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One eye-catching policy currently being proposed by the Labour party is a ban on “bidding wars” in the private rented sector. In many high-pressure housing markets bidding by competing prospective tenants, instigated by the landlord or letting agent, results in tenants agreeing to pay a considerably higher rent than originally…

A New Zealand lawmaker says the government will overhaul the gun laws tightened after the mass shooting by a white supremacist five years ago

More than 180 visa cancellations were overturned by a tribunal after the government ordered foreign nationals' connections with Australia be made a priority.

The dawn raids of the 1970s, when police descended on Pacific Island households in New Zealand’s main cities to find and deport “overstayers”, remain a scar on New Zealand’s collective memory.

Outgoing Greens leader James Shaw has promised to "haunt" Prime Minister Chris Luxon if he unwinds environmental protections for endangered species.

New Zealand's MPs will get modest pay increases, starting with 2.8 per cent this year, in the first wage rise in six years.

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2024 elections worldwide lack female contenders; gender gap persists in leadership, highlighting need for more women in power.

He lacked the gifts to succeed in the bearpit of Irish politics, yet did. And he escapes the battle that looms for his successor, says journalist Tommie Gorman

Former New Zealand finance minister Grant Robertson has exited politics, saying he is at peace with his legacy despite it not including major tax reform.

New Zealand's deputy prime minister has drawn sharp criticism for likening Jacinda Ardern's previous Labour government to Nazi ideology.