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'Absolute desperation': Labour's issue with false claims on the campaign trail
Plus, National's new literacy policy tackles the "reading wars".
Election 2023: Labour in the terrible 20s in latest poll
Labour has taken another hit, Sept Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll reveals.
'Concerned': Council of Trade Unions locks building and calls police after anti-Luxon ad
National called the ad "nasty". PM Hipkins says response is "thin-skinned".
Advance NZ candidate Billy Te Kahika faces electoral fraud charges over $15k donation
Billy Te Kahika wrongly obtained $15k and then failed to declare it, court hears.
Liam Dann: Why both Labour and National have got it wrong on tax
OPINION: It seems New Zealanders have collectively decided to ignore the China crisis.
Beehive Diaries: Hipkins, Luxon make ‘Up the Wahs’ commitment
Truth behind “Labour in-joke” referring to Ginny Andersen's secret package also revealed.
Mike Munro: No it’s not just you - this election campaign already seems endless
OPINION: If the election season feels like it started a long time ago, well, it did.
MPs vote for big shake-up next Parliament, including boosting Govt scrutiny
The next Parliament will look a bit different.
Willie Jackson reflects on 'trainwreck' Q+A interview: 'They all thought I was finished'
Minister weighs in on several controversial policies and how they were pitched.
Let democracy and good leadership triumph over the bad and the ugly
OPINION: Our editorial shout-out to voters and politicians amid the election clamouring.
Grant Robertson’s digital services tax on Big Tech ‘a drop in the ocean’
Long-dormant flat tax on Google and Facebook's NZ revenue is suddenly back on the agenda.
'Not great for consulting firms': PM fronts on public service spending crackdown
Chris Hipkins and Grant Robertson announced a sweeping package of public service savings.
Former High Court Judge: What critics of sentences do not understand
OPINION: A former High Court Judge puts the case for understanding the judiciary.
Loopholes in vape regulations a worry, expert says
Expert says new vape measures will not be as effective as hoped.
Watch: 'You're no Slim Shady, buddy' - Luxon's heckler response
'Will the real Mr Chris Luxon please stand up,' a heckler said to the National leader.
Govt announces $4b in savings, National says 'too little, too late'
Chris Hipkins and Grant Robertson will announce savings.
'We are in a crisis': Patients call for access to new meds
MyLifeMatters collective represents over a million patients with life-limiting conditions.
Claire Trevett: Labour wrings hope out of new poll and Luxon hits a speed bump
For once it wasn't Labour dealing with personnel issues: it was Luxon.
Is National planning $2b of spending cuts, tax hikes - or a mix of both?
National says its tax policy will be self-funded.
Editorial: Fear and loathing on the campaign trail
EDITORIAL: Divisiveness is being used as an election strategy.
Simon Wilson: Big plans and bigger problems for transport in Auckland
OPINION: Simon Wilson on transport agreements, disagreements and the truly "farcical".
‘Everyone’s gone completely nuts’: David Seymour slams reaction to joke about blowing up ministry
His deputy says the joke has been “completely blown out of proportion”.
King Charles approves cancellation of James Wallace’s knighthood
Also at post-Cabinet press conference: Doctors' strikes, health milestones, education.
Stuart Nash’s work wives, will Mike Hosking honour his bet and who won Chris of the week?
It comes as another National politician struggles with his spelling.
National, Greens support giving households share of $2.5b ETS revenue
The parties both support the idea in principle, but disagree on the detail.
Watch: NZ First candidate Shane Jones sings to voters
Veteran MP Shane Jones uses rock hit to appeal to Northland voters.
Thomas Coughlan: Parliament is begging for its own dissolution
OPINION: The 53rd Parliament is begging for dissolution.
'Not a huge surprise': Ten Te Pāti Māori election signs vandalised in Tauranga
The misspelt word "raciest" has been spray painted on some of the defaced signs.
‘Racist attack': Pākehā donate thousands to repair vandalised Te Pāti Māori billboards
Good Pākehā Samaritans have taken a stand against racism.
National gets story straight on fuel taxes, clarifying contradiction
The party now says no hikes for three years.
From methodology to margins of error - everything you need to know about political polling
How accurate are they, what's a margin of error, and why aren't electorates polled?
Mike Munro: It’s values that win votes when times are tough
OPINION: Voting often has little to do with the merits of policies.