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Podcast host arrested after being removed from Act candidate Paul Henry's speaking event in Dunedin. Video / BHN
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‘I’m a successful entrepreneur’: Nats candidate clarifies tax comments
'I think it’s really important to call out my background.'
Ministry apologises after tens of thousands of payments cut in policy error
The bungled Ministry of Social Development payments totalled more than $2 million.
Luxon 20, Hipkins 1: Has Labour mistimed its run?
OPINION: Chris Hipkins has just hit the hustings – a full month after the PM.
'There’s still a radical inside me': Hipkins on his upbringing, philosophy and the election
The Labour leader talks about his upbringing and his early interest in politics.
Te Pāti Māori’s Te Tiriti policy: Pipe dream or blueprint for the future?
If implemented, they would be the largest constitutional changes in decades.
Act wants to abolish Waitangi Tribunal once final historical claim settled
David Seymour has today announced his party's Treaty Policy.
Act's policy on the Waitangi Tribunal
Act Leader David Seymour announces the party's policy on the Waitangi Tribunal
Nearly a third of working aged people aren't contributing to KiwiSaver
Are National and Opportunity right? Should people be made to contribute?
NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Thursday, September 10, 2026
NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Thursday, September 10, 2026. Person dies after being struck at rail crossing and house prices unlikely to peak again until 2029. Video / NZ Herald
Police gift register: $29k Cartier watch given to Chambers' office tops list
The gift is displayed in the Police Museum in Porirua.
Chris Hipkins attracts crowd and a cat for first public meeting of campaign
The Labour leader kicked off a tour of public meetings on home turf.
‘At least we know who the Wahs are’: PSA protesters tease PM in calls for fairer pay
Thousands of public servants were expected to strike nationwide.
The fierce election battle over NZ's real nursing numbers
The political argument runs the risk of obscuring the truth of NZ's nursing workforce.
How the coalition rates against Labour on the issues that matter to voters
OPINION: Promises are easy but what have politicians delivered?
Former cop and new Labour candidate Rakesh Naidoo speaks after being cleared of leaking
Naidoo has not spoken publicly since his candidacy was announced in June.
'Dumb rules' – hospitality review targets red tape linked to business closures
David Seymour says the hospitality sector was 'hit hard' by Covid.
'Pay their own way': Labour reveals rules it wants imposed on new data centres
The party has released an artificial intelligence policy.
David Seymour anounces hospitality industry regulatory relief
David Seymour announces hospitality industry regulatory relief.
Govt defends school lunch programme after 'unknown' matter found in brownie
Overall complaints about the school lunch programme have been decreasing.
PISA bombshell: Education data points to narrowing gap between rich and poor
The rich-poor gap is persistent and large. This is the first data to show it shrinking.
Is the public service strike about pay, politics, or both?
PSA organiser Duane Leo joins The Front Page to explain what members are demanding and why they believe strike action is necessary.
Nats slam bed tax idea as it launches policy to fund council tourism spend
Act and New Zealand First have taken shots at National over its policy.
Govt reveals the 10 schools getting new classrooms and the college in line for a new gym
Construction on the new classrooms expected to start in the next 12 months.
Labour says emissions are too cheap, hints at price rise, promises forestry review
The Labour Party is concerned at rampant tree planting to offset emissions.
Chris Hipkins speaks to the media at Climate Change and Business Conference
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks to the media at the 18th Climate Change and Business Conference in Auckland. Video / NZ Herald
NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Tuesday, September 8, 2026
NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Todd Energy gets up to $23.5m for gas projects and the Government introduces $5m tourism boost. Video / NZ Herald
Lights on, no one home: Govt spends $4.5m on Chateau Tongariro maintenance since closure
More than $1.4m has gone on power and gas while Chateau Tongariro sits closed.
Poll of polls: Labour slumps on back of latest poll
The poll of polls shows Labour slumping further.