overhang explained: How much bigger could the next Parliament be?

A death on the campaign has highlighted some confusing aspects of our electoral law.

Sweden to Ōwairaka: Why modular house business turned to Europe for $90m project

'We went to the USA, China and Europe but the Swedish model was the right model for us.'

Health advocate’s countrywide journey to discuss Pharmac funding

Patient Voice Aotearoa’s My Life Matters Roadshow called for change.

Watch live: The Front Bench looks at the big political issues of this week

The Front Bench will examine the issues that Kiwis are talking about ahead of voting day.

Romantic heroes or ‘one of us’ – how we judge political leaders is rarely objective or rational

Humans strongly favour those they view as being 'one of us'.

Hipkins on NZ response to Israel attack; Luxon talks tough on gangs

Christopher Luxon is visiting Rangiora today while Chris Hipkins is in Auckland.

Why National’s big promise on speed limits might not happen

National recently vowed to make a sharp U-turn on 80km/h highway speed limits.

Election 2023: Major political parties don’t spread porkies, but flirt with half-truths: study

An analysis of 700 political posts makes interesting reading.