National Party
Political parties are targeting us with propaganda online
Recent elections overseas were won by narrow margins amid claims voters were influenced by misleading messages injected straight into their social media feeds by political parties. Is that what we…
Video, AudioNational's plan to raise pension age to 67 'ridiculous'
Grey Power is branding the National Party's promise to raise the pension age to 67 if elected into government as ridiculous.
It's something that former Prime Minister and National Leader John Key… Audio
Why low polling doesn't always kill a political career
Low personal polling for National Party leader Simon Bridges doesn't necessarily mean that replacing him before the election is a sure thing. Audio
Why low polling doesn't always kill a political career
Low personal polling for National Party leader Simon Bridges doesn't necessarily mean that replacing him before the election is a sure thing.
AudioBackground checks before cashing cheques for advocacy ads
A sudden spate of advocacy ads this past week shows media should check the claims of people placing political propaganda before cashing their cheques. Audio
Background checks before cashing cheques for advocacy ads
A sudden spate of advocacy ads this past week shows media should check the claims of people placing political propaganda before cashing their cheques.
AudioDavid Farrar on National caucus reshuffle, departures
National MPs Amy Adams and Alastair Scott announced they would be stepping down at the 2020 election, raising questions of why and who will replace them. Lisa Owen spoke to pollster and right-wing… Video, Audio
PM downplays reshuffle while National announces its own
As Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepares to announce her first reshuffle in two days' time, the National Party leader has sprung a surprise one of his own after senior MP Amy Adams announced she will… Audio
Name suppression perils and Luxon ad trouble
Media correspondent Gavin Ellis looks at how permanent name suppression is a fraudster's dream. Audio
National launches website aimed at locking in Auckland policies
National is weighing into Auckland Council politics with the launch of a website asking Aucklanders to rate the council's performance.
Week in politics: National set the trap and Robertson walked into it
Analysis: National used the information it found on Treasury's website to set a trap - and it worked far more effectively than Simon Bridges could have imagined after Gabriel Makhlouf made his "we…
Paula Bennett: Speaker should have gone to police
National deputy leader Paula Bennett says Speaker Trevor Mallard should have gone to police if he believed rape had occurred on Parliament grounds. She told Lisa Owen accusations of harassment raised… Video, Audio
Bridges says US is 'pre-eminent' superpower
National Party leader Simon Bridges says he would prioritise New Zealand's relationship with the United States, but shouldn't be tied to a multi-lateral approach. Audio
Government releases plan to tackle plastics recycling
The government is adopting all of the recommendations from a taskforce set up last year to respond to China's ban on importing most types of plastics, that saw recycling stockpiles growing across the… Audio
KiwiBuild, deconstructed
The government's taking a hammering over its flagship KiwiBuild policy after neither the housing minister or the prime minister would confirm outright whether the target of building 100,000 new homes… Audio
Nick Smith suspended and named
In a rare parliamentary move, the Speaker named and suspended National MP Nick Smith for a comment yesterday, he accused Trevor Mallard of being " soft on drugs, like the Government." Audio
Big law firm backs Southern Response class action
Major Australian law firm Maurice Blackburn has agreed to underwrite a class action law suit against Southern Response seeking redress for Canterbury earthquake claimants. Christchurch lawyer Grant… Audio
Slush and burn
National served up the ‘slushies in jail’ story to the media, who then forced it down our throats for two days - then bit the hand that spoonfed them.
Slush and burn
National served up the ‘slushies in jail’ story to the media, who then forced it down our throats for two days - then bit the hand that spoonfed them.
AudioSimon Bridges’ constituents on what they think of his leadership
Simon Bridges has survived to fight another day as National party leader, but he's failed to douse speculation that Judith Collins could challenge his leadership. Reporter Nita Blake-Persen asked… Video, Audio
