‘Everyone’s gone completely nuts’: David Seymour slams reaction to joke about blowing up ministry
His deputy says the joke has been “completely blown out of proportion”.
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Chris Hipkins confirms James Wallace has been stripped of his knighthood
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins confirms King Charles has approved the cancellation of James Wallace's knighthood. Video / Mark Mitchell
King Charles approves cancellation of James Wallace’s knighthood
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James Wallace case: King Charles strips disgraced arts patron of knighthood
“He can no longer use the title of ‘Sir’,” the Prime Minister told journalists.
National will pay for 13 cancer treatments by reinstating prescription fees
treatments would be available to all patients with clinical need: Luxon.
Election 2023: Former PM Helen Clark makes donation to Labour
The former prime minister has pledged to match donations to Labour.
Govt to legislate consistent maths, reading and writing teaching in schools
The new model would become compulsory from 2026.
Te Pāti Māori list has a dame, a lady and an ex Cabinet minister
20-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clark is No 4 on the Te Pāti Māori list
Opinion: Nat’s commitment to Dunedin must be questioned
Party will have no representation in New Zealand’s sixth-biggest city.
Derek Cheng: Why some voters don’t seem to trust Christopher Luxon
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Koroneihana: Politicians urged not to use Māori as 'political football'
Leaders of major parties attempted to woo Māori - Luxon even put on his dancing shoes.
Labour: Lessons in money and finance 'too important to be left to chance'
Labour wants the policy in place by 2025.
No Kermadecs deal before election - Hipkins
'We are not progressing the Kermadecs legislation before the election,' PM says.
Te Pāti Māori promotes youth to Parliament list
Te Pāti Māori Waikato-Tainui candidate at No 4 on Party list
Stuart Nash’s work wives, will Mike Hosking honour his bet and who won Chris of the week?
It comes as another National politician struggles with his spelling.
Analysis: Ugly campaign could be on cards as Labour mellows Māori message
Hipkins says he won't apologise for being pro 'by Māori, for Māori, with Māori'.
Luxon does his best to diversify National - why it won’t be enough
Christopher Luxon has done his best to bring gender diversity to National - it won't work.
Hipkins’ message to Māori voters: “We’ve made a lot of progress”
Chris Hipkins, Willie Jackson, and Willow-Jean Prime discuss their approach to Labour's Maori Caucus.
Luxon unveils National's list, senior MP withdraws
National to reveal the MPs it thinks will lead the party to victory.
National, Greens support giving households share of $2.5b ETS revenue
The parties both support the idea in principle, but disagree on the detail.
Watch: NZ First candidate Shane Jones sings to voters
Veteran MP Shane Jones uses rock hit to appeal to Northland voters.
Thomas Coughlan: Parliament is begging for its own dissolution
OPINION: The 53rd Parliament is begging for dissolution.
'In for a fight': Labour's Māori caucus revs up after tough few months
Senior Minister also reveals racism in campaign already worst in his four terms.
The positives and negatives of press photography
An exhibition in Parliament shows what photographers get up to when not in the House.
‘Racist attack': Pākehā donate thousands to repair vandalised Te Pāti Māori billboards
Good Pākehā Samaritans have taken a stand against racism.
National gets story straight on fuel taxes, clarifying contradiction
The party now says no hikes for three years.
Experts say giving KiwiSaver members more options could be costly
National's KiwiSaver diversification proposal has been met with scepticism.
From methodology to margins of error - everything you need to know about political polling
How accurate are they, what's a margin of error, and why aren't electorates polled?
Climate change: Govt reveals much-anticipated plan to price farming emissions
Labour's plan will see farm emissions pricing five years before National's.
Audrey Young: Best and worst of the week in politics
OPINION: The inside word on who's up, who's down and what's happening at Parliament.
Ministry of Pacific Peoples says staff were abused, lodges police report
The claim comes after the ministry was criticised for spending $40,000 on a farewell.
Let's rank this: Labour and National’s past and present campaign slogans
Earlier slogans were more adventurous and included a surprising amount of punctuation.
Stuart Nash to reveal new corporate role with international company
He teased his new job, saying the boss was fantastic and the company promoted excellence.
Government's transport plan, Work Visa Scheme concerns and Sir Michael Parkinson dies | Focus Morning Bulletin August 18, 2023
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