Politics

Inside the Capital: Labour candidate fallout, tweaks to LNG and tax relief policies on the way?

Inside the Capital: Labour candidate fallout, tweaks to LNG and tax relief policies on the way?

Irshad Ali looks at why the tax New Zealand never wanted to talk about is back on the political agenda in 2026

Irshad Ali looks at why the tax New Zealand never wanted to talk about is back on the political agenda in 2026

Labour unveils list of candidates, party president says it gives 'give New Zealanders real choice for the kind of country we want to live in'

Labour unveils list of candidates, party president says it gives 'give New Zealanders real choice for the kind of country we want to live in'

It’s a new term, deployed as an ideological prophylactic across the entire Western World: 'Far Right'

It’s a new term, deployed as an ideological prophylactic across the entire Western World: 'Far Right'

Pandanus Petter looks at what it would take for Pauline Hanson to become Australia's prime minister

Pandanus Petter looks at what it would take for Pauline Hanson to become Australia's prime minister

Transparency International highlights lobbying rules, political donation transparency and the use of urgency to pass legislation in call for more political integrity

Transparency International highlights lobbying rules, political donation transparency and the use of urgency to pass legislation in call for more political integrity

Insurance Council wants Fire and Emergency Levy replaced by ‘Community Protection Levy’, saying current levy ‘no longer well suited to the risks NZ faces’

Insurance Council wants Fire and Emergency Levy replaced by ‘Community Protection Levy’, saying current levy ‘no longer well suited to the risks NZ faces’

Can AI help Nicola Willis to cut public expenditure?

Can AI help Nicola Willis to cut public expenditure?

Set the money aside and Budget Day is where a government tells you what it cares about. This year that value is responsibility, theirs as a government and yours as an individual

Set the money aside and Budget Day is where a government tells you what it cares about. This year that value is responsibility, theirs as a government and yours as an individual

Government sets up ‘Incentives for Growth Fund’: If local councils enable more homes, they’ll get extra funding for infrastructure and community services, Housing and Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says

Government sets up ‘Incentives for Growth Fund’: If local councils enable more homes, they’ll get extra funding for infrastructure and community services, Housing and Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says

Government tipped to 'largely stick to its fiscal knitting' in election year budget, but will there be any election sweeteners?

Government tipped to 'largely stick to its fiscal knitting' in election year budget, but will there be any election sweeteners?

NZ First’s foray into transgender issues might be ethically dubious, but politically it could be a winner

NZ First’s foray into transgender issues might be ethically dubious, but politically it could be a winner

Households didn’t get $5,000, but defence, landlords and business did. Natalia Albert looks at the past two budgets, and where the money actually went

Households didn’t get $5,000, but defence, landlords and business did. Natalia Albert looks at the past two budgets, and where the money actually went

Mergers, money and will it actually work? The questions to ask about the Government's public service reforms

Mergers, money and will it actually work? The questions to ask about the Government's public service reforms

Jovan Pavlicevic argues banking competition is about whether the system is structurally capable of producing new winners rather than just who owns what

Jovan Pavlicevic argues banking competition is about whether the system is structurally capable of producing new winners rather than just who owns what