Memorial Service on Saturday 25 August

As it licks its wounds, let’s hope the National Party can still find time to look back with some pride at what it has achieved in Epsom. The Act Party’s nationwide success on Saturday night has been a tribute to National’s foresight, and to its ...

The Green Party says there is a negotiation going on with the Labour Party, but there are more discussions to be had.

The cases were detected after routine day three testing but the immigration minister and air commodore agree there's no need to change border exemptions.

The Public Service Association welcomes the progressive electoral landslide New Zealand voters delivered on Saturday, and the union says its members look forward to implementing policies that reduce poverty and inequality, support affordable housing ...

Climate change is already happening in New Zealand and could have a profound impact on future generations of New Zealanders, a new report from the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ says. Our atmosphere and climate 2020 , released today, includes analysis ...

National Party leader Judith Collins has described obesity as a weakness and says people should not "blame systems for personal choices".

John Tamihere’s election campaign is on the rise and on track to return the Māori Party to parliament, a new Māori TV poll has revealed. The poll released on 11 October during the seventh and final Māori TV Maori Electoral campaign coverage has Tamihere ...

Last week, the issue of four-year parliamentary terms surfaced again. Infuriatingly, it is being discussed purely in terms of its convenience for political parties. They’d get so much more time to enact their policies, free of scrutiny or sanction by voters ...

If the pattern on election night holds, 2020 will be the most dramatic election in 100 years in terms of votes shifting between major parties.

The Electoral Commission has released the election night results for the 2020 General Election. Party  Party Votes % Votes Electorate Seats List Seats Total Seats Labour Party 1,169,397 49.1 43 21 64 National Party 638,393 26.8 26 9 35 ACT New ...

We know she’s a miracle worker, but can Jacinda Ardern really find a cure for capitalism? Tough job. Especially when Ardern is being expected to fix the effects of capitalism – child poverty, unaffordable housing, social inequality – without ...

Green Party co-leader James Shaw says he has spoken to Jacinda Ardern since last night's win for Labour, but they haven't discussed any possibilities of forming the next government. Greens co-leader James Shaw and Labour party leader Jacinda Ardern. ...

Labour leader Jacinda Ardern says the next government will be formed within the next few weeks, following the party's resounding victory in the 2020 General Election. Watch a live stream of the stand-up here: Last night's results have given the Labour ...

E tū congratulates the Labour Party and the Green Party for their respective victories after the preliminary results of General Election 2020. While the official count is yet to come, Labour have won enough votes to govern alone, and the Greens are ...

In the midst of COVID and the unpredictability that continues to bring, the election outcome will bring some certainty and a level of continuity for the business community, says Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Leeann Watson. "The ...