Labor leader Anthony Albanese refused to commit to overturning the legislation that disproportionately affects New Zealanders.
1News Political Editor Jessica Mutch McKay on the things to keep an eye out for, ahead of Budget Day on Thursday.
The latest 1News Kantar Public Poll has put the party in a "really interesting position", 1News' political editor says.
The ACT leader says the amount of education that's been lost in the past two years is "worrying".
It was National's strongest result since October 2020, good signs for the party rebuilding after a leadership change from Judith Collins to Christopher Luxon last year.
Between the Covid-19 pandemic and National's internal dramas, it's been a busy 2021 in politics.
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui examines how the Waitangi Tribunal inquiry could force the Government to change its approach to the pandemic.
There was a lot of nervous energy in Parliament's debating chamber on Tuesday writes 1News Political Editor Jessica Mutch McKay.
1News' Anna Whyte and Irra Lee look at National's rankings and portfolios as Christopher Luxon makes his mark as leader.
The pair are doing the numbers to see if they will be Judith Collins' replacement.
1News political reporter Maiki Sherman has just returned from Dubai, and says until we get our vaccination rates up there is no escaping the humdrum presence of Covid-19.
Judith Collins is at 5 per cent in the preferred Prime Minister poll.
Opinion: This week will have been a new experience for our Prime Minister, writes 1News' political editor.
"We haven’t seen her under pressure like this for a while," 1News Political Editor Jessica Mutch McKay writes.
Most of the response to Key’s op-ed speaks to the inability of the mob "to separate partisan bias from a rational critique", Tame says.
The Government is losing its ‘Whac-A-Mole’ battle on a few key issues, writes 1 NEWS political editor Jessica Mutch McKay.
1 NEWS' Political Editor Jessica Mutch McKay writes about Suhayra Aden, a woman with alleged links to Isis, returning to New Zealand.
"National should be leaving ACT to it and go fishing for those centre voters," 1 NEWS' political editor says.
The 1 NEWS political team assess the week at Parliament.
Jessica Mutch McKay, Maiki Sherman and Benedict Collins discuss a tough few weeks for the party.