Willie Jackson follows in the footsteps of David Lange
The Labour MP will become the first Māori MP to debate at Oxford Union.
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Te Pāti Māori has previously the accused the Government of displaying white supremacy.
Focus: Government to publish school attendance data
Act Party leader David Seymour has announced the Government's plan to publish schools' attendance data every week. Video / Marty Melville
Focus: Deputy PM Winston Peters takes questions
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters took questions from the media. Video / Marty Melville
Double voting found in election result, judges and minister briefed
A small number of double votes is likely, but it would not change the result.
Ministry of Education now producing daily school attendance data
Reporting by schools is voluntary but will become mandatory next year.
Julie Anne Genter speaks as Speaker refers her to Privileges Committee
Genter flew out to the Chatham Islands ahead of Parliament sitting this week.
How the fast-track law could expose NZ to trade disputes
OPINION: The bill's potential fiscal and political risk is causing concern.
Audrey Young: The minister who made a criminal mess of Budget reveal
OPINION: Everybody - including the PM - left yesterday's press conference confused.
JT thought maybe a couple hundred protesters would front -wrong
OPINION: Willie Jackson recalls the day the hikoi came to Wellington
NZ First MP Jamie Arbuckle to donate council salary to charity
He will stay on as councillor until October to avoid a byelection.
PM wouldn't accept one of his MPs holding councillor position and salary
An NZ First MP is also a local councillor - with both salaries.
NZ launches trade negotiations with UAE
The country has begun trade negotiations with the United Arab Emirates.
The Shaw bank redemption: Simon Wilson on the former Greens leader and the Fast-Track Bill
OPINION: Everyone likes to call James Shaw a Blue-Green, but what does that mean?
'Catastrophic in terms of their reputation': Can the Greens bounce back from a string of controversies?
Julie Anne Genter is the fourth Green MP in under a year to spark controversy
Julie Anne Genter v businesses: Why the bad blood over cycleways?
A mandate for cycleways in the capital doesn't make for a painless process.
Govt revives Waikato mega-prison plans as $1.9b spend pays for 810-bed extension
About $440m of the spend was coming from cuts from the "back-office", Luxon said.
PM announces $1.9b Corrections investment including 810 more prison beds
Govt will train 470 corrections officers and add 810 beds to Waikato’s Waikeria prison.
OECD warns NZ Govt it shouldn’t borrow to pay for tax cuts
Organisation calls for a capital gains tax, better education and more competition.
MP Julie Anne Genter returns to work ... in the Chatham Islands
The under-fire MP is returning to work this week.
Co-leaders discussing fresh claims of poor behaviour with MP Julie Anne Genter
Act leader David Seymour believes Greens' response to initial incident was a 'cop out'.
'These MPs coming in kind of like we’re subservient to them'
Iwi leader lashes out at Ministers who attend Iwi Chairs Forum.
Minister doesn’t want Māori caught up in ‘green gullibility’ over changes to Crown Minerals Act
Shane Jones and Tama Potaka want to hear Māori views on changes to mining rules.
Building Bridges: Simon Bridges on life beyond politics
Former National leader Simon Bridges unhinged. Video / Dean Purcell
Simon Bridges says NZ wasn't ready for a Māori PM: 'I didn’t think enough about race relations'
The former National leader stepped away for a quiet life away from politics,. Or has he?
‘Māori Seabed, For Shore!’ - Two decades on from the largest hīkoi in a generation
Twenty years on from the biggest protest in Aotearoa, how far have we come?
PM, Auckland Mayor reveal how much Watercare bills will rise
This is the first deal struck under the new Local Water Done Well programme.
MPs spitting the dummy: Who followed through on threats to quit on principle?
OPINION: Some MPs are just plain offended at how they are treated by their party.
Is Winston Peters reluctant to trim MFAT?
Winston Peters says he is still talking with the ministry.
Winston Peters targeted by new protest tactics
Police and protesters are adopting fresh approaches as protest movement digs in.
Business owner claims Julie Anne Genter grabbed her
Nicola Cranfield thought the MP might have just been having a bad day, until this week.
Claire Trevett: Luxon and Stanford visit the 1980s; method in Shane Jones' fast-track madness
Stanford's education shift has shades of the 1980s about it, but it might work.
Pharmac and Health NZ mull future funding of Covid vaccines and treatments
Pharmac promises to publicly consult on any changes that will affect people’s access.
