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National pledges to come down hard on gangs, beneficiaries

The party has unveiled a range of proposed policy options.

National plans to block gang member's benefits

National says it will cut gang members from the dole if they can't prove legal income.

The school that 'saved' Jonah Lomu and produced 12 ABs

Jonah Lomu's old school Wesley College is NZ's oldest surviving secondary school.

Beehive Diaries: Insults, dicking around and car-tastrophes

Insults fly, and Shane Jones reads mean tweets.

Greens to back anti-terrorism bill, say National's 'blackmail' has failed

Greens laud changes to anti-terror law and say it disarms National's 'blackmail' tactics

Claire Trevett: Terrorism law tantrums serve nobody

Governments who take bipartisanship for granted do so at their peril.

National promises to end a 'state house for life'

Should tenants be able to get a state house for life?

'Let it go, Russ': Russel Norman flayed on Twitter over Auckland fire tweet

Former Green Party co-leader heavily criticised on Twitter over his Auckland fire tweet

Ardern upbeat despite poll double whammy

Labour dropped in two separate polls but Ardern says she takes heart in the numbers

Claire Trevett: Ardern needs to halt the slide

Labour needs to find something to claw back ground, or at least stop the slippage.

'Dodgy Wellington transport deal should be dead'

National says Wellington's new mayor has a mandate for a new Let's Get Welly Moving deal.

David Cormack: The winding paths to power

If you look deeper at poll numbers, a different story begins to emerge.

Kerre McIvor: How Simon is building Bridges

COMMENT: The National Party leader has come a long way.

Booted out: Paraplegic barred on health grounds

Paraplegic facing deportation calls for more humane immigration policy.

Matthew Hooton: Luxon's move could sabotage National in 2020

COMMENT: Luxon's anointment as National's saviour spells bad news for Bridges.

Beehive Diaries: Bridges all shook up

Beehive Diaries looks at the politics of hugging a dog and song-revenge for Simon Bridges