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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.

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.

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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.