Navigation for News Categories
Election 2023 headlines with summaries.
-
Harete Hipango aims for Te Tai Hauāuru seat, withdraws from Whanganui selection
16 Feb 2023National MP Harete Hipango has announced she wants to contest the Māori seat of Te Tai Hauāuru at this year's election.
-
‘Unjust colonial weapon’: Green Party promises to continue fight against perpetual leases
10 Feb 2023A Green Party politician is vowing to make perpetual leases an election issue as Māori landowners continue their fight to gain back control of their whenua.
-
Chris clash: Leaders flare up over policy purge, climate
9 Feb 2023Chris Hipkins and Chris Luxon have defended their records on climate change and traded barbs over a lack of ideas.
-
Robertson disputes millions spent on TVNZ-RNZ merger were 'wasted'
9 Feb 2023"There's an argument about whether money is wasted or money is spent," the finance minister told Morning Report. Audio
-
National leader hijacked by anti-vaxxers, conspiracists at packed public meeting
8 Feb 2023A crowd packed the Rangiora Town Hall to listen to Christopher Luxon - it was not a lovefest with the party faithful, however.
-
Govt policy reset a 'mixed bag' for businesses and unions
Businesses and unions have found themselves celebrating and criticising the government's first round of reprioritisation measures - for opposite reasons.
-
Minimum wage rise means 'thousands of NZers don't go backwards' - Hipkins
The minimum wage is set to increase by $1.50 an hour with the government saying the impact on inflation will be "negligible".
-
Chris Hipkins' first question time as PM: Will he 'win the House'?
3 Feb 2023Analysis - Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has had a dream start with polls showing Labour ahead of National, but now he has to prove himself in Parliament and quickly deliver on his promises.
-
Iwi leaders warn Hipkins not to bow on Three Waters co-governance
3 Feb 2023Iwi leaders have accused National and ACT of "fanning the flames of racism", urging the prime minister to be brave and not walk away from partnership on three waters.
-
Co-governance and climate to top agenda as PM meets Iwi Chairs Forum
3 Feb 2023Iwi leaders will lay their requests and concerns before Prime Minister Chris Hipkins ahead of Monday's commemorations.
-
Shaw pulls out of Wellington Central race, backs councillor
2 Feb 2023The decision turns Wellington into a 2023 battleground, with three brand new faces set to contest the electorate - and Shaw has already thrown his support behind Tamatha Paul.
-
Chris Hipkins says it's 'inane' to rule anything in or out
2 Feb 2023The new prime minister is taking a different approach to making tough calls to his predecessor. Audio
-
Australian minister orders changes for New Zealanders facing deportation
1 Feb 2023Australia's immigration minister has ordered his department to soften its stance on deporting New Zealanders convicted of serious crimes.
-
New ministers sworn in following Hipkins' Cabinet shuffle
1 Feb 2023The government's new ministers have been officially sworn in at a ceremony at Government House.
-
Watch: Hipkins confirms fuel excise, public transport decision - 'Every little bit helps'
1 Feb 2023Prime Minister Chris Hipkins who is in Auckland today has confirmed the cut to the fuel excise tax and half-price public transport will be extended until June. Audio
-
Watch: Hipkins reshuffles Cabinet portfolios
31 Jan 2023Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has announced Jan Tinetti, Michael Wood, Ayesha Verrall, Willie Jackson and Kiri Allan are being shifted up the Labour rankings, with Nanaia Mahuta and Andrew Little…
-
Rurawhe will not contest Te Tai Hauāuru, moves to Labour list
26 Jan 2023Te Tai Hauāuru MP and Speaker of the House Adrian Rurawhe will not stand for the Māori electorate in October's general election and will instead move to the Labour Party list.
-
How political polls work and why they can't tell you who will win
28 Jan 2023Opinion - Election year has begun with a bang, and already the punditry and speculation are ramping up, but Grant Duncan warns not to treat polls as gospel.
-
Grant Robertson goes list-only, will not contest Wellington Central
27 Jan 2023Finance Minister Grant Robertson plans not to run in the Wellington Central electorate this election, campaigning as a list-only candidate.
-
Why Grant Robertson didn't run to be prime minister
26 Jan 2023The finance minister says he is relieved Chris Hipkins put his hand up, because he really did not want to.
-
Minimum wage too high to hike without fuelling inflation - National
Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says it's a "great shame" the minimum wage has gone up so much under Labour. Audio
-
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins defends cost-of-living record, promises more action
Chris Hipkins has put the "bread and butter" issue of inflation at the top of his government's agenda, saying today's figures confirm that's the right approach.
-
'Take some of the pain off' - Small businesses offer Hipkins advice
Small businesses across Aotearoa aren't confident the new prime minister will address their issues in time to win them over before the general election.
-
Watch: Hipkins holds first post-Cabinet media briefing as PM
25 Jan 2023Chris Hipkins - in his first meeting with ministers as prime minister - has reiterated the absolute focus over coming weeks will be the reprioritisation of the government's policy programme, he says.
Top News stories
- NZ ranks low in global economic comparison for 2024
- Winston Peters spends much of year's last speech criticising Te Pāti Māori, Waititi breaks into song
- Stolen pounamu second largest commodity in drug trade, says hapū
- Live: Rescue efforts continue in Vanuatu, international assistance begins to arrive
- Opposition parties move towards 'formalising' collaboration
Subscribe
Get the top 8 headlines each day at 8am with our daily email newsletter.
