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Todd Muller bows out with plea for climate action, more co-operation between National and Labour
Former National leader Todd Muller has delivered his valedictory speech.
Hundreds of Te Pāti Māori election billboards targeted in ‘frightening’ attacks
"They’ve been targeted to the point where it’s sadly become almost an anti-Māori sport."
Former National Party leader on rebuilding and moving on
Todd Muller describes rebuilding himself after 2020 - and deciding to leave.
Michael Wood to apologise to Parliament, but not found in contempt
Rules unclear around shares held in a trust, committee finds.
Act candidate resigns after comparing vaccine mandates to Nazi concentration camps
The PM has claimed Act is "propped up by a bunch of anti-vaxxers".
U-turn: Cyclone-affected properties will be exempt from capital gains tax
The u-turn follows reporting in the Herald.
'Taonga belongs to all of Aotearoa': Calls for stuffed huia to return to NZ
Two stuffed Huia being auctioned in UK should be in Aotearoa, says Dame.
Opinion: It is very dangerous for politicians to start picking preferred medication
Using terminal illnesses to grab votes is not our way to win an election.
Experience vs diversity, gang home detention sentences increase and cable car rescue | Focus Morning Bulletin August 23, 2023
Outgoing National MP Michael Woodhouse claims being male cost him his position, the number of gang members on home detention sentences increases and the passengers stranded in a broken cable car are finally rescued. Video / NZ Herald / AP
Outgoing National MP says being male cost him his position
Michael Woodhouse says he fears Dunedin was being abandoned by National.
Home detention sentences for gang members increases by 60pc
National says the increase is concerning from a "public safety" perspective.
Aupito William Sio gives last speech in full traditional Samoan wear
Former Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio arrived in Samoan style to deliver his final speech at Parliament. Video / Parliament TV
'Should be ashamed of himself': PM says on Seymour's Guy Fawkes joke
A National Party Pacifika candidate is also calling for Seymour to apologise.
Helen Clark-backed Labour donation drive hits $400k in a week
The party raised over $200k in 24 hours since Clark said she'd match donations.
Luxon disavows Act Zero Carbon, Treaty of Waitangi policies
National has ruled out repealing the Zero Carbon Act.
Are Labour in for a historic loss?
With the polls showing a downward trend in Labour’s votes, will they end up taking a historic loss? Video / Newstalk ZB
Bryce Edwards: Is it now all over for the Labour Government?
OPINION: The race had been looking close for much of the year.
Claire Trevett: 'Underdog' Labour MPs suffer bout of poll indigestion
OPINION: Explaining is losing, especially when you're explaining why you're losing.
Audrey Young: Hipkins has Kiwis' sympathy - now he needs their votes
OPINION: Nothing the PM does seems to move the dial.
Chris Hipkins promises 'vigorous campaign' as Labour drops in the polls
The PM indicates he may take a leaf out of the Opposition's book.
Opinion: The trajectory is unmistakable - and Hipkins is running out of options
OPINION: The trajectory is unmistakable, and Chris Hipkins is running out of options.
Hauiti: If National were new and innovate about their candidates, those three would be listed higher
Wāhine Māori land down the National Party list.
Hipkins dubs Labour 'underdogs' as party support crashes in poll
The poll had Labour on 29 per cent, down four points on the last poll in July.
Crackdown on vape stores, UK nurse sentenced and parking prices go up | Focus Morning Bulletin August 22, 2023
Labour’s latest election promise as the party grapples with its worst poll result in six years, UK nurse Lucy Letby sentenced for the murders of seven babies ad another blow for Auckland motorists. Video / NZ Herald / AP / Getty
Opinion: There’s a lot of scaremongering about Māori elite, but what about the Pākehā elite?
OPINION: The political noise about a Māori takeover is almost deafening.
Simon Wilson: Big plans and bigger problems for transport in Auckland
OPINION: Simon Wilson on transport agreements, disagreements and the truly "farcical".
Thousands of families, cyclone victims subject to CGT on family home under new rules
An IRD interpretation may mean high tax via the bright-line test for many.
Labour's vaping policy: Control over number of stores and where they can be
Labour also wants much bigger fines for selling or supplying children with vapes
Claire Trevett: Chris Hipkins stares into blizzard of bad polls
Hipkins will face some difficult question as Labour's polls worsen.
Election 2023: Foreign interference warning as security spend jumps by $1m
The PM believes candidates are more at risk of foreign interference in this election.
New vaping restrictions come with nicotine limits, no more fancy names but loophole remains
The maximum concentration of nicotine allowed will be slashed from September 21
Labour crashes to worst result in six years in new poll
The last 1News poll showed National and Act could just form a government.
Chris Hipkins speaks about senior doctors going on strike
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks about senior doctors going on strike. Video / Mark Mitchell