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'Sad event': Winston Peters speaks on Golriz Ghahraman's shoplifting charges
Police charged former Greens MP with two counts of shoplifting last Wednesday.

Act won’t attend Rātana; Luxon and Peters set to speak
Act leader David Seymour says the Waitangi Day celebrations carry more significance.

NZ joins international community in condemning North Korea's supply of missiles to Russia
US intelligence says North Korea has been supplying Russia with missiles used in Ukraine.

Fran O’Sullivan: Winston Peters’ Red Sea move brings NZ and the US closer
OPINION: New Zealand’s interests are three-fold: Economic, moralistic and loyalistic.

NZ raises concern with Ukraine over mum's refusal to return girl from war-torn country
She cited frustrations at NZ's Covid-19 restrictions and her reluctance to get vaccinated.

Winston Peters as Foreign Minister 'good for Pacific' - Fijian PM
Fiji's PM says it's good to have 'a friend of the Pacific and a person of the Pacific'.

NZ's official languages: What you need to know
The English language is set to be given official status.

Why Wyn Drabble has awarded Shane Jones the quote of the year
OPINION: Hippies! Good gracious! Whatever next?

The Govt departments set to switch from Māori to English names
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi was first out of the blocks. Who's next?

NZ Transport Agency dumps Māori name first for English name
It’s now NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi after NZ First campaign to strip te reo names.

'He’s a born diplomat': Fran O'Sullivan on what Winston Peters is like behind the scenes
NZ First leader can be fiery at home, but the same doesn't apply when he's abroad.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters to call for ceasefire in Gaza
Winston Peters also plans to 'unequivocally condemn' the Hamas terror attacks of Oct 7.

'Bunch of losers' - Peters strafes political opponents in fiery first debate
It came as leaders launched into the first Parliamentary debate this term.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: How Peters is undermining Luxon and why he has to defend his silly policies
Winston Peters has upstaged Christopher Luxon all week.

Steve Braunias: The secret diary of Winston Peters
OPINION: I have no time for people who say they don’t like Mondays.

Audrey Young: Luxon's Govt on the defensive after a ragged start
OPINION: Govt's controversial measures have given Opposition parties stronger start.

Is Winston Peters right to call state-funded journalism ‘bribery’?
Peters has wasted no time lamenting about the media since coming into Parliament.

'Tell the public what you signed up to' - Peters lashes out in tense first Cabinet meeting
Tension as Christopher Luxon tries to put Winston Peters' war with the media behind him.

Potential battle brewing over foreign investment
Winston Peters wants Act to convince him loosening foreign investment rules is worth it.

Audrey Young: Luxon's dream start goes up in smoke
OPINION: The new PM has been shown how easy it is to lose control of the narrative.

'I'm proud of what we did': Willie Jackson defends journalism fund
Winston Peters accused state-funded media organisations of a lack of independence.

'Everyone can get ahead': New Govt's first Cabinet meeting today
It comes after the new coalition Government was sworn in on Monday.

Smokefree legislation would have driven black market - Luxon
The new Government is committed to reducing tobacco use, says Christopher Luxon.

'Old school': Education mandates met with 'reluctance' by schools
Schools will be required to teach an hour of reading, writing and maths every day.

Editorial: Is new Govt a three-headed hybrid?
Opinion: Deputy PM situation 'looks like the dubious Wisdom of Solomon'.

'How can you have a waka on the road?': Peters slams te reo Māori names
The incoming Deputy PM wants primary government department titles to be in English.

The biggest concessions Luxon made to get three-party coalition over the line
A $1.2 billion fund, foreign buyer plans scrapped - what Luxon has to compromise on.

The baubles of office: What's the salary for the new PM and Cabinet ministers?
Winston Peters pockets over $500,000 for his 18 months as Deputy PM.

The law changes looming from new Govt; Peters, Seymour to split Deputy PM
Unorthodox Deputy PM jobshare, 20 Cabinet roles include three each from NZ First, Act.