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This week's Rātana festivities will mark a major changing of the guard for Labour and a potential change in the party's relationship with Māori. Audio

Incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has signalled tackling the "inflation pandemic" will be a top priority. Audio

Hutt Valley mayors are excited a local lad has risen through the ranks to the highest political office in the land. Audio

Analysis - The New Zealand Labour Party has a new leader: Chris Hipkins. One simply can't imagine a "Chris-mania", however. But maybe that's not a bad thing right now. Here are the ways things could…

Politicians across the divide have released statements of congratulations for Chris Hipkins as he takes on the role of prime minister.

Labour MPs are preparing to pick the country's next prime minister in what will be the party's first vote of its kind since 2017.

Nominations for the position of Labour Party leader must be received by 9am Saturday and if there is only one nominee, that person's name will be made public.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she's feeling relieved and doesn't doubt her decision to step down, as the party prepares to vote at 1pm Sunday.

Analysis - Jacinda Ardern's resignation announcement has turned politics on its head and Labour must now find a new leader capable of taking on National - an awesome undertaking in an election year…

Some 80,000 protesters took to the streets of Paris, with demonstrations in 200 more French cities.

New Zealanders will have a new prime minister by 7 February and will go to the polls on 14 October, after Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation to spend more time with her family. Video

The prime minister's sudden resignation has made headlines not just in Aotearoa, but world-wide, and drawn tribute from political figures far and wide.

Analysis - Jacinda Ardern's announcement today that she is stepping down as prime minister could hardly have been more rapid or more of a surprise, Tim Watkin writes.

For the first time in Tokelau's history, all three atolls will take part in the same electoral process.

Both major political parties will kick off election year with annual caucus retreats this week, and some MPs have already said it will be their last.

Record numbers of government officials and business leaders were expected at the The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Opinion - 'The sooner you die the better!' is just one of the many vile messages that's landed in journalist Paula Penfold's inbox over the last 12 months.

Analysis - The NSW premier could lose his job over the Nazi costume scandal, but whether he will or not depends on politics, writes ABC digital editor Riley Stuart.

Two men who successfully fought to clear their names of convictions - one imprisoned for years where he was scalded with hot water, beaten and operated on for cancer - share their experience.

Bookshops across the UK opened at midnight to meet demand for Prince Harry's memoir after it officially went on sale.

US President Joe Biden is headed to the US-Mexico border for the first time since taking office, tackling one of the most politically charged issues in the country as he prepares for a reelection bid.

Prince Harry says his older brother Prince William knocked him to the floor during a 2019 argument over Harry's wife Meghan in his much-awaited memoir.

Analysis - This year's general election will mark the 30th anniversary of the binding referendum that ushered in the MMP system of voting, as well as the 10th election held under the proportional…