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Local Government Minister Simon Watts unveils rates cap with a target range of 2% to 4% increases, saying ‘ratepayers deserve councils that live within their means’

Local Government Minister Simon Watts unveils rates cap with a target range of 2% to 4% increases, saying ‘ratepayers deserve councils that live within their means’

Brian Easton says the tensions between different approaches to the economy are surfacing as the election nears

Brian Easton says the tensions between different approaches to the economy are surfacing as the election nears

Te Pāti Māori co-leaders say they will work to deliver a Government led by them, Labour and the Greens as its national council voted to expel MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris

Te Pāti Māori co-leaders say they will work to deliver a Government led by them, Labour and the Greens as its national council voted to expel MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris

A 28% tax on investment property transactions after 2027 will fund free GP visits; 'the most progressive change to New Zealand's tax system in a generation'

A 28% tax on investment property transactions after 2027 will fund free GP visits; 'the most progressive change to New Zealand's tax system in a generation'

National may have to make more concessions to New Zealand First after Election 2026, while Labour grapples with its own coalition of chaos

National may have to make more concessions to New Zealand First after Election 2026, while Labour grapples with its own coalition of chaos

Select Committee spikes Marama Davidson's Right to Repair Bill, sparking opposition allegations of public resource wastage

Select Committee spikes Marama Davidson's Right to Repair Bill, sparking opposition allegations of public resource wastage

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the Government is failing to rescue the economy and more fiscal support is needed to spur growth

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the Government is failing to rescue the economy and more fiscal support is needed to spur growth

Council rates will continue to increase over the next few years - but not as rapidly, ANZ economists say

Council rates will continue to increase over the next few years - but not as rapidly, ANZ economists say

The leftwing Green Party has found common ground with a small-government lobby group by proposing council rates be based solely on land values

The leftwing Green Party has found common ground with a small-government lobby group by proposing council rates be based solely on land values

Conservative New Zealand is still waiting for the Coalition to keep its promises – and NZ First’s surging poll numbers may be registering their impatience

Conservative New Zealand is still waiting for the Coalition to keep its promises – and NZ First’s surging poll numbers may be registering their impatience

Until Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori understand that the battle for law and order is waged in every human heart, and that if it is lost there, then it will be lost everywhere, they will never be returned to, or reconciled with, power

Until Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori understand that the battle for law and order is waged in every human heart, and that if it is lost there, then it will be lost everywhere, they will never be returned to, or reconciled with, power

Voters are losing confidence in National's ability to manage the economy and the cost of living as election 2026 creeps closer

Voters are losing confidence in National's ability to manage the economy and the cost of living as election 2026 creeps closer

Chlöe Swarbrick says the Public Finance Act should be reformed to promote productive investments and push Treasury to better analyse benefits of spending

Chlöe Swarbrick says the Public Finance Act should be reformed to promote productive investments and push Treasury to better analyse benefits of spending

History’s judgement of the manner in which the Coalition Government’s majority expressed its racially-charged hostility towards Te Pāti Māori is unlikely to be kind, says Chris Trotter

History’s judgement of the manner in which the Coalition Government’s majority expressed its racially-charged hostility towards Te Pāti Māori is unlikely to be kind, says Chris Trotter

A swathe of reforms proposed by the Government would ease regulatory controls on farming, forestry and other primary industries

A swathe of reforms proposed by the Government would ease regulatory controls on farming, forestry and other primary industries