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Staying pink or turning blue again? The battle for the seat of Tāmaki

Act’s victory in Tāmaki electorate at the 2023 election was a major blow to National Party pride. The blue team wants revenge in 2026.

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Act kicks off campaign with a hint of a Trump-style rally

Act officially launches its election campaign with a new deputy leader and a pledge to halve government departments and restrict Jobseeker spending

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New Zealand prepares to launch its regulated online casino market in 2026

Big news for all of us who follow gambling trends: New Zealand is finally getting ready to regulate online casinos in New Zealand! I’ve been waiting for something like this for years. The announcement, made by Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden, confirms that the government will issue 15 licences…

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Big tech companies were open to online safety regulation – why did NZ’s government scrap the idea?

The coalition government has scrapped efforts to modernise New Zealand’s out-of-date online safety rules, despite qualified support for change from social media and tech giants.

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A new-look government

Ahead of special votes being delivered, political editor Jo Moir looks at the shape of the executive and where the problem areas lie

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Winston Peters now on Luxon's speed dial

Christopher Luxon has finally picked up the phone to Winston Peters and meetings between National and Act kicked off this week

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Brooke van Velden becomes Act’s star turn

After turning the deep blue Tāmaki seat pink this weekend, Brooke van Velden is looming as the Act Party’s next leader.

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The bombshell electorate turns from last night

Labour and National strongholds were stormed by their political opponents last night

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Tāmaki: When two tribes go to war

A knife-edge poll result in the previously rock-solid National seat of Tāmaki sets the scene for a debate with a distinct lack of camaraderie between the two allies of the right. Tim Murphy was in the room.

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It could all come down to one seat – Seymour

With advance voting almost under way, Act pitches hard for voters to exclude "chaos" in a future government by ensuring National and Act can govern, Tim Murphy reports

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National's big guns come out in Tāmaki

National has wheeled out its stars into the blue, blue seat of Tāmaki which is under attack from friendly fire from Act deputy leader Brooke van Velden.

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This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

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Brooke van Velden against the odds in Tāmaki

Act is convinced its deputy leader, Brooke van Velden, can win the Tāmaki seat but a lot of things will have to go right for her to beat the National incumbent, writes Liam Hehir

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Auckland MPs go head-to-head on the revenue crunch

Four MPs agreed funding one of the big issues facing New Zealand’s growing infrastructure deficit – but passionately begged to differ on the solution

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Act deputy's moonshot bid for National's crown jewel

The Act Party deputy leader wants to take over one of National's bluest and safest seats in Parliament, and is shaking up local politics in Auckland's east, writes Tim Murphy

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MPs to discuss expanding use of virtual Parliament

Political parties are “universally agreed” new criteria is needed for virtual Parliament sittings, political editor Jo Moir reports

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Mixed messages on Xinjiang report from NZ politicians

The Government has called on Beijing to remedy human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims, while National says we shouldn't wave a "banner of purity".

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'Insult to injury': Missing data undermines emergency housing trial

Officials running a pilot scheme in Rotorua forgot to collect data and create measures to determine what difference it had made for those in the motel-based accommodation.

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