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You can't cut your way out of a fiscal hole. Today's layoffs are tomorrow's missing customers
OPINION: Sound fiscal policy must contain debt. The key is how it is invested.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Where the parties stand on tax, spending and the economy
From tax cuts to wealth taxes, here’s how the parties plan to reshape the economy.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks to media during Dunedin visit
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks to media during Dunedin visit.
Labour's candidate for Te Tai Tokerau Willow-Jean Prime
Current Labour list MP Willow-Jean Prime is standing in the 2026 election for the Te Tai Tokerau seat. Here she details the party's position on some key election issues.
Early voting soars above 2023 levels, but says little about voters who missed deadline
Early votes totalled 309,876 by Wednesday, up 31.6% from the 2023 election.
Solo mum who lived on $40 a week seeks Waiariki seat
Toni Boyton is Labour’s Waiariki candidate for a second time.
Labour is not prioritising law and order – its manifesto reinforces this
ANALYSIS: Labour's law and order platform commits to little and lacks specifics.
Luxon warning voters against 'sleepwalking' into election after 24.8% poll result
The poll was notably different to another conducted over the same period.
'Bit of fun': Politicians used as targets at golf driving range
'If it helps build a player's drive and doesn't hurt anyone, there's no harm,' Act said.
Campaign Diary: Qiulae Wong undermines her key difference
Simeon Brown wins qualified endorsement as Health Minister.
Labour on 30.6% vs National at 24.8%? Why it's a 'rogue' poll – but only for one party
What our Poll of Polls model says about the latest numbers and predicted election result.
Taieri: Is Labour loosening its grip on a southern stronghold?
Ingrid Leary held Taieri by 1443 votes over National’s Matthew French.
Chris Hipkins speaks to media
The Labour leader was at the RocketWerkz studios in Auckland. Video / RNZ
National candidate in battleground electorate praises 'some' Labour policies
Labour's clocking it up as a win, while Act is laying into the Nat.
Latest poll has National so low it stretches credibility
Analysis: The numbers seem off, so what do the RNZ-Reid Research polling trends show?
RNZ-Reid Research poll: National below disastrous 2020 result as Opportunity surges
Opportunity rose 1.7 points to 7.2%, a new high in the RNZ poll.
As a Tāmaki Makaurau voter, I’m pissed off with the political double standards
OPINION: Contrary to popular belief, engaging with gangs doesn’t endorse criminality.
Has Labour lost touch with working Kiwis?
OPINION: The fact that poverty persists does not make aspiration futile.
'A cut above': Peters endorses Bishop for Hutt South electorate
Peters said this was an endorsement of Bishop, not National.
David Seymour on whether he wants to be Finance Minister
Chris Hipkins said Luxon will have 'no choice' but to appoint Seymour as Finance Minister.
Election 2026 Campaign Diary: Who would replace Willis as Finance Minister?
Wayne Brown has managed to unite the Greens and New Zealand First.
State-run enrolment has turned citizens into spectators
OPINION: How shifting responsibility to the state weakened democracy.
Te Tai Tokerau could be the electorate to watch
It is one of the youngest electorates, with one in three enrolled voters aged under 35.
Next Government faces constitutional minefield as small parties surge
OPINION: The next government is likely to face slower decisions and more compromise.
Election 2026 – Left-leaning crowd warms to Opportunity during political panel in Wānaka
Analysis: Climate summit panel was always going to be a tough crowd for governing parties.
Who will win each electorate battle? Explore our interactive model that predicts seat results
What does National's and Labour's polling mean for local seats?
The coalition's change to voting rules is radical but Labour helped make it possible
OPINION: Accusations of 'voter suppression' have grown since electoral enrolments closed.
Are electorate wins the coalition’s lifeline? Why local races look set to shape election
An overhang of three seats could give the current coalition a 62-61 majority.
Sensible Sentencing Trust removes images of politicians from attack advertisement
The Greens complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about the ads.
Inside the electorate where Chris Bishop is fighting for political survival
A loss in Hutt South could see Bishop out of Parliament altogether.