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Latest political news from across New Zealand, sourced from RNZ, Newsroom and Stuff.
Election 2026 live: Labour goes on the attack, Greens promise an economic fix
The 1News Verian poll shows National and Labour locked at 28 percent.
Te Pāti Māori candidate receives her moko kauae on the campaign trail
“For me, this is this is a representation of me, my whakapapa, and my family,” the candidate, Lisa Marie Murch, told Stuff.
Opportunity still in kingmaker seat in latest 1News Verian poll
Labour and National remain tied in the latest 1News Verian Poll.
Kingmakers go head-to-head in multi-party debate
Follow the election campaign live.
Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell one of first at scene of motorcycle crash
One person was injured in the crash.
Hipkins: ‘Clearly people like it when I answer questions’
Chris Hipkins ventures into a centre-right stronghold that's had two historic flirtations with Labour, and gently talks up a third The post Hipkins: ‘Clearly people like it when I answer questions’...
Investigation sparked by whistleblower into systemic hospital failures reports back
But Health New Zealand is not releasing the findings yet and says it does not know when it will.
Education Minister Erica Stanford slams Teaching Council after sex offender allowed to teach
Erica Stanford says the case of a sex offender who was able to teach despite multiple warning signs shows there is a rotten culture inside the Teaching Council.
Fiji's justice minister resigns following explicit video controversy
It comes just days after an explicit video appeared on Siromi Turaga's Facebook profile on the eve of Fiji's 56th independence anniversary.
Scientist blasts decision to close Palmerston North's FoodHQ as 'problematic' in the long-term
A science advocate says the closure is part of wider science reform that could hamper new opportunities for food innovation and technology for New Zealand.
Eight dead in September violence at Papua New Guinea's troubled Porgera
PNG police deny that their Kumul 23 unit is to blame for killings and house burnings near the Porgera Gold Mine in late September violence.
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown hits back at Eden Park boss over train delays after All Blacks win
Wayne Brown has responded to comments about disruption following the All Blacks’ event saying "let’s get the facts straight".
Police launch investigation after woman fatally struck by car on Auckland's North Shore
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was hit by a vehicle last night in Auckland.
'Humiliating' - former PM Helen Clark slams NZ abstention on UN pandemic vote
"How low can NZ go?" Former PM Helen Clark has blasted the country's abstention on a vote on global pandemic preparedness.
National says it doesn’t agree with Peters captain’s call to not support global pandemic plan
Chris Hipkins has called the vote an “embarrassment to New Zealand”
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