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Jacinda Ardern slams politics of fear and takes veiled swipe at Winston Peters

The former PM said Asian Invasion attacks made by politicians in the 1990s were horrific.

PM blames Labour for recession, says they should spend a ‘generation’ out of power

It comes on the same day as New Zealand enters a recession.

Act's Brooke van Velden defends tweet about public service staff cuts

Van Velden said redundancies also happened in the private sector all the time.

‘Improper’: NZ spy agency slammed for secretly hosting foreign spying

GCSB had no visibility on whether the capability was contributing to military strikes.

Chris Hipkins regrets Labour promising ‘undeliverable’ policies

Chris Hipkins speaks to Kerre Woodham on Labour’s inability to implement some of its policies during its six years in government. Video / Newstalk ZB

MPI and health ministry to cut hundreds of jobs, union says it's an 'irresponsible gamble'

Ministries are urged to find savings between 6.5 and 7.5 per cent on average.

Hipkins admits that promised Auckland light rail and KiwiBuild weren't going to get on track

Hipkins has also accepted Labour's tax policy in 2023 failed to impress voters.

Grant Robertson talks RBNZ, Covid and what he and Don Brash agree on

Moving away from the OCR as the Reserve Bank’s primary tool is worth looking at, they say.

Simon Bridges: Auckland’s ‘city deal’ must include tech

Government and business should be working together to grow a world-class hub.

Revealed: What Act spent in bid to keep NZ First out of Parliament

Expense returns show how much Act laid out trying to stymie Winston Peters.

Revealed: Govt restricts access to veteran VIP scheme

Veterans' Affairs is reducing access to its Veterans Independence Programme.

Jenée Tibshraeny: Are the trade-offs for tax cuts worth it?

OPINION: Productivity expected to take a hit at a time when we need economic growth.

Watch: Winston Peters plays Chumbawamba while walking through Parliament

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told political leaders to ‘grow up’.

Hipkins hits out at PM over tax cuts for landlords, disability support funding

Question Time began in quite a comical fashion, prompting mockery from several Labour MPs.

Govt warned against borrowing to fund tax cuts by IMF - says it could fuel inflation

The international organisation says the Government's purse strings need to be tightened.

What extent will the courts read in Treaty obligations, an expert asks

The Government's move may be shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.