Politics

Southland families bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis will get support from National with its new FamilyBoost childcare tax rebate, of up to $75 per week, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. “It’s expensive raising a family these days and sometimes it seems like there’re costs at every

National Party leader Christopher Luxon is heading South and will hold a public meeting in the city on Friday, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. “Mr Luxon will be at Transport World, from 3.00pm, with the doors opening at 2.30pm. “This meeting will be a good chance for people to hear from Christo

A National Government would scrap Three-Waters because it believes in localism, not centralisation, that was one of the messages National Party leader Chris Luxon gave the hundreds of Southlanders who turned out in Invercargill today/yesterday to hear him speak. “We will repeal Three Waters and work

Southland’s voice in Parliament just got a little stronger today, as Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds moves up the party ranks. “National leader Christopher Luxon announced the party’s refreshed caucus line-up ahead of election 2023 today, with Simmonds gaining a new ranking in the 20th spot. “Elected

Chris Hipkins is set to become the next Prime Minister of New Zealand after being the sole nominee for the Labour Party leadership. He has been a high-profile minister in the current Labour government, holding significant portfolios such as Education, Health, Covid-19 Response, and Police. The Labou

Jacinda Ardern has announced she will step down as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, in an emotional speech where she held back tears, this afternoon. Her resignation will take effect on the appointment of a new Prime Minister, and a caucus vote to elect a new Party Leader will occur in

Winston Peters discusses the Governments Five Waters with Sean Plunket. The media fails to notice the select committee bombshell that will hand iwi control over coastal and geothermal water. Only iwi have the right to issue these edicts, which are binding on the Water Services Entity in their region

The results of the eleventh Taxpayers’ Union Curia Poll is more bad news for the Labour government. Act & National could govern alone. The polling period was Thursday 1 – Friday 9 September 2022. Here are the headline results: National bounces back from 34% in August to 37% in September and Labour d