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Political Round-up: Luxon needs to raise standards in the Beehive
OPINION: New Zealand has fallen slightly in the latest Corruption Perception Index.
Hipkins grills Luxon on smokefree legislation in first Question Time of 2024
Meanwhile, the Green Party's James Shaw said he will resign as co-leader.
Associate Health Minister likely confused over conflicting tobacco tax comments - PM
A leaked document indicated the NZ First MP had asked for advice on an excise tax freeze.
Protesters descend on Devonport over Red Sea military action
Protesters descended on the Devonport Naval Base today.
Govt not cutting UN money after allegations agency staff aided attack on Israel
New Zealand is not joining other nations in cutting funding.
Shane Jones lashes out at inquiry - 'it's not the Waitangi Tribunal's business'
The first regional wānanga in the constitution inquiry is set to get under way this week.
The political risk facing the Government over the Interislander ferries
The uncertainty comes a year on from when Kaitaki lost power in the middle of Cook Strait.
Fifth Covid wave hits new high in NZ as Govt looks at ending free RATs
OPINION: Covid-19 levels have surged to their highest levels since NZ's fifth wave began.
Why the Kiingitanga national hui is an opportunity for unity
OPINION: Shane Te Pou says the hui represents an opportunity to change direction.
Minister demands action from Kāinga Ora over thousands of empty state homes
The public housing waitlist numbers more than 25,000.
Christopher Luxon says gendered abuse worse for women in politics
Luxon is understood to be keen to impart a sense of discipline on his new MPs.
EV owners: RUCs will cost us twice what petrol car owners pay in fuel tax
EV owners are happy to pay road user charges but say it works out double the petrol tax.
National starts political year on high, as Christopher Luxon prepares first speech
National begins the year with caution - a few missteps and it could lose everything.
Editorial: The Auckland transport project that never got past the 'Stop' sign
OPINION: Scrapping Auckland's light rail was the only decision possible.
Act won’t attend Rātana; Luxon and Peters set to speak
Act leader David Seymour says the Waitangi Day celebrations carry more significance.
Former transport minister slates Nats for scrapping Auckland light rail
Michael Wood says the new Government is running a double standard.
Simon Wilson: Light rail is dead, but Auckland still needs better transport and revenue reform
OPINION: Light rail is dead but Auckland needs a transport plan and funds to pay for it.
Opinion: Treaty of Waitangi bigger than petty politics
OPINION: No problem is insurmountable if willing hearts and minds are present.
Editorial: Luxon's leadership to be tested
OPINION: How the PM approaches Māori issues in 2024 will be crucial to relationships.
$228m for 'not a single metre of track' - Govt officially scraps Auckland light rail
More than $220 million has so far been spent on the project.
Derek Cheng: How Luxon made a deal without giving up too much
OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Derek Cheng.
Why almost everything we know about road safety has changed
Road safety in New Zealand is among the worst in the developed world. Is that okay?
Editorial: Grim outlook no surprise but political hyperbole unhelpful
OPINION: National must be cautious not to let gloomy rhetoric undercut confidence.
Willis unveils $7.4 billion in cuts as gloomy economy weighs on Government
A gloomy economic outlook - with a silver lining on inflation.
Moment of truth for Nicola Willis as she faces first Budget test
Nicola Willis says the country has had six years of economic mismanagement.
Kāinga Ora review won't slow public housing build - for now at least
Chris Bishop commits to continuing to grow the number of public houses.
Speaker warns MPs after PM’s wife raised in debate over discounted Tesla
Brownlee forbids further questions on topic; Luxon to fly to Australia tomorrow.
Wellington should take the second Mt Victoria tunnel and run
Wellington has been more of a loser than a winner in 2023.
Sir Bill English to lead Kāinga Ora review, Luxon says te reo lessons make him better PM
Housing Minister has received “worrying advice" about financial situation of Kāinga Ora.
Jenée Tibshraeny: Mini-Budget to be a scene-setter, not a Christmas treat
Treasury's forecasts are likely to be rosier than reality.
Govt pledges more repeals as Parliament enters final week, mini-Budget to be unveiled
Nicola Willis is promising to lift the lid on Labour's so-called 'fiscal cliffs'.
Sasha Borissenko: Who are the legal eagles in Cabinet?
OPINION: A third of the new Cabinet have a legal background.