Politics

A catchy pop song to explain how MMP works

The six-month Covid rent freeze ends today, but rents are already going up. A lot.

I don't know anything about politics: what's up with the polls?

We asked a graphic designer to rate election billboards

Cannabis users tell us why they smoke and how legalising might impact them

The arguments for and against legalising weed

A visual history of Wellington’s anarchist house

The guy who wrote the book on weed tells us what he learnt

Livening up Wellington’s outer suburbs

The simple guide to dealing with online conspiracy

How character and growth can exist side-by-side in Wellington’s inner suburbs

I don't know anything about politics: how did the election just get moved?

More affordable, more walkable and more resilient: plans for Wellington’s CBD

I don’t know anything about politics: where do parties get all their money from?

I don't know anything about politics: what’s the deal with minor parties?

I don’t know anything about politics: what do the parties stand for?

We don't have a Ministry of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, but some politicians want to change that

Explainer: here's what you need to know about new National leader Judith Collins

A gender-neutral option has finally been added to NZ voting papers

A majority of NZers say they will vote to keep weed illegal

In pictures: my life as a refugee in New Zealand

Black Lives Matter: The biggest march in Wellington in a decade

Some unis are bumping up grades because of Covid and students say it’s unfair

I don't understand the Budget so I got an economist to explain it to me

Who the heck is the new National Party leader Todd Muller

New Zealanders seem to hate beneficiaries. Is there hope that Covid will change that?

Explainer: Budget 2020 in the wake of Covid-19

Weed Vote 2020: the justice minister on the law he designed to legalise cannabis

‘We failed her’ - Young ACT vice president resigns after sexual harassment

Explainer: the cannabis referendum that could make weed legal in New Zealand