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After its most successful election - taking all but one of the Māori seats - Te Pāti Māori is amping up for the next three years as "the only true opposition". 

It's a dramatic turnaround for a party… Audio

Leaders of APEC's member states are coming to San Francisco this week, but protestors are already there.

The annual summit between the group's 21 Asian and Pacific nations will to focus on… Audio

The incoming Prime Minister maintains his government will reduce taxes, but Christopher Luxon has been less willing to stand by the overseas home buyers policy that's meant to fund it. National's… Video, Audio

With National's potential partners ACT and NZ First finally getting together in Wellington this week, a sense of momentum is building for the trio to form a government. 

Labour's Chris… Audio

Negotiations to form the next Government will ramp up on Monday, now that more than half a million special votes have been counted, and the final shape of the next Parliament is known.

There are a… Audio

The final act of the 2023 election has reset the calculus, blowing apart National's dream scenario and driving up the price for forming government. 

With NZ First's support now a requirement, Winston… Audio

If you've ever caught yourself before expressing an opinion about politics, good parenting or even your favourite place to eat, you'll know that censoring is humankind's natural inclination says Greg… Audio

After a devastating collapse in their vote on election night, the Labour Party is examining what went so wrong and who is best to lead them from the opposition benches. 

Current and former MPs alike… Audio

A pipeline to prison is how in the incoming Chief Children's Commissioner is describing a proposed ram raid law. The bill, amending the Crimes Act, would see ram raid sentences of up ten years in jail… Video, Audio

The battle for the hearts, minds and votes of New Zealanders is over - nearly - with the preliminary results on Saturday putting National in a position to form the next government and Labour consigned… Audio

There's a lot we still don't know after election day. Here are the answers to those lingering questions from Saturday night.  Audio

Crushed Labour MPs - grappling with the reality of being banished to the opposition benches - will start returning to the capital on Monday. Preliminary election night results show Labour's share of… Audio

It has been a rollercoaster campaign, fiscal fights, feisty debates - all with the aim of taking the government benches.

In Focus on Politics this week, a look at the campaign as it all comes down to… Audio

National is pledging to double the value of key exports within a decade, if it leads the next government.

It says it would conduct more overseas trade missions than any other New Zealand government… Audio

TVNZ's multi-party debate this week illustrated key features of this election campaign: the minor parties' rising popularity, and the complicated role of NZ First. 

With polls they would need Winston… Audio

They're called tradwives, women who choose to stay home, focus on their families and housekeeping, and agree to be subservient to their husbands. They're part of an influential online community who… Audio

Business owners around Greymouth on the South Island's West Coast know about tough times, trading through coal mine closures, the Christchurch quakes and recessions. And then there's Covid and a cost… Video, Audio

Call this the week of Winston Peters - with the New Zealand First leader, riding a wave of renewed relevancy. 

In not one, but two TV polls, New Zealand First featured above that critical 5 percent… Audio

Auckland's Mount Albert electorate has always been held by Labour. It's produced party leaders and Prime Ministers like Helen Clark and Jacinda Ardern. But this year National is running a strong… Audio

The minor parties gave glimpses of their own cooperation styles at the Newshub Nation Powerbrokers' debate, while polls continued to signal Labour on the downturn. 

GDP numbers also showed no… Audio

Chris Hipkins needs a new song and dance routine and fast, or he could be doing the limbo and losing the next generation of Labour's leaders. Video, Audio

The second week of the election campaign has been all about the economy.

There was the pre-election opening of the books, with National's tax plans and Labour's spending coming under fire.

This… Audio

In an in-depth interview, Labour leader Chris Hipkins discusses Labour’s tax policy, Māori housing inequity, the cost of living, and the climate crisis. Video, Audio

One week into the official election campaign and the hyperbole is flying thick and fast. 

Distractions persisted throughout the week, with protesters at the major parties' campaign launches, outrage… Audio

As National announced its long-awaited tax plan, some journalists took a hard look at its numbers, while others focused more on political strategy and impact. Audio

The final thing Parliament did before adjourning was agree rules changes for the next Parliament. We discuss them with senior clerks David Wilson and Gabor Hellyer. Audio

The Parliamentary term came to an end this week after a tumultuous term, and Labour and National's election campaigns are launching this weekend - with just six weeks remaining before the big day. 

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Before Parliament adjourned it agreed new rules for next time. In discussing them MPs gave glimpses into the rules they would like to change and the Parliament they wished existed. Audio

National’s tax plan is a clever political document but raises questions about “heroic” numbers. We look at how much government spending doesn’t change and what’s up for grabs in coalition deals. Plus… Video, Audio