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Finance Minister Grant Robertson delivers his pre-budget speech to the BNZ business breakfast in Auckland. Video / Nick Dobbie
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Police station staffing debate highlights concern about lack of frontline support
More than half of stations in several districts hadn’t received more staff.
PM Hipkins to meet US President Biden at Pacific summit
The summit comes amid a major US diplomatic push in the Pacific to counter China.
Labour drops in latest Talbot Mills poll - left and right neck and neck
A new poll has the left and right neck and neck.
Wayne Brown defiant on selling airport shares
Brown says it could be the only option to save more services from budget cuts.
National and ACT pour scorn on Grant Robertson’s $1 billion-a-year savings
Opposition parties say it is nothing in the context of how much extra is being spent.
'A resignation letter': Nicola Willis hits out at Grant Robertson's Budget speech
National and ACT pour scorn on Grant Robertson’s $1 billion-a-year savings.
Thomas Coughlan: The unanswered question - how off putting is Te Pāti Māori?
The question hanging over politics is how big is the anti-Te Pāti Māori vote?
Mike Hosking: Education's a shambles, it's time for performance-based pay
OPINION: Why do they keep sticking with a model that clearly doesn’t work?
National and Act could govern in latest political poll
However, it is not good news for the National Party leader.
Emotional Māori Party co-leader slams 'amateur' MPs
A large contingent of supporters was in the public gallery and interjected frequently.
Hipkins awaiting invitation as Biden confirms historic PNG visit
It comes amid a major US diplomatic push in the Pacific to counter China.
‘Gloomy Chris and Negative Nicola’: Minister pitches political Back to the Future 4
The speech was an insight into the Housing Minister's favourite flicks.
Claire Trevett: Luxon's Māori Party call is the day we saw him become a politician
OPINION: Luxon's call on Te Pāti Māori was naked politics, aimed at damaging Labour.
Kerekere rules out Māori Party, still supports Green candidates and policies
The independent MP made her first comments since returning to Parliament yesterday.
Political Roundup: The civil war in the Greens
OPINION: The internal conflict in the Greens has reached a whole new level.
National leader Chris Luxon won't work with Māori Party even if it makes him PM
Luxon says the gap between the two parties is too big.
Government to change law so bars can open for Rugby World Cup
Similar amendments were made for the 2015 and 2019 tournaments.
Shane Jones: Māori theatrics versus economic realism
Opinion: It's time to drop the 'woke' ideologies and get to work.
Anti-seabed mining bill chance to stop destruction before it starts
Opinion: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says no good will come from desecrating the moana.
Carbon price plummet puts Crown accounts $800m under water
Government efforts to soothe inflation come at a cost.
Governor-General says lessons learnt after Phil Goff’s blunder
The breach of tikanga at a coronation event was 'unfortunate' says Dame Cindy Kiro.
Fed Farmers president Andrew Hoggard running for Act Party in Rangitīkei
Hoggard joined the party about four years ago, also making a donation around that time.
‘Would have done it myself’: Kiri Allan told RNZ she's happy for transcript to be released
Minister spoke at partner Māni Dunlop's farewell.
Security brought in for retail crime wave, 'disappointment' in Whaitiri & teacher pay offer falls short | Focus Morning Bulletin: 9 May, 2023
Retailers urgently call on more help to change the tide on a crime wave, the latest comments from the Prime Minister on Meka Whaitiri and questions around whether it's time to officially open the debate on New Zealand becoming a republic in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Is Labour facing 'coalition of chaos' amid drama with Te Pāti Māori and the Greens?
There are question marks hanging over whether these parties could work together.
Tight labour market slows Govt spending of climate money
The Government is struggling to spend its climate change funding.
Nanaia Mahuta rules out Māori Party as Meka Whaitiri prepares for big return
Whaitiri will make her first public appearance since her shock resignation.
'Utterly despicable': Nats and Act want full Kiri Allan RNZ speech released
"A minister is always a minister," say Opposition politicians.
Govt sends $159m lifeline to affordable housing projects
Crown balance sheet used to soften the impact of an economic downturn.