Labour says it will 'never' support Te Pāti Māori prison abolition policy

Te Pāti Māori says it will abolish prisons by 2040 in favour of community-led solutions to address the enormous inequities ...

New Zealand election scheduled for Nov. 7 with the costs of living and housing the top issues

New Zealand will hold a national election on Nov. 7, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced Wednesday.Luxon, the leader ...

'Win back the country's biggest city': Hipkins set for first speech of election year

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says his party wants to win Auckland back after a dismal 2023 election result that included ...
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NZ First and Labour rise in Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll

First Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll of 2026 shows more people think NZ's heading in the wrong direction than the right ...
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Te Pāti Māori co-leader says she could work with NZ First

Te Pāti Māori, the Greens, Labour and NZ First could work together, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says ...
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Minor parties have major influence as New Zealand enters its election year

New Zealand's unique electoral system may prove as decisive as economic conditions in determining whether the first-term ...

Coalition parties extend lead over left bloc in latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll

New Zealand First has soared to nearly 12 percent in the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll, its highest result since the ...
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New Zealand Labour Party leader postures as a “democratic socialist”

In an interview with Radio NZ (RNZ) on November 12, New Zealand’s opposition Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins sought to identify himself with New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Party ...