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Opportunity flirts with oblivion in latest poll
A new poll shows Opportunity down, coming closer to missing out on Parliament.
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Chris Hipkins and Kieran McAnulty speak to the media
Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to the media in Mt Roskill. Video / Stuff
Greens blast 'backing the gangs' election billboard ads
The Greens have lodged an ASA complaint over the election ads.
‘Shape its own agenda’: Labour attacks National over $790k supermarket advice
MBIE spent more than $789,569 on contractor and consultant advice on the sector.
Election 2026 Campaign Diary: Why Seymour thinks Swarbrick should move to France
National suffered some of its own bruises this weekend.
Labour candidate deletes social video promoting iwi’s enrolment draw to win iPhone
The party acknowledged her comments could have been clearer.
Parenting deficit: What political parties propose for working parents
Here's how the seven parties plan to tackle the parenting deficit this election.
‘They’ve had a year’: 300,000 Kiwis miss crucial election enrolment deadline
Young people aged 18-24 made up nearly half of those not enrolled.
‘A scourge in this community’: Seymour draws line on MPs engaging with gangs
Seymour says Act isn't 'against the human beings', rather the practice of gangs.
Five parties are campaigning on KiwiSaver changes. How would each affect you?
OPINION: It looks like compulsory KiwiSaver could do far more harm than good.
Business leaders unimpressed by election supermarket shake-up plans
National’s Foodstuffs separation proposal scored 1.83 out of 5 in the survey.
Andrew Campbell's recollections of Ardern as PM amplify what the Chrises lack
OPINION: The chief press secretary's new memoir makes us lament a lost political ambition.
Labour setting up Starship visit after Hipkins said it would be inappropriate amid campaign
Hipkins says he would 'move heaven and earth' to support Starship if he was elected.
This politician has done more to help the Coalition than any other
OPINION: She has managed to tie three opposition parties up in the Mongrel Mob fiasco.
Labour campaign rocked as candidate quits days out from voting
Candidate Kerrin Leoni resigned yesterday with early voting opening on Monday.
The boardroom runs the ruler over the parties' policies
Act’s pharmacist expansion, including blood tests, scored highest at 4.01.
CEOs deliver damning verdict on Te Pāti Māori
93% of chief executives said Te Pāti Māori lacked coalition credibility.
Brutal politics clouds the Chrises’ sunny Hawke’s Bay campaign stop
The two leaders may not have crossed paths but they did hold the same rooster.
Election 2026 Campaign Diary: This week's winner is ABC… Anyone But Chippy
Labour's Chris Hipkins had no good choices when it came to candidate Kerrin Leoni.
Business leaders question Greens' coalition credibility
Swarbrick scored 2.18 for opposition leadership, ahead of Davidson on 1.69.
Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni resigns, Hipkins says she 'paid a high price'
Meanwhile, the National Party says Leoni's actions are an 'appalling look'.
'Cannot change who my whānau are': Labour candidate issues statement after resignation
Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni has quit after campaigning with Mongrel Mob family members.
Ardern may be gone, but Ardernism is proving harder to evict this election
OPINION: The Chrises are grappling with Ardern's 'unbelievable emotional intelligence'.
Engagement and endorsement? Gang visit debate continues
Political commentators question if the Mob pad visit was worth the scandal.
Campaign Diary: Willis takes a dig at NZ First's spending promises
The Speaker is pointing his finger in the wrong direction over threats to MPs.
CEOs rate Edmonds credible, but question Labour's numbers
55% of business leaders say Edmonds is a credible future finance minister.
CEOs divided over Opportunity’s rise as Luxon’s coalition gamble comes under scrutiny
CEOs split 41% to 40% on Opportunity as a credible coalition partner.
Inside New Zealand's voter enrolment crisis and why Labour is so worried
During an afternoon in South Auckland, the Herald glimpsed the seriousness of the crisis.
Labour’s front bench fails to convince CEOs it is ready to govern
Barbara Edmonds tops Labour’s frontbench rankings at 3.39 out of 5.