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‘Duck-sized horses’ and ‘old town ponds’: Leaked Labour session reveals campaign mood

Edmonds later apologised to Willis.

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What is a comeback? – Stuart Nash returns to politics with NZ First

“I would be naive to think all New Zealanders will forgive me.”

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Māori electorates face growing fragmentation ahead of Election 2026

Radio Waatea reports a new political party linked to former NZ First MP Tukoroirangi Morgan is currently being formed.

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Green Party bill seeks to ban mining on conservation land

The proposed legislation would also require mining permits to be surrendered if protected wildlife species are discovered within permit areas.

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Ethical investment sector hit by ‘green fatigue’

“Woke capitalism”

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A licence on your phone is only the beginning

Digital driver licences, NZ Verify, Govt.nz, and online age verification are starting to form part of the same digital verification ecosystem.

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Digital ID was not a public priority. So why the rush?

OIA papers show the government treated digital driver licences as a major priority despite limited evidence New Zealanders were demanding them.

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AI agent deletes startup database after being given broad system access

“Gone rogue.”

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IEA warns global oil stockpiles ‘depleting very fast’ amid Iran conflict

“Major implications.”

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NZ First proposes buying back BNZ and merging it with Kiwibank

“National Bank of New Zealand”

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Just 7 of 147 food items cheaper than a decade ago as economists warn worse is coming

Egg prices rose 151 per cent over the decade.

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NZ birthrate falls again as Māori population grows faster than national average

But you're not comparing apples to apples.

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Thousands of public sector jobs to go as government pushes AI overhaul

Bloated after a “period of largesse”.

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Hipkins can’t say what’s in ‘cornerstone’ policy, what it costs or what it creates – blames Treaty issues

You have to vote for them to find out.

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Stanford confirms universal age verification coming. But what exactly is being built?

“That is the only detail the public has been given.”

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Stanford blinks after accusing curriculum critics of playing politics

“I’m here, and I’m not going to be slowed down by a union.”

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Not happy with ‘full and final’, multibillion-dollar iwi entity resists accountability reforms

How “full and final” are Treaty settlements when policy changes trigger fresh claims of lost influence?

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National admits NZ needs immigration to avoid population decline

"We are going to rely on migration.”

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The enemy of my enemy…: Opposition parties team up to push back against social media ban

The select committee recommended wider measures.

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Has New Zealand built a study-to-work-to-residence loophole?

“It’s nothing to do with getting an academic qualification..."

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Te Pāti Māori revives old attack dog after MPs walk out

At the time, Harawira famously referred to former colleagues as “dickheads”.

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Williams says local elections should be simple enough to understand

“Any election outcome determined by a computer programme that includes fractions of votes can surely not be regarded as a system with integrity.”

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IAN WISHART: An open letter to political leaders on climate extremes

New OIA material says NIWA did no historic storm research on Hawke’s Bay as Cyclone Gabrielle approached, raising fresh questions about missed warnings, flawed risk assessment, and what ministers were…

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