Politics

TVNZ’s new poll out tonight shows Labour and the National Party both dropping, while the minority parties gain some more support. Labour is down 5 percentage points to 48 percent, and National is down 1 percentage point to 31 percent. ACT is up 2 percentage point to 7 percent, Green up 1 point to 6

National’s promising a short-term package of tax cuts – worth about $4.7 billion – to kick start the economy. Leader Judith Collins and finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith announced the policy in Wellington this morning. Watch the announcement Here: The changes would be made by significant increases

Wondering about who stands for what? Welcome to RNZ’s go-to guide for party policy this election. We’ve put together a directory with some brief information about what the parties represented in the last Parliament would do if they were re-elected. Labour leader Jacinda Ardern, National leader Judit

New Zealand First’s Winston Peters has joined National and ACT in criticising Labour and the Greens’ economic plans for Covid-19 recovery as risky, wasteful spending. Labour argues a balance is required between spending to boost the economy, managing the books responsibly, and without cutting key co

National will deliver a suite of much-needed transport projects that will shorten journey times, improve safety, create jobs and support tourism in the deep south. National’s Southern Transport Package includes a range of projects across Dunedin, Invercargill, Queenstown and the wider Southern regio

New Zealand First has made keeping the Tiwai Point smelter open a bottom line for any future government negotiations.   Leader Winston Peters met workers at the plant this morning and told them they needed to back his party if they want their jobs and futures secured. Today was Winston Peters’ secon

The Labour Party is promising to increase tax on the country’s highest two percent of earners and close loopholes so multinationals pay their fair share of tax. The party has released its tax policy and the new top rate of 39 percent on earnings over $180,000 is the sole change. Tax rates for compan

The council estimates it could cost $70,000 of unbudgeted spending to address concerns raised by a government review, which it will discuss during a public meeting this morning. It follows a Department of Internal Affairs request for information last month following rising tensions among elected mem