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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her deputy Grant Robertson have spoken to media about the Commonwealth Games at the weekly post-Cabinet media briefing.

National has dropped to 37 percent but still leads Labour on 33 percent in the latest 1 News / Kantar political poll.

Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni says there's no evidence National's welfare plan will work, while the Greens say it shows a "depressingly familiar side of the National Party".

Analysis - The cost of living payment gets messy, Cabinet decides to urgently fix a serious electoral law problem, and James Shaw won't face any challengers for Greens co-leadership.

National leader Christopher Luxon has been immortalised in puppet form at the Backbencher pub in the capital.

A slight rise in unemployment figures is being pointed to by opposition parties as a sign of the government's failure to deal with economic issues, but Labour is defending the latest numbers.

National and Labour are toeing the one-China line, but ACT leader David Seymour says he would be happy to visit Taiwan if invited.

Jacinda Ardern has acknowledged New Zealand's unique relationship with Samoa, as the two countries celebrated the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship.

Cabinet ministers will consider today an urgent law change to close a legal loophole allowing political parties to funnel large sums of money through shadow entities without the public ever knowing…

Opposition parties are crying foul over a donations law change, while the government is considering a separate fix to prevent big foreign funders secretly influencing elections. Audio

The government is seeking urgent advice on immediate changes to the electoral law on donations to political parties.

Analysis - Opposition parties see inflation as their ticket to victory in the next election, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern finds an unusual ally after the controversial maskless photo and a new book…

The ACT Party is proposing a suite of policies - including removing tariffs and work visa requirements - which it says would lower the costs of living.

Specialists on statistics warn a proposed law change poses the threat of official data being corrupted by political meddling and unregulated sharing.

As New Zealand once again faces record high inflation, National and ACT say the government needs to lower spending, reduce regulatory bottlenecks and cut taxes. Audio

New Zealand may be more than a year away from the next election, but as far as the ACT Party is concerned, the campaign has already begun.

Speaking at the party's annual conference in Wellington, leader David Seymour said the investigation would look into whether the Covid-19 restrictions were always justifiable.

Photo essay - Four months ago police forcibly ended a 23 day anti-mandate occupation at Parliament's grounds. See the difference between the damaged grounds and their restored state.

National MP Simon O'Connor has returned to Parliament with an apology to colleagues over a social media post that celebrated the US Supreme Court's overturning of abortion law.

Political party donations and overseas voting rules will change ahead of next year's general election, Justice Minister Kiri Allan has announced.