Latest general election News

A plan exists for a fairer and healthier food system. Which party policies align best?
NZ’s health system suffers from chronic ailments only cross-party consensus can treat
NZ First Announces Party List For 2026 General Election
When one seat can decide who governs, how do you make the maths fair?
A future where every New Zealander can get the surgery they need
What do NZ voters really care about? A global comparison reveals some surprises
‘We’ll slaughter the bastards’ – how Bob Jones and the New Zealand Party changed politics in 1984
How ‘egalitarian’ Sweden became more comfortable with wealth
Special Rapporteur urges immediate end to post-election crackdown and release of political detainees: Zambia
Fiscal Rules Of National And Labour
One Nation thumps Labor to gain WA state seat of Secret Harbour at byelection
Former FMA Chair Craig Stobo to Stand for NZFirst in Botany
NZ election poll watch: right still leads left, but Opportunity could deny it a majority
Why a chronically underfunded arts sector will make NZ poorer – and duller
crackdown on fundamental freedoms: Uganda
Can social care ever really be fixed? Experts react to the latest in a long line of promises
With contentious fisheries reforms on hold, should NZ rethink bottom trawling?
NZFirst Announces Next Tranche Of Candidates
This ‘centrist’ party is rising in NZ polls. Will it prove power broker?
New Zealand First To Campaign On ‘Citizens Only Voting’
Michael Laws To Stand For NZ First
Andy Burnham’s meteoric rise tells us much about how politics and power are changing
Teal independents’ new party presents an opportunity – and a risk
Minister urges racing industry to work together
Keir Starmer resigns: can anyone survive as prime minister in today’s Britain?
Will ‘move on’ orders for rough sleepers make cities safer – or revive Victorian-era cruelty?
NZFirst Candidate For Hamilton East Announced
NZFirst Candidate For Taranaki-King Country Announced
Compulsory voting has boosted turnout in Australia – is it time NZ tried it?
Candace Kinser selected to stand for National in Auckland Central
The Member for Ballina Adjunct Professor Tamara Smith MP today announced that she will not be contesting the 2027 State election. Ms…
Will weakening Treaty provisions in NZ law create more problems than it solves?
Skilled plumbers and drainlayers scheme expands
Southland Federated Farmers President Jason Herrick to Stand for NZ First
Greens unveil diverse list with large Māori representation
Dale Aotea Stephens selected as National’s candidate in Christchurch Central
Councillor Jason Virgo – Member For MacKillop
NHS dissatisfaction is falling – is this a turning point or is something else at play?
Green Party announces 14 Māori candidates in the initial candidate list for the 2026 General Election
Bill to modernise census passes first reading
Andrew Bayly Not Standing For Selection In Port Waikato
Government Must Reverse Disastrous Pay Equity Changes
When Seafood Becomes Election Issue
NZ First Bill To Enable Binding Referendum On Māori Seats At 2026 Election
Matthew French selected as National’s candidate in Taieri
Public Sector Code to strengthen integrity
Polls are snapshots, not predictions: how to read them critically this election year
Green MP Celia Wade-Brown announces decision to stand down at 2026 election