Un-squeeze the middle class: Luxon targets Nanny State behaviour in Budget week
Unchain the middle class, set us free from Government meddling, National leaders say.
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Anti-mandate protesters blocked the exit from a community meeting in Palmerston North.
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National and Act pull ahead, Te Pāti Māori out of kingmaker role in new poll.
Claire Trevett: Chris Luxon's first taste of the bogeyman game
OPINION: The fear campaigns ahead of next year's election have kicked off.
National calls for investigation into $7.8m MSD contracts
The procurement process involved conflicts of interest that were not declared.
Big energy upgrades for new houses from November
Experts estimate up to $25,000 could be added to new builds.
Like father, like son: Max Key questions PM at business gathering
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree in the Key family.
Chris Hipkins: Growth in public service is good
OPINION: Public Service Minister explains a good public service is a core Labour value.
$562 million to fight gangs, guns and ram raiders: Law and order package announced
Announcement comes amid a climb in youth crime over the past month.
'We live in a man's world': NZ lags behind other countries in women's health
"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."
'We wonder why we work': Desperate family does not qualify for Govt help
Chris Luxon: 'It's heartbreaking' hearing stories from people in the squeezed middle.
Meet man vying to be Tauranga MP for National
Sam Uffindell has a vision for Tauranga and says he's the right man to make it happen.
Claire Trevett: The battle to be Mr Economic Credibility
It's been a long time between drinks on tax cuts, and National wants people to be thirsty.
Matthew Hooton: Ardern faces the great unravelling
For too many voters, the polarising PM has overstayed her welcome.
Orr clashes with MPs over inflation
Adrian Orr squared off against MPs in Parliament on Thursday.
Te Pāti Māori could decide next election - poll
Te Pāti Māori co-leader wouldn't rule out being part of a National, ACT coalition.
'Show contrition': Nicola Willis' anger as housing market boils over
Messy unemployment data and the Financial Stability Report were released today.
Former National MP trespassed from Parliament grounds
One former National MP has been identified as an anti-vaccine mandate protester.
Jack Tame: Is a fairer tax system on the way?
OPINION: Tax ultimately needs to appeal to Kiwis' sense of fairness.
Claire Trevett: Why Luxon will breathe a sigh of relief when Bridges goes
OPINION: While the PM's been away, Labour has done a Marie Kondo on contentious issues.
Revealed: The high-profile job Simon Bridges quit Parliament for
Bridges has been tight-lipped about his role since announcing he was leaving Parliament.
Final countdown: Top four National contenders to replace MP Simon Bridges named
The party's candidate will be revealed on Sunday after local National members deliberate.
Analysis: Three Waters - what the Govt is trying to do and what's next
ANALYSIS: Where do the Three Waters reforms go from here?
National tries to revive Parliament costings unit
Nicola Willis wants to revive a policy her predecessor, Simon Bridges, killed.
Auditor-General to investigate mental health services for young people
It comes after National raised concerns about Government investment in the sector.
Revealed: The city Christopher Luxon believes 'needs to get sorted'
The National Party leader said crime and emergency housing motels would put visitors off.
Watch: Brazen ram raid - CCTV footage shows stolen cars being driven inside mall
Ormiston Town Centre say they are concerned about the increase in incidents.
Luxon grilled on National's tax cuts, says he doesn't need the extra $18,000
'There is dumb stuff,' Luxon says as he's pressed on inflation, spending, and tax cuts.
New political poll: Nats lead, just - what they'd need to govern
The party has also taken the lead in a demographic in which it has previously struggled.
Why Christopher Luxon has 'no time' for halving NZ's dairy herd
Luxon says Kiwi farmers are already "the most carbon-efficient in the world".
Simon Bridges' advice for successor, and why he wouldn't change a thing
The National MP hopes his replacement will 'keep it real'.
John Tamihere: Why trolls obsess over Ardern and Gayford
OPINION: John Tamihere says opponents expose their true agenda with attacks on the couple.
Claire Trevett: Labour back to tuck shop politics, and what is Winston up to?
OPINION: Normal politics is back in all its magnificent, inane and mundane glory.
Health reforms review divided over Māori role
The special committee examining the Govt's health reforms has completed its final report.