NZ First

Budget 2025 was the most unpopular since 1996, according to one pollster, and may have driven some voters away from the National and ACT parties

Budget 2025 was the most unpopular since 1996, according to one pollster, and may have driven some voters away from the National and ACT parties

The ACT Party sees the Deputy Prime Minister role as a chance to show it can govern, not just take shots from the sidelines

The ACT Party sees the Deputy Prime Minister role as a chance to show it can govern, not just take shots from the sidelines

Government to increase KiwiSaver contribution rates and give firms a tax break on asset purchases to support New Zealand’s faltering economic recovery

Government to increase KiwiSaver contribution rates and give firms a tax break on asset purchases to support New Zealand’s faltering economic recovery

Chlöe Swarbrick is challenging for Winston Peters’ spot as populist champion of the regions

Chlöe Swarbrick is challenging for Winston Peters’ spot as populist champion of the regions

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

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

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’

Winston Peters channels ‘make New Zealand first again’, wants NZ out of the Paris Agreement

Winston Peters channels ‘make New Zealand first again’, wants NZ out of the Paris Agreement

Katharine Moody says NZ First has got it wrong with its bill targeting diversity, equity and inclusion

Katharine Moody says NZ First has got it wrong with its bill targeting diversity, equity and inclusion

Lawyers at Chapman Tripp say NZ First’s bill would only require banks to do extra paperwork and wouldn’t make it easier for coal mines to access capital

Lawyers at Chapman Tripp say NZ First’s bill would only require banks to do extra paperwork and wouldn’t make it easier for coal mines to access capital

Shane Jones says Cabinet will consider creating Special Economic Zones to support New Zealand’s energy security

Shane Jones says Cabinet will consider creating Special Economic Zones to support New Zealand’s energy security

NZ First's 'woke banking bill' could represent a significant incursion into the contract between financial institutions and their customers, Bell Gully suggests

NZ First's 'woke banking bill' could represent a significant incursion into the contract between financial institutions and their customers, Bell Gully suggests

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

ASB's Vittoria Shortt says the Government should be mindful of signals being sent to potential overseas investors via threats to direct bank lending & implement a windfall profit tax

ASB's Vittoria Shortt says the Government should be mindful of signals being sent to potential overseas investors via threats to direct bank lending & implement a windfall profit tax

The private Member’s Bill could send bank staff to prison for denying loans to the fossil-fuel industry without a 'valid' commercial reason

The private Member’s Bill could send bank staff to prison for denying loans to the fossil-fuel industry without a 'valid' commercial reason

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