Politics

Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt has today announced his appointment of Cr Nobby Clark to the role of Deputy Mayor following the resignation, last week, of Cr Toni Biddle. “A Mayor has the authority to appoint a Deputy under s41A of the Local Govt Act. I can confirm that I will be tabling the appointment of [

UPDATED: https://whatsoninvers.nz/mayor-announces-deputy-mayor-appointment  With Invercargill City Councillor Toni Ms Biddle’s resignation it prompts the need for a new Deputy Mayor to be selected, and will result in a by-election. Take our poll, who should Mayor Tim choose as next deputy? [interact

TVNZ’s latest Colmar Brunton poll has Labour on 47 percent, National on 33 percent – with Labour unable to govern alone. The Green party is on 7 percent still trying to recover from the private school funding saga and the wealth tax as a red line, while ACT on 8 percent continues climbing grabbing t

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