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Third time lucky for a 4-year parliamentary term? A lack of checks and balances is still the problem, says Grant Duncan

Third time lucky for a 4-year parliamentary term? A lack of checks and balances is still the problem, says Grant Duncan

Government tweaking Overseas Investment Act rules to allow migrants on special investor visas to purchase residential property worth more than $5 million

Government tweaking Overseas Investment Act rules to allow migrants on special investor visas to purchase residential property worth more than $5 million

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he 'personally' thinks the Reserve Bank should have been more aggressive with the Official Cash Rate

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he 'personally' thinks the Reserve Bank should have been more aggressive with the Official Cash Rate

Select Committee spikes Marama Davidson's Right to Repair Bill, sparking opposition allegations of public resource wastage

Select Committee spikes Marama Davidson's Right to Repair Bill, sparking opposition allegations of public resource wastage

Multiple offers to restructure meat processor Alliance Group are firming up with an Irish bid from Dawn Meats a likely front runner

Multiple offers to restructure meat processor Alliance Group are firming up with an Irish bid from Dawn Meats a likely front runner

Winston Peters says foreign investors will be allowed to buy multi-million dollar residential properties under rule changes coming later this year

Winston Peters says foreign investors will be allowed to buy multi-million dollar residential properties under rule changes coming later this year

Over the next 15 months, the clear strategic imperative for all three Coalition partners is break-out. Each must seize as much of the Right’s ideological territory as possible for themselves

Over the next 15 months, the clear strategic imperative for all three Coalition partners is break-out. Each must seize as much of the Right’s ideological territory as possible for themselves

Conservative New Zealand is still waiting for the Coalition to keep its promises – and NZ First’s surging poll numbers may be registering their impatience

Conservative New Zealand is still waiting for the Coalition to keep its promises – and NZ First’s surging poll numbers may be registering their impatience

Voters are losing confidence in National's ability to manage the economy and the cost of living as election 2026 creeps closer

Voters are losing confidence in National's ability to manage the economy and the cost of living as election 2026 creeps closer

One of the great pitfalls of political nostalgia is that the protagonists of the present can all too easily be mistaken for the antagonists of the past

One of the great pitfalls of political nostalgia is that the protagonists of the present can all too easily be mistaken for the antagonists of the past

Most businesses are satisfied with how Christopher Luxon has managed New Zealand’s relationship with China, but dissent is growing

Most businesses are satisfied with how Christopher Luxon has managed New Zealand’s relationship with China, but dissent is growing

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