Politics

Protest groups have left Parliament grounds

Protest groups that marched to Parliament today have departed the grounds and Police report no issues from today's protest activity. Relieving Wellington... Read More

Election 2023: Live updates from September 29

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the National Party's fiscal vision "says everything about their priorities". Hipkins spoke to media in Lower Hutt this... Read More

Tauranga candidates talk road congestion charges

As part of a series leading up to the General Election, Sun Media is asking candidates from Tauranga, Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel electorates about issues... Read More

Election 2023: Live updates from September 28

Just over two weeks out from the election and both major parties are pitching to voters to ease the cost of living. The question is whether voters will prefer... Read More

School students voting in mock election

School students are getting a jump on the rest of the country and heading to the polls with a mock election. About 115,000 children, at 775 schools are voting... Read More

Voting before election day: What you need to know

Voting for the 2023 General Election has started for anyone overseas from Wednesday - but the election itself is still over two weeks away, with votes not set... Read More

Candidates front up on social issues

Candidates representing some of the major political parties presented their ideas on social issues this week to an audience of about 50 people working in the... Read More

Ngāi Te Rangi settlement stalled: protests loom

Frustrated by the prolonged delay in achieving justice, a local iwi is now gearing up for a series of protest actions to shake up the foundations of the unresolved... Read More

Election 2023: The latest updates from today

Both major political party leaders are in Auckland today making announcements. Labour leader Chris Hipkins has been at the Cordis Hotel in Grafton announcing... Read More

What you need to know before voting

Explainer - On October 2, early voting will begin for the general election that will decide who will govern the country for the next three years. So let's... Read More

General Election: Voting starts soon

Voting in the 2023 General Election will be underway soon. Overseas voting starts today. Voting places will be open in New Zealand next Monday, October... Read More

Live: Election updates from September 26

National Party leader Christopher Luxon has toured a strawberry farm in north-west Auckland where he announced a new policy directed at people on a jobseeker... Read More