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With just under five months left until the October elections - and there's some fresh political polls to ponder. A Newshub-Reid Research poll shows Labour neck and neck with National, around 35 per… Audio

Te Pāti Māori has risen in popularity in new political polling, suggesting they could play kingmaker this election.

The party has almost doubled in points from 1.8 percent to 3.5 percent in the… Audio

After dominating the political news cycle last week, Te Pati Maori is again the big headline player in the latest Newshub-Reid political poll released on Sunday. On current polling Te Pati Maori would… Audio

National's Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says the Finance Minister needs to explain what Government savings will be spent on.

In a pre-budget speech yesterday, Grant Robertson said the Budget… Audio

Te Pāti Māori went on the attack in parliament last night after both major parties refused to support its proposed ban on seabed mining.

The party's co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer gave an… Audio

National's leader Christopher Luxon has unequivocally ruled out working with Te Pāti Māori to form a government after the election.

It follows a turbulent period for the parties on the left - with… Audio

Most Year 12s in the South Island will have no school today, thanks to a rolling teachers' strike that's making it's way up North from tomorrow. More than 20,000 secondary school teachers will take… Audio

First it was Wellington and now its Auckland... Train commuter chaos in both cities, all in the one week. National's transport spokesperson Simeon Brown spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Parliament's Speaker has confirmed Meka Whaitiri will move to Te Pati Maori and legally remain a member of parliament as an independent. He's refused calls from the National Party and ACT for… Audio

She says she wants to be a fresh vibrant voice for Tamaki. Deputy ACT leader Brooke van Velden has announced plans to go head-to-head with National's Simon O'Connor for the electorate vote in… Audio

In a surprise move the government minister Meka Whaitiri is set to resign from Labour and join Te Pati Maori. RNZ understands Ms Whaitiri, who has been MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti since a by-election in… Audio

Two kiwi collegiate rugby players are celebrating as their American university reached victory for the first time ever, in any national sporting event.

Hayden McKay and Kiahi Horan helped lead their… Audio

National is describing the Government's changes to the Clean Car Discount scheme as a kick in the guts to farmers and tradies. Transport Minister Michael Wood announced a toughening of the scheme's… Audio

Despite a major new Inland Revenue report finding the country's ultra rich pay less than half the tax rate of the average person, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins insists there will not be a wealth or… Audio

We've been talking this morning about National's proposal to attract more nurses and midwives into the profession. The party plans to offer financial incentives ... as long as participants agree to a… Audio

The National Party says it will pay off part of the student loans nurses and midwives rack up during study, if they commit to working in New Zealand for five years. They'd pay… Audio

The National Party has committed to repealing two rental laws if they win the election, claiming Labour has waged a war on landlords with it's rules.

It plans to bring back no-cause terminations and… Audio

The rising cost of living appears to have peaked, with at least one economist saying inflation will be closer to three percent by the end of the year.

The latest figures show annual inflation falling… Audio

Two of the best paddlers in the world will go head-to-head this weekend at the National Canoe Sprint Championships, both hoping to secure the prestigious K1 500 spot at this year's World Championships… Audio

National is hoping voters will quickly forget about its latest candidate, Stephen Jack, who resigned after being preselected.

Mr Jack was chosen to run in the seat of Taieri, near Dunedin, but his… Video, Audio

National's latest ex-candidate has lashed out at the media after resigning, claiming "woke stupidity" and "character assassination" had destroyed his political ambitions.

Stephen Jack was running in… Audio

Stephen Jack has resigned as the National Party candidate for Taieri after it was revealed he shared a poem online comparing Jacinda Ardern to Adolf Hitler.

A National Party spokesperson told RNZ on… Audio

The Agriculture Minister, Damien O'Connor, says the National Party's proposed 'Getting back to farming' policies would be a "backward step".

National unveiled a list of 19 proposals yesterday, such… Audio

The National Party is promising to reverse a ban on live animal exports if it's elected to government.

The ban has only just come into effect, with the last shipment of animals leaving Napier this… Audio