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National and Act differ on paid partner leave as Labour estimates uptake

National is keen on Labour's new policy for parental leave - if it can afford it.

'Liar': Willis says Grant Robertson 'probably needs a lie down'

Willis said she will not take defamation action against Robertson.

80-year-old refused five rentals as elder housing 'crisis' looms in city

Advocates say there's a "vacuum" of housing for seniors after council villages sold.

Simon Wilson: Labour and National are becalmed in a sea of voter scepticism

OPINION: Will the two main parties ever learn to fill the sails of purpose and hope?

'I longed for this particular day' - PM removes final Covid-19 restrictions as experts assess future approach

The PM denied the move was linked to the upcoming election.

‘Working 80 hours a week’: What it’s like to be an MP in NZ

What do politicians actually do all day?

Labour's election offer to new parents - four weeks of paid leave for partners

Labour is offering four weeks paid leave for partners of a baby's main carer.

Why many of NZ’s neediest children could be missing out on free school lunch

Opinion: Free school lunches and a side of rhubarb: Why we're missing NZ's hungriest kids.

'Decade of poor performance': Damning review of Hawke’s Bay radiology department, staff ‘exhausted’

Health NZ has released a report after being castigated by a whistleblower.

Hipkins defends fruit & veg GST cut amid claims policy fails poorer Kiwis

Labour's tax promises would cost about $3.4 billion over four years.

Hipkins reveals removal of GST from fruit and vegetables, Working for Families boost

Removing GST from fruit and vegetable will cost $2 billion.

Clean Power Payment: Greens propose $36,000 in grants and loans for home energy upgrades

Policy comes after the party supported making dental care free for everyone.

Labour dangles election carrot: Promise to remove GST from fresh and frozen fruit and veg

They have revealed how much shoppers would save.

Beehive Diaries: Seymour's stoner accusations, has bad poll taken Hipkins out as Chris of the Week?

Chris Hipkins gets hit by a bad poll, but spends the week in damage reversal mode.

Inside Julian Batchelor's long-simmering property spat before his divisive co-governance tour

Roadshow organiser's 15-year battle with DoC, Māori over access to land.

Steven Joyce's new book: Being part of Key’s inner sanctum and THAT sex toy incident

The former MP has given insight into his colourful career.

Homeless abandoned in Dunedin’s houses of horror

Homeless people are being crammed into Dunedin horror houses without the care they need.

Claire Trevett: He's behind you! Poll plonks Winston Peters into Luxon's election pantomime

Christopher Luxon faces the prospect of a Winston Peters comeback spoiling his plans.