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Dumping untold thousands of people into prison is much easier than solving any of our social problems. But it won’t work, argues Emilie Rākete.

From preparations that begin two years out, to a double vote count after the polls close, our elections are a massive logistical exercise.

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

MediaRoom column: Despite the sometimes lazy, partisan and malign social media criticism of our political news coverage, journalists served the public well this campaign

There are renewed calls to limit the use of compulsory treatment for mental health patients, with advocates saying clinicians don't need to wait for a re-written Mental Health Act to get started.

Foreign policy has yet to feature significantly this election despite its obvious implications for national security and development. Internationally, observers are looking for what the elections will mean for policy towards Aukus, the Ukraine War, and, crucially, climate change, writes Robert Patman.

Māori split their vote, and are signalling incredibly strongly that they want Te Pāti Māori and Labour to work together.

As Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins clashed in the final leaders' debate of the 2023 election campaign, Newsroom confirms both made provably false claims.

Martin Connelly publicly derided a local resident for not knowing the meaning of the word 'hyperbole'. Now he's the one accused of over-the-top criticisms of councillors and staff. Jonathan Milne reports.

Latest opinion polls show the number of undecided voters remains significant so there was plenty still on the line in last night’s final TV debate. But the different approaches of the two rivals made for a strange contest.

From 1960 to the mid-1980s, unprecedented rates of institutionalisation of young people were normalised by the police, judiciary and state welfare institutions, the impacts of which are still felt today, write Len Cook and Anna Waapu