Saturday, November 29, 2025

Politics

Protesters stage sit-in at Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown’s office

Members of the organisation Christians for Peace in Palestine are today, September 15, staging a sit-in protest at the local electorate offices of Pakuranga...

Major Auckland protest expected to disrupt traffic

Motorists intending to travel around Auckland this Saturday, September 13, are being urged to plan ahead due to protest action that’s expected to cause...

Bayly: Catching up with the kōkako

By Andrew Bayly, MP for Port Waikato In 2016, my eldest son and I dragged sledges 120 km to the North Pole to raise...

Costello: Growth, investment, and jobs

By Casey Costello, Minister of Customs, Seniors Over the last month, I have been travelling around New Zealand, attending public meetings on behalf of...

New political poll shows National up, but unable to form Government

There’s mixed news for the National Party in this month’s Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll, with National gaining in popularity but the three coalition parties unable...

Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle resigns from Parliament

Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle will resign from Parliament, it has been announcedp. “Over the past months, I have been on a journey of healing,”...

Who’ll tick your boxes in the Auckland local elections?

Voting in this year’s local elections opens on Tuesday, September 9, and Aucklanders are being invited to learn about candidates.  They can find out who...

“Responsible drinkers should not be penalised” – alcohol law to change

Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee has announced proposed changes to the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 and says the focus is on...

$2.7b boost to New Zealand’s military equipment

Seahawk helicopters and Airbus planes are set to replace aging New Zealand Defence Force aircraft in the first major investment decisions to be made...

Infrastructure investment boosting jobs

By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP for Botany Thousands of jobs will be created as a result of billions of dollars’ worth of...