Politics

The government has banned exports of live animals by sea

Drug laws need to be scrapped, say advocacy groups

Quarantine-free travel with Australia to start in two weeks

Benefits are going up, but only marginally

NZ will now give bereavement leave for miscarriages and stillbirths

How the Government plans to unfuck NZ housing

Human Rights Commission raises concerns about govt’s response to mosque attacks

Why did Labour and the Greens vote against a medical cannabis bill?

My flatmate was accidentally investing in the Saudi military and you might have, too

Renters rights have improved from today

Matariki will be a new public holiday from June next year

New law makes it harder to overturn Māori wards

Inside Trump’s America from a New Zealander who’s been there

There are fewer houses available to buy in NZ than ever

Mosque attack Inquiry triggers law changes and apology from government

Euthanasia still a yes, cannabis still a no, and Labour keeps majority with special votes

Meet your new Māori MPs

NZ votes yes for euthanasia, no for recreational cannabis

What the party leaders had to say on election night

First-time voter Church on how politics isn’t as distant as he once thought

The director of I Am Greta tells us why we need to stop being polite about climate change

I watched the Young Voters' Debate and was actually entertained

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?

Stoners tell us why they smoke and how legalising might impact them

A visual history of Wellington’s anarchist house

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

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?