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The Premium Debate: Subscribers react to Claire Trevett’s take on National’s campaign launch

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Election 2023: Chris Hipkins promises a swift trip to India if Labour wins

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins promises to make Labour's first trip to India.

Watch: PM Chris Hipkins says National's tax plan doesn't add up

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is adamant that National will not be able to deliver on their election campaign promises. Video / Mark Mitchell

'A decisive win' - NZ triumphs in big dairy trade dispute with Canada

NZ claimed Canada was making a mockery of the rules.

Govt risks $90m in tariffs if it forges ahead with 'Google Tax'

The United States could impose hefty sanctions on New Zealand, officials warn.

‘Egregious practice’: Why children in sex cases are grilled about consent

Chief victims adviser says proposals are the biggest shift in her seven years in the role.

Number of gang members breaching home detention increased 60 per cent in six years

National says the figures are representative of a system "that has got the balance wrong".

Luxon accuses Labour of treating businesses like children

“I want us to work together in an adult-to-adult way," he tells business leaders.

Does National’s foreign buyers tax break the law?

It depends who you ask.

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.

Watch: 'Incredibly thin-skinned' - Hipkins on National reaction to unions advert

Hipkins brought with him examples of how Labour personnel had been targeted in ads.

Watch: National Party unleashes at ‘nasty’ Chris Hipkins and at union ad in the Herald

The CTU paid for a front-page wraparound Herald ad attacking Christopher Luxon.

Election 2023: Campaign kickoff marred by protests

The leaders didn't hold back as they led their parties' campaign launches.

Revealed: Police discretion, drug use prosecutions, and which way the punitive pendulum is swinging

Police charges for drug use fell after a 2019 law change, but has since somewhat reverted

Opinion: We need to talk tourism as election approaches

OPINION: Relationship between tourism and Govt symbiotic; are parties taking it seriously?

Claire Trevett: Luxon's campaign launch mission was to look like a PM-in-waiting

OPINION: Luxon and Hipkins both did what they had to: convince voters they have a shot.