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Stuart Nash, who vowed to stay Labour even after sacking, joins NZ First

The former Labour Cabinet minister, sacked in 2023 after a series of breaches, will stand for NZ First in Napier.

Analysis: National’s election budget is banking on a fragile surplus, writes Jenna Lynch

Superannuation and debt have prevented a lolly scramble - and coalition partners prevented Willis’ solutions to them .

Damien Grant: Nicola Willis talks fiscal discipline — then Winston Peters enters the chat

What could possibly go wrong?

Peters outlines compulsory KiwiSaver and BNZ buyback plans

Photo: RNZ New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has announced a policy to automatically enrol all newborn New Zealand citizens into KiwiSaver with a $1000 government cont...

Watch: Live: Peters says NZ First will make Kiwisaver enrolment compulsory at birth, will buy back BNZ

The NZ First leader is addressing a public meeting in Auckland

NZ First to make Kiwisaver compulsory, buy BNZ back as Peters takes swipes at ‘neo-liberal’ twits

New Zealand First will make Kiwisaver compulsory, include a $1000 cash injection from birth, and will buy back BNZ bank from Australia.

Winston Peters denies MFAT bid for more business class flights ever made it to the finance minister

The finance minister has confirmed a Winston win in the budget - no cuts for MFAT. But she’s revealed they wanted more cash for business class flights.

Peters' buyback bank plan 'bad signal' for investors: analyst

NZ First leader and government minister Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ RNZ Midday Report Winston Peters' threat to nationalise a major Australian-owned bank would send a "bad s...

Nicola Willis cuts jobs, loves AI, hates NZ First

The finance minister announced public service layoffs, celebrated AI, and took swipes at Labour and NZ First in her pre-budget speech.  Nicola Willis chose the clubrooms of the Nat...

NZ PM Luxon promises fiscal responsibility ... as you do

New Zealand PM Luxon:Government committed to putting debt on a downward path towards 40% of GDP, returning to Obegalx surplus by FY 2028/29Net operating spending on new initiatives...

Willis promises 'frank and candid' approach at White House meeting

Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ By Craig McCulloch of RNZ Finance Minister Nicola Willis has promised to be "frank and candid" in her White House meetings overn...

Parliament: The new House of Taine? New Zealand First scores former All Blacks captain

Stuff can reveal Taine Randell will run as a candidate for New Zealand First at the election

Budget 2026 winners and losers: Winston comes out on top, banks lose

ANALYSIS: The coalition's election year Budget had been promoted as a "tough love" plan, delivering "the basics", while demanding belt-tightening across the sta...

Peters’ last play for power

Opinion: NZ First is aiming to put party in a position where Winston Peters can demand PM role be rotated with National

Luxon shuts down Winston Peters’ ‘Labour-style’ BNZ buyback proposal

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has ruled out signing up to NZ First’s proposal to buy back BNZ.

PM Christopher Luxon 'very relaxed' about Winston Peters' fees-free Budget 'leak'

The Prime Minister says he got 'Heathered' on the radio.

Checkout time: NZ First wants to break up Pak'n Save and New World

Winston Peters unveiled his party’s supermarkets policies on Sunday, which also involved giving the Commerce Commission greater powers.

Checkout time: NZ First wants to break up Pak'n Save and New World

Winston Peters unveiled his party’s supermarkets policies on Sunday, which also involved giving the Commerce Commission greater powers.

Prime minister discusses retirement age during Canterbury visit

Labour’s Vanushi Walters on Govt’s ‘selective’ diplomacy and the challenge of trusting Trump

One MP, One Pint: Tangi Utikere is looking to be a sure thing for Palmy this election

The Labour MP reckons a strong cheehoo should be a prerequisite for the Pacific peoples ministerial position. It’s Labour MP Tangi Utikere’s birthday today, and when he tells you h...

Winston Peters hits prime position in new political poll

The Government has seen a significant increase in support according to the first Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll taken since the recent announcement of its fuel security plan. The new...

The grand solution Wayne Brown believes has New Zealand’s best interests at heart

Opinion: The self-styled Prime Minister of Auckland has been mulling a big political problem, and earlier this year he settled on a solution.

How will Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis sell a ‘tough love’ budget?

Since there will be no ‘backpocket boost’ in Budget 2026, National will need to explain how fiscal restraint will help voters in a perpetual cost of living crisis. Balancing the bu...