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To politics now, and National's Hamilton East candidate has not been clear about when he changed his long held views on fluoridation. Ryan Hamilton openly opposed fluoridation for more than two… Audio

The National Party's Hamilton-East candidate Ryan Hamilton has disavowed his decades-long opposition to fluoridation, but won't say when he changed his mind. After repeatedly ducking RNZ's requests… Audio

National's candidate for Hamilton East - and the frontrunner to win the electorate - has been a staunch opponent to fluoridation of water, vaccine mandates and supported groups that spread… Audio

The National Party candidate who is the frontrunner to win the Hamilton East electorate has been a staunch opponent of fluoridation of water, vaccine mandates and has supported groups that spread… Audio

The National Party has announced it will introduce new visas to attract high-paid foreign tech experts, if elected.

It says it has plans to award up to five-hundred work visas a year to recent… Audio

It's been whitebait patties and snacks galore for the National and Labour leaders on the campaign trail today, but questions persist over the opposition party's plan to fund its tax cuts. National's… Audio

Multiple polls point to a change of government. Is National passing the sniff test? Do voters really want ACT's 'real change' or a handbrake? We ask what a centre-right government might look like. Video, Audio

The National Party is refusing to release it's full tax policy modelling, which most economists are claiming will leave a half a billion dollar shortfall. 

Their concerns centre on the proposed… Audio

The National Party's tax plan has an enormous hole in it, according to analysis by economists from both sides of the political spectrum. Their concerns centre on the proposed foreign home buyers tax -… Audio

Economists across the political spectrum have found the National Party's tax plan has an enormous hole in it.

Their concerns centre on the proposed foreign home buyers tax - which National is relying… Audio

In the immortal words of Winston Peters, this is not his first rodeo.

Wednesday night's 1News-Verian poll had New Zealand First making a triumphant return to parliament, sitting on 5 percent of the… Audio

The National Party's tax plan has an enormous hole in it according to analysis by economists from both sides of the political spectrum.

Their concerns centre on the proposed foreign home buyers tax -… Audio

To the election campaign now, and Labour has promised a billion-dollar boost to increase the number trainee doctors every year, for three years.

Chris Hipkins says the increases would take the number… Audio

A twelve year old Bay of plenty school boy has won a national golf title after playing just three rounds of the game in his life. Bayleigh Teepa-Tarau nailed the nine hole golf competition at the AIMS… Video, Audio

The nation's books have been opened - and while there is no forecast recession, and and inflation is expected to dip below 3 percent by December 2024, there are some ugly numbers in front of us. Tax… Audio

The National Party isn't impressed by the Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update released yesterday.

National leader Chris Luxon spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Battered and bruised, but better than expected - that's the state of the government's books in Treasury's pre-election forecast.

The government is celebrating the state of the nation's coffers… Audio

Pacific nations struggling to retain trained nurses. Audio

National's Health Spokesperson, Shane Rei, says his party cannot commit to adopting Labour's free cervical smear policy if elected, without first seeing the costings and impact it will have on labs.

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Trained nurses in the Pacific are leaving for New Zealand and Australia as the Islands struggle to maintain their workforce.

Labour mobility schemes are being blamed for making it easier for nurses… Audio

The National Party is under pressure to explain where evicted anti-social Kāinga Ora tenants would go. 

The party says it would direct Kāinga Ora to evict and relocate repeat and serious anti-social… Audio

Support for the Labour Party has fallen 5.5 points to 26.8 percent in the latest Newshub Reid Research poll.

National is up 4.3 points on 40.9 percent. On these numbers, National and ACT can… Audio

National's plans to evict unruly Kianga Ora tenants will just see more people living in cars and substandard lodges according to one policy analyst. The party says there is deep community frustration… Video, Audio

ACT leader, David Seymour says his party will consider a confidence-only deal if National refuses to co-operate during post-election negotiations.

David Seymour warns a confidence-only deal would be… Audio