Tag: National Party

ANALYSIS: By Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne While the tide well and truly went out on Labour on election night in Aotearoa New Zealand,...

By Lydia Lewis and Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalists Pacific leaders fear they will have little or no voice in the new National-led government in...

By Debrin Foxcroft, Finlay Macdonald, Matt Garrow and Veronika Meduna, The Conversation From winning a single-party majority in 2020, Labour’s vote has virtually halved in...

RNZ News Christopher Luxon and the National Party are on course to form a new government with the ACT Party in Aotearoa New Zealand, with...

RNZ News Two polls out tonight both have Winston Peters firmly in the drivers' seat for forming a government with Aotearoa New Zealand's general election...

By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist The Pacific Election 2023 debate kicked off today with one of the most pressing issues for Pacific communties --...

ANALYSIS: By Dr Bryce Edwards The 2023 general election campaign must be the most hollow in living memory. There really isn’t much that is positive...

By Eloise Gibson, RNZ climate change correspondent While attention is focused on economists finding a $500 million-a-year hole in National's tax plans, a similar-sized hole...

ANALYSIS: By Ella Stewart, RNZ News longform journalist, Te Ao Māori National Party leader Christopher Luxon made claims about health outcomes that were clearly false....

ANALYSIS: By Maree Mahony, RNZ digital journalist Labour leader Chris Hipkins and National leader Christopher Luxon have faced off in a fast-paced but unspectacular debate...

By Peter de Graaf, RNZ News Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime walked into the lion's den when she took part in an election debate in Kerikeri...

Asia Pacific Report Opposition National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis was among three political leaders who made a surprising commitment at a debate last night...

By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist National says a series of attack ads targeting its leader Christopher Luxon funded by the Council of...

By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist Parliament has ended for another term, shutting down ahead of the Aotearoa New Zealand election campaign with...

ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University When New Zealand's opposition National Party’s transport spokesperson, Simeon Brown, questioned the logic of bilingual traffic signs, he seemed...

By Rayssa Almeida, RNZ News reporter New Zealand's Māori Party co-leader says the opposition National Party should go back to school if it thinks including...

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand's board chairperson Rob Campbell has been sacked over a political attack he made about the opposition National Party's...

By Jamie Tahana, RNZ News Te Ao Māori journalist at Waitangi, and Russell Palmer, digital political journalist Iwi leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand have accused opposition...

ANALYSIS: By Peter Wilson, political commentator for RNZ News Tuesday, February 7, at 2pm. That's when New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' parliamentary year...

ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University With a new prime minister sworn in and a cabinet reshuffle imminent, it is no exaggeration to say the...

ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University Following the surprise resignation of Jacinda Ardern on January 19, Aotearoa New Zealand already has a new Prime Minister...

Whakaata Māori Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says her Aotearoa New Zealand government will not back down on advancing Māori issues, even if National frames co-governance...