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It comes as RNZ revealed Prime Minister Christopher Luxon picked a "challenging" election date], despite the Electoral Commission favouring two other options.
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Intimate sonatas, classic concertos, late-night jazz grooves or sweeping film scores? We want to know who you'd pick in our search for Aotearoa's most-loved piano tunes.
Labour argues a Labour Day start to voting might inconvenience some away on holiday, but National has defended the timing.
Comment: When a warning light comes on in a modern car, it might be easy to fix the fault that has made the light go on, but turning the light off is another matter. This is a point made by Labour’s consumer affairs spokesperson, Arena Williams, when announcing her party’s 2026 right to repair policy at Midas Manukau on October 5. Most vehicle owners would agree. “Your car belongs to you,” she ...
Customs Minister Casey Costello has announced arriving cruise passengers will pay $7.20, down from $27.14, from July next year.
Trump says armed bystander who killed US school shooter a ‘great hero’ NZ Herald
A new overseas non-permanent judge has been appointed to Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal (CFA) following a spate of resignations – and subsequent criticism from some former jurists – since the introduction of national security legislation. Court of Final Appeal. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Joining five other foreign jurists from common law jurisdictions serving on the top court, New Zealand’s ...
It comes as around 166,000 young people aged 18 to 24 remain unenrolled to vote.
We're electing a government, not choosing our favourite Chris NZ Herald
The worst flu outbreak in 10 years has tested the mettle of the health system - and the prime minister's claim it's in better shape than three years ago.
'Community has been crunched': What Whanganui leaders want from next government NZ Herald
New Zealand should have overseas electorates so citizens abroad have proper representation, a respected expert on demographics says, as international Kiwis prepare to start voting next week. Eighteen countries have international electorates – Italy has four, France has 11 – and some have ministers for the diaspora, like Ireland. New Zealand should consider the same, says Paul Spoonley, a senior...
Ryan Bridge [You call this a studio? It’s like a carpark. The lighting is ghastly and the sound is terrible. Amateur hour! Oh well. Just talk a lot and maybe no one will notice the low budget]: Good evening and welcome to the Herald Leaders’ Debate. Let’s bring on our leaders, Labour’s Chris Hipkins and National’s Christopher Luxon. Both of you have built campaigns around the idea that your opp...
Analysis: In a neck-and-neck election campaign there’s no greater gift for a political party than an unforced error by the opposing team.
Election 2026 Campaign Diary: Who won the political play on the campaign this week? NZ Herald
Secret files reveal donors behind $588m for Trump’s White House ballroom NZ Herald
Meanwhile the Greens has unveiled an essential student payment policy, and Christopher Luxon raises eyebrows over a coalition claim.
Regional councils must continue operating day to day, despite new uncertainty over their future after next month’s election The post ‘You’ve got balls, mate’: Minister Simon Watts in heated exchange with councillors appeared first on Newsroom .
Ratu Tevita Mara urges leaders to address economic disparity, drugs and HIV crisis alongside constitutional reform.
"Nothing has changed," the party says after comments by the National leader raised eyebrows.
Sport panel: 'More of the same' for All Blacks; Kiwis trumped by Kangaroos | Ryan Bridge TODAY NZ Herald
Election uncertainty: Are businesses really holding back? | Herald NOW Business NZ Herald
Zelenskyy defies Trump by targeting Russian refineries NZ Herald
Russell Brown: The worst aspects of a bad government are on display NZ Herald
Putting aside the cost to candidates and political parties to run their campaigns, the Electoral Commission has given a breakdown of what it expects to spend getting New Zealanders to the polls this year.
The Migrant Workers Association says it echoes proposals from pro-migrant advocates for many years, but won't reverse some voters' unhappiness with Winston Peters' other views.
Labour’s policy package would outlaw hidden booking fees, crack down on fuel-price gouging, and expand real-time payment options The post Labour’s Arena Williams wants concert tickets to cost what they say they do appeared first on Newsroom .
Analysis: New Zealand hasn’t had a one-term government in half a century, but could an age-old political maxim help Labour to make history? The post The economic paradox threatening Luxon’s re-election bid appeared first on Newsroom .
Comment: “Just try to find a rock that you connect with – really feel it and connect with the weight.” Amid the chaos of the campaign trail, Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson surely welcomed the opportunity for some art therapy with the party’s Wellington Central MP Tamatha Paul, the pair selecting rocks to paint as their host at a local studio talked them through the process. But that smal...
Comment: The need for long-term public policy is a prominent theme in this election. New Zealand has a pattern of short-term policy reversals that contributes to instability and underinvestment in, for example, environmental, infrastructure, and financial policy. We need to replace policy instability with conventions and institutions that enable strategic development. We should also take the sa...
The ACT leader says he’d be open to a deal to stop a left-wing coalition taking power, but National has ruled out working with the party on multiple occasions.
Meanwhile, National has launched a "soft on crime" attack on left-wing parties, following Green and Te Pāti Māori candidates’ visit to the Mongrel Mob on the campaign trail.
Electoral groups are working hard to educate older migrants who have been eligible to vote for some time but have never cast a ballot.
The party said the lack of modern regulation creates severe risks for athletes and undermines legitimate clubs.
TAB wins right to apply for online casino licence after ministers said no NZ Herald
National negative on Act's negative gearing property policy NZ Herald
Candidate works hours for election signs. Vandals defaced them with swastikas NZ Herald
