Browsing: Election 26
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The National Party says it will cut red tape, simplify compliance and help small businesses grow through a…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com New Zealand First has unveiled a dramatically reshaped party list for the election, signalling a push to refresh…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com The election campaign has revealed growing agreement between National and ACT on increasing funding for medicines, with both…
OPINION: Michael Swanson MMP asks voters two questions. The party vote decides how many seats each party deserves, and the…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Finally, Labour Releases Its Fiscal Plan… But Oh Boy, It’s Expensive After weeks of unveiling policy promises, the…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com The ACT Party has unveiled a major KiwiSaver policy ahead of the 2026 election, promising to remove tax…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com As New Zealand heads deeper into the 2026 election campaign, concerns are growing that political tensions are spilling…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The ACT Party is proposing changes to New Zealand’s planning laws that would prevent resource consent conditions requiring…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Affordable and reliable electricity has emerged as a key election battleground, with the National Party unveiling a nine-point…
Mike Bain, Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com New Zealand’s financial outlook has received a welcome boost ahead of the election, with Treasury forecasting…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com While voters are being bombarded with promises on the cost of living, health and education, the Conservatives believe…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Labour is promising to slash student debt by 10 percent and wipe out thousands of smaller loans entirely,…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Luxon’s Election Pledge: No New Taxes, Stronger Families, Tougher on Crime National Leader Christopher Luxon has issued a…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com A small group of climate protesters hoping to confront Prime Minister Christopher Luxon were left disappointed after he…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Te Pāti Māori has unveiled a new policy promising $200 million in funding over three years for Takatāpui…
Colin Amble/cvnznews.com ACT has launched its rural election campaign promising less red tape, fewer regulations and more freedom for farmers,…
OPINION: Rodney Hide. Everything government monopolises, it botches. Roads: potholes and gridlock. Schools: a decade of the kids’ lives and…
OPINION: Natalia Albert/Substack Tax policy is the most important political statement. Everything else is downstream. It is also complex, boring…
OPINION: Ani O’Brien Kiwipower, KiwiMart, Wealth Taxes, and Te Tiriti: What survives negotiations? Every election campaign we, the voters, are…
cvnz.com journalist Sarah McLachlan in this article breaks down the issues of finds Boot Camps, Broken Promises: A Short History…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com National has announced a proposal to break up Foodstuffs — the cooperative behind New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Most New Zealanders will not have followed the long-running dispute between conservative commentator Rachel Houghton and the publishers…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Election season always brings drama, but the latest round of billboard vandalism has sparked a bigger question: is…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com The Green Party says it’s time to secure the future of te reo Māori “ake, ake, ake” —…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Paul Henry has never been one to slip quietly into anything, least of all politics. So when ACT…
OPINION: Ani O’Brien. It is easy to shrug off new tax proposals meant to target the “Super Rich” as not something that…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com ACT has unveiled a major constitutional proposal: complete all remaining historical Treaty settlements, end the Waitangi Tribunal’s contemporary…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com New Zealand First has launched one of the most comprehensive immigration reform packages seen in recent decades, arguing…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Retail NZ is urging the next government to take bold, decisive steps to restore confidence in the retail…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Labour’s election meeting in Wellington took an unexpected turn last night when volunteers were forced to form a…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Labour has been rocked by a brutal new TPU‑Curia poll placing the party at 25.9 percent, its worst…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick says politicians won’t be deciding the price of eggs — or anything else —…
OPINION: Michael Swanson Every three years, without fail, New Zealand’s roadsides sprout a familiar crop. Corflute signs on wooden stakes,…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Peters pushes for citizenship requirement for Super — but what does it mean for everyday voters? New Zealand…
Greg Bouwer/ Israel Institute of New Zealand. As New Zealand approaches the 2026 general election, foreign policy will not determine…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com A leading veterans’ advocate is challenging all political parties to commit to an independent review of New Zealand’s…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The Opportunity Party says New Zealanders are tired of watching health and education swing like a political pendulum…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Paul Henry’s campaign trail took a delightfully odd turn this week when the high‑profile broadcaster‑turned‑Act list candidate wandered…
OPINION: Don Brash/Hobson’s Pledge. Outrageous. That was the first word that came to mind when a supporter sent me a…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The Conservative Party has released a detailed position statement calling for the abolition of New Zealand’s Māori parliamentary…