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A pair of polls show a revival for the embattled governing Coalition

A pair of polls show a revival for the embattled governing Coalition

Government mulls radical supermarket reform, but an expert warns excess profits are just a small piece of the high grocery price puzzle

Government mulls radical supermarket reform, but an expert warns excess profits are just a small piece of the high grocery price puzzle

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says Paris Agreement participation ‘crucial’ for NZ after deputy PM Winston Peters calls it a ‘flight of futility’

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says Paris Agreement participation ‘crucial’ for NZ after deputy PM Winston Peters calls it a ‘flight of futility’

Sweeping reforms to the Resource Management Act will assume owners have the right to develop property and erase the need to consent routine construction work

Sweeping reforms to the Resource Management Act will assume owners have the right to develop property and erase the need to consent routine construction work

Will the right to fix your things pass into law in New Zealand? Make your voice heard before April 3

Will the right to fix your things pass into law in New Zealand? Make your voice heard before April 3

Richard Shaw says NZ governments enjoy an ‘executive paradise’ – and a longer parliamentary term won’t change that

Richard Shaw says NZ governments enjoy an ‘executive paradise’ – and a longer parliamentary term won’t change that

Collateral damage: Martien Lubberink on how the war on ‘woke banking’ could backfire on New Zealand

Collateral damage: Martien Lubberink on how the war on ‘woke banking’ could backfire on New Zealand

Gareth Vaughan suggests some MPs may be forgetting private businesses are allowed to choose who they lend money to

Gareth Vaughan suggests some MPs may be forgetting private businesses are allowed to choose who they lend money to

David Seymour wants New Zealand to copy Trump and withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord

David Seymour wants New Zealand to copy Trump and withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord

Brian Easton questions whether the property rights provisions in the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill make sense

Brian Easton questions whether the property rights provisions in the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill make sense

Interest.co.nz inquiries reveal major obstacles to any inclusion of the state farmer Pamu in a privatisation programme under a future National-ACT Government

Interest.co.nz inquiries reveal major obstacles to any inclusion of the state farmer Pamu in a privatisation programme under a future National-ACT Government

David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite, Richard Shaw says

David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite, Richard Shaw says

Brian Easton says it is difficult to make sense of the Luxon Coalition Government’s economic management, so he is focusing on the two minor parties' influence

Brian Easton says it is difficult to make sense of the Luxon Coalition Government’s economic management, so he is focusing on the two minor parties' influence

NZ First leader Winston Peters says an increase to the minimum wage could be on the table next year, as Cabinet approves second effective cut

NZ First leader Winston Peters says an increase to the minimum wage could be on the table next year, as Cabinet approves second effective cut

Successful political leadership embodies a keen awareness of past, present, and future: along with the wisdom to adjudicate what is owed, and should be paid, to each; writes Chris Trotter. Sadly, such leadership has not been much in evidence during 2024

Successful political leadership embodies a keen awareness of past, present, and future: along with the wisdom to adjudicate what is owed, and should be paid, to each; writes Chris Trotter. Sadly, such leadership has not been much in evidence during 2024

Coalition Government faces a severe stress test as Winston Peters and David Seymour face off in high stakes battle over the future of the ferries

Coalition Government faces a severe stress test as Winston Peters and David Seymour face off in high stakes battle over the future of the ferries

Nicola Willis and Winston Peters confident they can find replacement ferries for less than $3 billion, despite missing decision deadline

Nicola Willis and Winston Peters confident they can find replacement ferries for less than $3 billion, despite missing decision deadline

Protests and economic criticism cloud Coalition’s first anniversary as pressure mounts for it to deliver on campaign promises

Protests and economic criticism cloud Coalition’s first anniversary as pressure mounts for it to deliver on campaign promises

Māori hīkoi brings biggest protest in history to Parliament as the Act Party attempts to split right-wing voters off from the National Party with Treaty Principles Bill

Māori hīkoi brings biggest protest in history to Parliament as the Act Party attempts to split right-wing voters off from the National Party with Treaty Principles Bill

The one sound loud enough to be heard above even the most determined of political noise-makers, is the sound of the majority making up its mind

The one sound loud enough to be heard above even the most determined of political noise-makers, is the sound of the majority making up its mind

2023 election study: What voters really wanted, and why the coalition’s mandate could be fragile

2023 election study: What voters really wanted, and why the coalition’s mandate could be fragile

Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says new AML/CFT regime will be better placed to respond to emerging money-laundering risks

Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says new AML/CFT regime will be better placed to respond to emerging money-laundering risks

New Zealand gets its chance for some Australian-style bank political theatre

New Zealand gets its chance for some Australian-style bank political theatre

Richard Shaw looks at the Coalition Government a year into its term, noting it's complex and can be unpredictable

Richard Shaw looks at the Coalition Government a year into its term, noting it's complex and can be unpredictable

No government can survive the level of anger driving one quarter of a major city’s citizens onto the streets, Chris Trotter says

No government can survive the level of anger driving one quarter of a major city’s citizens onto the streets, Chris Trotter says