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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.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called the US decision to overturn Roe v Wade "incredibly upsetting," while National's Christopher Luxon says it is an "issue for the American people."

Analysis - A health 'crisis' is the latest of the government's cascading problems, the Gib board shortage is elevated to ministerial taskforce level and the new police minister gets to work.

The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. 

Former Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says his apology to Charlotte Bellis does not extend to MIQ generally.

It came as a surprise to economists, but GDP fell 0.2 percent in the March quarter - is New Zealand in for another recession? 

Minister for Building and Construction Megan Woods says her top priority is to ensure builders have the materials they need to do their job.

Politics this week was like a jigsaw puzzle with two pieces - National ramped up its law and order campaign, the PM responded and the casualty was the police minister. Here's what the big picture…

The government is proposing to change the electoral law to allow Māori voters to switch electoral rolls at any time.

After years of negotiation the plan to price agricultural emissions remains unclear, the Green Party says, but its co-leader says the government has a process to go through before it responds.

Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard has refused to answer questions from MPs about the trespass notices issued earlier this year - reigniting calls for him to go.

New Zealand has seen this kind of gang crime before and people should be wary of politicians promising action, expert Jarrod Gilbert says.

Patient advocates say the devil is in the detail when it comes to exactly how Pharmac will address issues of inequity. Audio