Eighty-four polling booths were open today from 9am until 7pm to collect the last of the votes.
Te Ao Māori
8:29pm
1:38
The MP for Whanganui from 2017 to 2020 returned to Parliament on the list in May 2021 after the resignation of Nick Smith.
Politics
3:19pm
Stuart Nash said he was not a member of any party and had not joined NZ First, but today indicated his support for it.
2:00pm
3:27
Mike Davidson told 1News the "opportunity" to go to Parliament is "something that I need to consider quite strongly, and I’m going to do that over the weekend".
11:38am
2:57
The list MP cited personal wellbeing and whānau as key reasons for stepping away from politics.
Friday 4:13pm
New measures include expanding Housing First, boosting support services, improving the efficiency of transitional housing, and strengthening MSD's role in preventing homelessness.
Friday 11:37am
0:57
The French President said 26 of Ukraine's allies have pledged to deploy troops as a "reassurance force"once fighting ends in the conflict with Russia.
Friday 7:16am
1:30
The visit to Ukraine was kept under wraps until the Defence Minister had left the country.
Thu, Sep 4
6:36
Waimakariri mayoral candidates, including incumbent Dan Gordon, debated at a GreyPower event how the council would provide services and pay down existing debt.
Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has joined the call to force the release of the investigation files, defying her party in the process.
Purchasing guidelines – including the controversial cost-saving changes made in March last year – will be scrapped.
Health
Wed, Sep 3
"Why on earth would I be motivated to in any way hide any of this when the person it ultimately all reflects badly on is the former Reserve Bank governor - not me?" the Finance Minister says.
Whakatāne Mayor Victor Luca said he thought the Government had an obligation to do more.
NZ First leader Winston Peters unveiled a member’s bill aimed at ensuring that physical identification remained a "valid and equal" alternative.
Tue, Sep 2
It found little favour with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who said it would only "punish and hurt our farmers."
The central bank has been besieged for months since former governor Adrian Orr abruptly resigned in March for what was then termed a "personal" decision.
Amazon unveiled the plans in 2021, saying the data centres would open in 2024 - but construction was halted in 2023.
Business
Studies suggest private providers may sacrifice quality in return for large cost reductions.
Re: journalist Te Ahipourewa Forbes spoke with candidates standing in this week's by-election.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the minimum value of a house that could be bought by the visa holders is $5 million – less than 1% of New Zealand's housing supply.
Mon, Sep 1
From tomorrow, the archaic rule described by James Meager as an oversight, would be fixed to ensure both adults have equal fishing rights.
Environment
Sun, Aug 31
The Prime Minister was taking questions from media following the announcement of a new police beat team and the Government continuing to track ahead of its violent crime reduction target.
Police would also be rolling out a new beat team in Auckland's Henderson in the coming weeks.
The two candidates appeared in separate interviews, broadcast this morning, as voting gets underway in the Māori seat by-election.
Some worried about wording of the current legislation – which required the perpetrator to know their behaviour would "likely cause fear or distress".
Sat, Aug 30
