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A rule against shareholdings would exclude some MPs with business and investing experience from ministerial roles, some opponents warn. Jonathan Milne reports.

An attempt by Auckland clinicians to fix health inequities impacting Maori and Pacific people has become a frontline political issue in New Zealand.

If your insides start rumbling, it could be the ESA's fire truck

The station is expected to be built by 2026.

All smaller political parties seek to be in a position of influence, ideally through coalitions or support agreements – but there are risks

Media reporting of former political staffer’s private conversations prompts questions over legal ramifications

About 40 highway police allegedly involved in a scheme to take kickbacks from illegally overloaded trucks by issuing so-called "bribe stickers" will be transferred to inactive posts, Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew, the Counter Corruption Division (CCD) commander, said on Thursday.

Among a host of other recommendations, the Independent Electoral Review has proposed a referendum on extending the term of parliament to four years (from the current three). I’ll admit from the outset to being torn over the issue – the policy wonk in me says four, the election junkie says…

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann says he may still sue Brittany Higgins personally for defamation, in his first television interview since she accused him of raping her at Parliament House in 2019.