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Prospective politicians with hired hands from PR are flying kites in the media before committing to a campaign. Candidates running for office should be covered as news but can the media avoid being…

Opinion - The leadership visits are more interesting in that they serve as a spotlight on the two countries - politically, and on policy issues, writes Brigette Morten.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will touch down in Melbourne this afternoon, four months after her planned visit to the city was called off due to the Christchurch terror attack.

The farming industry says it's more logical that it leads the transition to agricultural emission pricing than having a new centralised levy. Video, Audio

The opposition leader Simon Bridges says the government's proposal to subsidise clean vehicles will cost taxpayers half a billion dollars in new taxes, and won't be revenue neutral.

This week Newshub and RNZ both ran interviews with far-right Austrian activist Martin Sellner. Mediawatch's Jeremy Rose argues neither provided the background required for their audiences to…

The Detail: Low personal polling for National Party leader Simon Bridges doesn't necessarily mean that replacing him before the election is a sure thing.

Low personal polling for National Party leader Simon Bridges doesn't necessarily mean that replacing him before the election is a sure thing. 

New Zealand's plastic bag ban may not cover many of the thicker "emergency-style" shopping bags stocked by supermarkets, despite the government's promise it would.

National Party leader Simon Bridges says Amy Adams told him months ago about her decision to leave. Video, Audio

Paul Goldsmith has been announced as Amy Adams' replacement for the finance and infrastructure spokesperson role amid National's caucus reshuffle.

National MP Amy Adams has announced she will retire from politics at the 2020 election. Watch a live stream of her press conference here. Video

With the Prime Minister's first Cabinet reshuffle to be announced this week, the fate of Housing and Transport Minister Phil Twyford has caused the most speculation. Audio

The Bar Association is warning politicians to be careful when criticising the decisions of judges.

If the government does not start work on a major State Highway interchange soon, then the local council will, Lower Hutt's mayor says.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she's comfortable with the way her interim chief of staff's conflicts of interest were managed.