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Tokyo’s dramatic and hawkish turn towards defence in the face of China's growing influence is likely to have ramifications for New Zealand. Geoffrey Miller explains. 

Every three years dental care comes up as an election issue, but Jacinda Ardern says it’s an 'enormously expensive' policy and there are competing priorities. Political editor Jo Moir reports.

In a tidy alignment of round numbers, this year’s general election will also mark the 30th anniversary of the binding referendum that ushered in the mixed member proportional (MMP) system of voting. It will also be the tenth election held under the proportional system, truly a generational milestone in New…

In an end-of-year sit down with Newsroom, ACT Party leader David Seymour discusses the difficulties of opposing the Government's agenda.

Newsroom's 2022 Political Awards: It's been a slow crawl to the finish line of this monster political year full of highs, lows and everything in-between, writes political editor Jo Moir

Chris Ship intentionally used a swear word live on ITV news during a bulletin about New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern. The journalist said it's not a word that would normally be allowed to be broadcast before he went ahead and said it

The prime minister muttered the insult after an exchange with ACT party leader David Seymour

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Her comment came during question time in parliament last Tuesday

Two prime ministers meeting to discuss relations between their countries is standard practice in international politics. But New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern and Finland’s Sanna Marin had to defend a recent summit after a reporter asked whether they met because they are both young, female leaders.

When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was caught on a hot mic using a vulgarity against a rival politician last week, it seemed the nation’s politics could be taking an ugly turn heading into an election year