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The strategic partnership featured several commitments including doubling trade and bolstering maritime security by 2030.

The Government will invest from the Events Boost Fund to support the India-New Zealand 100 Years of Unity through Sport programme, say Sport and Recreation Minister, Mark Mitchell, and Minister for Tourism and Hospitalit

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi have signalled their two countries’ ambition to do more together by elevating their relationship to a Strategic Partnership. “This is a major

Novelty candidate loves to take on high-profile politicians – and is seemingly the Reform UK leader’s only challenger in the Clacton by-election.

The Indian leader is expected to hold bilateral talks with Luxon before meeting prominent business leaders and addressing more than 10,000 at a community event.

She wants migrants to live in NZ for eight to 10 years before moving to Australia.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon welcomed the controversial world leader with a hug.

OPINION: The facts behind Winston Peters’ barbs on the India free trade deal.

Act and New Zealand First have made strong statements against a proposed ban.

It was a bold comment to make in 2026, with 163,000 New Zealanders unemployed and hundreds of thousands more facing a cost of living crisis.

The battle of the Chrises is heating up with the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll showing Chris Hipkins has just nudged ahead of Christopher Luxon in the preferred prime minister stakes.

Self-described ‘Negroni socialist’ Josie Pagani says both Hipkins and Luxon are not the right leaders for their parties and are ‘offering nothing exciting’.

New Zealand will engage with Australia and Fiji on the possibility of joining the Ocean of Peace Alliance, the Government has announced. “Fiji and Australia this week announced a commitment to become military allies, and

The latest results were released on Thursday afternoon.

A new poll shows the coalition would narrowly be able to form a government if the election was held today.

Harete Hipango-Brownlie is the latest in a string of former politicians to announce they're running for New Zealand First at this year's election.

The much hyped Roads of National Significance (RoNS) project has had the brakes pumped with Transport Minister Chris Bishop announcing a new “phasing” pipeline.

Ministers are considering advice on extending low interest solar loans after the election to include $1.4b rates postponement and $2b development contributions

Labour and the Greens remain opposed to the policing amendment bill but the justice select committee has reported back recommending it.

Analysis: Home solar cuts across voter concerns, addressing the cost of living, energy security, sovereignty and climate change in a single neat package

Comment: Polls suggest many voters are not yet persuaded that the good times are just around the corner

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Ministers are expected to debate the issue during the election campaign.

After an 18-month battle (with his wife Amanda), Luxon now owns an automated machine that mows his lawn for him.

ANALYSIS: Nearly a year ago, Nicola Willis stood with Christopher Luxon and told New Zealanders not to listen to the “merchants of misery” in opposition, and said things were going to get better soon.

'We’ve never described it as a podcast,' one party said.

Act says it would require a minimum three-year prison sentence for three convictions.

Labour has joined the solar election policy contest, with a policy package that has some similarities to National's.

OPINION: It's a toss-up because voters still ask one question: 'Am I better off?'

Labour plans to help low and middle income households install solar power panels, reducing bills, under a new policy announced for the election.

An application targeting frontier deepwater in the Taranaki Basin marks the fifth permit application to prospect or explore for petroleum since the removal of the exploration ban, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. Tod

While saying China's missile test in the Pacific was not okay, Willis acknowledged China was New Zealand's biggest trading partner.

Jane Searle has been appointed Children’s Commissioner, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston has announced. Ms Searle has served as the chief executive of charity Child Matters for nine years, having

In 1999, 81% of voters in a non-binding vote wanted to shrink parliament to 99 MPs. What are your thoughts on the number of representatives we have now?

It's not that often Christopher Luxon holds a public meeting, so when he held one in Whangārei about 300 curious locals showed up to hear what he had to say.

Mitchell's new role includes various responsibilities, including cyber-security.

David Seymour’s ministerial advisory group is consulting on changes to how the Govt spends $3b each year on early childhood education

Government could receive windfall if pay gaps were reported.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon may be welcoming his highest profile international visitor this week, but it is domestic tensions that are high.

Stuff understands National has drafted a bill but failed to convince its coalition partners so gone to Labour to try and get it across the line

The Education Minister says the Govt 'never sought or received' advice on such a ban.

The Relations Commissioner said she worried this year's election could provide a platform for hateful messages.

The missile landed about 1000km north-east of Solomon Islands, media reports say.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said NZ was 'deeply concerned' about the test.

Full construction will begin next week on the Pepe Stream Bridge replacement on State Highway 25 (SH25) in the Coromandel, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. Enabling works for the new bridge started in May 2026, incl

Health Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed the ratification of a new collective agreement for Medical Imaging Technologists (MITs) employed by Health New Zealand, following a vote by members of the Association of Professi

Two refurbished tanks at Northland’s Marsden Point which will store New Zealand’s strategic diesel supply are officially in use, Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones say. Prime Ministe

Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced today that a design contract has been awarded by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to Beca for the two-lane replacement of the State Highway 2 (SH2) Pekatahi Bridge in the Eastern B

If in government, Chris Hipkins says his party will also improve hospital infrastructure and grow the workforce.

New Zealand had been informed only hours before Beijing launched a long-range ballistic missile.

A new Chair and three new board members have been appointed to the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA) Board, Energy Minister Simeon Brown says. Wayne Eagleson will be the Chair of EECA for a three-year ter

We are often told that the economy goes on hold in the lead-up to the election, a Westpac economist thinks it's a bit of an urban legend.

New data released by Corrections shows how numbers have increased under the coalition.

Cancer patients in the Southern region are now being treated by Dunedin Hospital's new state-of-the-art radiation therapy machine, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. "The new $4.3 million linear accelerator (LINAC) is no

NZ's ode laureate Victor Billot returns with lines in honour of the Opportunity Party leader The post An Ode to .. Qiulae Wong appeared first on Newsroom.

Political parties vie for Indian votes, but one academic warns against viewing community as a ‘monolith’

The small party’s leader says innovation will be a key election priority – but an economics professor says policy is ‘incoherent’

New Zealand First would seek to change the law so that only New Zealand citizens can vote in general and local elections if returned to government, leader Winston Peters has announced.

The National Party has unveiled an election trade policy centred on opening negotiations with seven new overseas markets over the next five years, saying the strategy will help secure New Zealand’s “next billion customer

If the new United States ambassador to New Zealand could travel back in time, he’d consider fixing our anti-nuclear policy.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has confirmed broadcaster Michael Laws will stand for the party in the Waitaki Electorate in November’s election.

Former Māori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell has called for leadership change within the party.

The Opportunity Party has taken the opportunity to say it “would be happy” to go into coalition with National, while launching its economic policy.

The PM was told to say he was “horrified” by the deaths of children in a school bombing, he didnt.

The National Party is standing behind an attack ad featured on their social media accounts, despite accusations of “gross misrepresentation” by the Green Party.

The Ombudsman has upheld a complaint against the Prime Minister’s office for its handling of an official information request, which resulted in a document showing industry lobbyists met with Christopher Luxon’s chief pol

New Zealand First has secured a small win amid a war with ACT over the Government’s overhaul of health and safety legislation, but David Seymour has laid the ground rules for any future coalition.

The Green Party has accused National of spreading “gross misrepresentation” in an attack ad posted to the party’s social media.

Is a high profile former MP turned broadcaster/councillor set to stand for Parliament once more?