Seun Kuti on Nigeria politics and the politics of music
Afrobeat star Seun Kuti has used a new NZ Herald interview to sharpen the link...
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Labour Party NZ attacks Temporary Additional Support changes
Labour Party NZ has criticised government changes to “Temporary Additional Support”, arguing the NZ government...
Good Politics vs Good Govt: Inside a Cabinet minister’s office in New Zealand
The NZ Herald’s “Good Politics vs Good Govt” turns the spotlight on a Cabinet minister...
New Zealand cost of living: why everything feels harder, slower and more expensive
New Zealand is confronting a New Zealand cost of living squeeze that, as Stuff reports,...
Members bills NZ: how the biscuit tin shapes lawmaking
New Zealand Parliament’s members bills NZ process is a quiet but consequential part of NZ...
Budget 2026 NZ: $81.5m customs crackdown on drug pipelines
Budget 2026 NZ redirects $81.5 million to a customs crackdown targeting drug pipelines into NZ,...
Threats to MPs prompt security boost across Parliament
New Zealand’s Parliament has moved quickly after “threats to MPs,” with NZ politics now focused...
Wellington mayor reacts to Government public sector cuts plan
The Wellington mayor says he was “surprised” by the Government public sector cuts plan, a...
A licence on your phone is only the beginning
Digital driver licences, NZ Verify, Govt.nz, and online age verification are starting to form part of the same digital verification ecosystem.
Thomas Coughlan warns of unintended consequences in NZ Herald column
Thomas Coughlan’s latest NZ Herald political commentary NZ argues that New Zealand politics is wrestling...
Digital ID was not a public priority. So why the rush?
OIA papers show the government treated digital driver licences as a major priority despite limited evidence New Zealanders were demanding them.
Stanford confirms universal age verification coming. But what exactly is being built?
“That is the only detail the public has been given.”
Hipkins can’t say what’s in ‘cornerstone’ policy, what it costs or what it creates – blames Treaty issues
You have to vote for them to find out.
Thousands of public sector jobs to go as government pushes AI overhaul
Bloated after a “period of largesse”.
NZ birthrate falls again as Māori population grows faster than national average
But you're not comparing apples to apples.
