Dr Muriel Newman is a former Member of Parliament for the Act Party who now runs the New Zealand Centre for Political ...

A new process to skip the 'biscuit tin' lottery is being used for the first time - because ACT refused to support a government bill.

National and Labour are joining forces in support of legislation to tackle modern slavery. Their bipartisan backing means the ...

In response to the decision Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick said "New Zealanders need to know the story doesn't end here." ...

Increases in rates and the minimum wage will see staff cuts and some centres shutting their doors, business owners warn ...

New Zealand rejects Trump’s invitation to join Gaza’s Board of Peace - New Zealand joins UK, France, Italy and Germany in rejecting Trump’s Board of Peace offer ...

The Te Pāti Māori political party has announced it wants to abolish prisons in New Zealand. In a Facebook post this week, ...

Andy Burnham has said he stepped forward to stand for the Labour Party in the upcoming Gorton and Denton parliamentary ...

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he waited a week to visit Mount Maunganui after last week’s deadly landslide because he “didn’t want to get in the way”. Thursday marked one week since the tragedies ...

World Vision is welcoming the new bill around fighting modern slavery. The new bill, co-sponsored by National and Labour, will require large businesses to make reports on modern slavery in their ...

New Zealand’s jobless rate is widely seen hovering at 5.3% in the final three months of 2025, in line with slack in the NZ ...