Politics

Susan Diao was accused of interfering with or influencing voters in the election campaign for the Henderson-Massey Local Board.

Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal makes his first visit to New Zealand as negotiators huddle in fourth round of in-person talks

More than a dozen Asian New Zealanders have been elected to council posts nationwide in the recent local body elections.

Newly elected Henderson-Massey Local Board member Susan Diao has been accused of interfering with or influencing voters.

Allegations emerged Thursday that voting papers had been stolen from letterboxes in the South Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe.

Tertiary institution rejects an ACT demand to refund students who took the mandatory course in the first semester of the year.

The material includes information on topics such as doxing, online abuse and harassment, examples of foreign interference and details on New Zealand's government agencies.

A report recommends consolidating smaller government departments, including the ministries for Pacific Peoples, Ethnic Communities, and Women, to improve efficiency.

The minister used two common Indian family names to argue that New Zealand's culture and character was changing irreversibly due to immigration. Audio

Around 10 people of Asian heritage are vying for a seat on Auckland Council.

Just two candidates of South Asian heritage won a seat on a community board in Auckland's local body elections in 2022.

Auckland's mayoral candidates failed to leave much of an impression on voters at a South Auckland community meeting on Sunday.

More than 10 Asian candidates are standing for local body seats in the greater Wellington region.

Four Asian candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for a seat in the local body elections.

More than 10 candidates of Asian origin are contesting local government seats in the Canterbury region.

Five candidates have thrown their hats into the ring in the race for the top local government seats in Kaipara District, Auckland, Wellington and Hutt City.

Four candidates of Asian heritage want to have a say in managing natural resources, biodiversity, biosecurity, regional transport and resilience for climate change.

Henare vs Kaipara: Legacy, loyalty and the fight for Māori representation in the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election

Artificial intelligence, robotics, electric vehicles and new forms of energy were a key focus of the 2025 China Business Summit.