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The voter turnout for Hamilton West's by-election yesterday was the lowest in the last four by-elections since 2016.

The government hopes a Royal Commission into its Covid-19 response will provide the strongest possible playbook for any future pandemic.

Chris Hipkins has admitted Labour made a "mistake" with the entrenchment clause in its Three Waters legislation.

Dairy owners across the country have closed their shops and hundreds of people have protested in solidarity of Janak Patel. Audio

Opinion - Sometimes it feels as if election year has begun already, with an old kingmaker back on the scene, writes Grant Duncan.

Analysis - The Supreme Court's voting age ruling age brings joy to campaigners but there's no way Parliament is going to lower it, while the Reserve Bank's possible recession could be Labour's…

Dire economic predictions and high interest rates from the Reserve Bank this week have increased the pressure on Labour, and given National a chance to pitch itself as the solution. 

The opposition…

There’s been a distinct niggly energy about the exchanges in the House this week, and it’s got something to do with the fact Parliament is sitting under urgency.

ACT Party leader David Seymour says it needs to be easier for businesses to access skilled workers.

Some bills are set down to progress through all stages, including one delaying implementation of the Clean Car Standard and another extending the deadline for landlords to comply with Healthy Homes…

National Party leader Christopher Luxon says everything in its tax policy but indexed tax brackets is now under review, after today's cash rate rise.

Labour ministers are considering whether to allow 16-year-olds to vote in council elections - an easier task than for central elections.

Opinion - Aotearoa's current assisted dying law should stay as it is - it should go no further and not be extended, Chris Ford writes.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says legislation will be drafted for making the voting age 16 after the finding of the Supreme Court, but whether it passes is a matter for the whole Parliament. Audio

The government has confirmed it is considering extending the deadline for landlords to comply with its Healthy Homes standards.

Week in Politics - National announces a strong youth offender policy; the government calls for an apology after Luxon points the finger at principals over truancy.

The National Party has announced a new policy for combating youth crime which would target serious offenders, including sending them to boot camps.

Critics of the two bills to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA), are questioning whether they will actually deliver the promised benefits. Audio