The Greens are promising cheaper public transport, Labour higher pay for care workers, and ACT KiwiSaver tax relief and a ban on compulsory spiritual requirements in resource consents.
Te Pāti Māori has announced a one-person party list, reinforcing its strategy of seeking Māori electorate wins while directing supporters’ party votes to Labour or the Greens.
Climate campaigners are using New Zealand’s EU free trade agreement to challenge the Government’s energy and farming policies, raising the prospect of consequences for exporters if a serious treaty breach is established.
National has changed a campaign graphic after Ipsos challenged its claim that polling showed voters wanted “no new taxes”.
Taxpayers have spent $82,408 implementing the latest electorate changes, while Green MP Julie Anne Genter wants Wellington Bays renamed Rongotai at the next review.
Labour’s Rachel Boyack says her party would require every international artist performing in New Zealand to include a local support act.
Auckland's Independent Māori Statutory Board criticizes the government's decision to revoke voting rights for non-elected members, highlighting concerns over Māori participation in local governance.
Eastland Port CEO Andrew Gaddum warns of an impending forestry crisis in Tairāwhiti due to restrictive consenting rules and environmental challenges.
Source: rnz.co.nz Labour proposes a right to repair for cars and consumer protection measures to empower independent mechanics and regulate car sales in New Zealand.
Government documents reveal a target of issuing four million digital credentials by mid-2028, while officials are withholding details of eight further credential projects across five agencies.
National’s “nine new taxes from Labour and their mates” slogan combines policies from Labour, the Greens, Te Pāti Māori and Opportunity.
New Zealand’s mortgagee sales are on track to reach their highest annual total since 2020, OneRoof reports.
New Zealand collected tax revenue equivalent to 32.6% of GDP in 2024, placing it sixth among 192 countries and above Australia, Canada, the UK and the US in a comparison that excludes social security contributions.
A poll commissioned by Foodstuffs and leaked to Stuff found 45% supported National’s policy to investigate forcing Pak’nSave and New World into separate companies, while 38% opposed it.
Te Pāti Māori’s campaign for electorate votes may be contributing to rising Green support among Māori, according to commentators discussing a new Mata-Horizon poll.
ACT’s Auckland Central candidate Antonia Modkova faced repeated heckling at a recent Auckland Central candidates’ debate after opposing different rights based on ancestry during a discussion about Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
