Andrew Geddis: Otago University law professor on the impact of changing rules on enrolling to vote

A constitutional law expert suggests changing rules on enrolling to vote could benefit the current Government. A report by the Auditor-General's found pressures on systems led to mistakes in the vote count, such as a rushed final check of the official results. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has …

Karl Le Quesne: Chief Electoral Officer on the Auditor-General report revealing issues within 2023 election vote count

Big numbers of special votes and enrolments took a toll on vote counters in last year's election. A report on the count by the Auditor-General has found the final check of the official result was done in a few hours, on the day it was announced. The rushed assessment failed to identify multiple e…

Politics Central: Recapping 2023 in politics

It’s been a big week in politics, as a host of Labour's policies have been tipped on the scrap heap as the new coalition Government starts passing laws at pace. Finance Minister Nicola Willis joins the Weekend Collective to share who her politician of the year is, as well as what we can expect fro…

The Sunday Panel: What are our hopes for 2024?

This week on the Sunday Panel, Coast day host and Victoria University Senior Law Lecturer and columnist Morgan Godfery joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more!  We started the year with Jacinda Ardern resigning and ended it with a completely different Government -…

Francesca Rudkin: New revelations set up a sombre political tone for 2024

On our first Sunday back at the beginning of this year, the Labour Government confirmed who our new Prime Minister would be.  So much has happened since then.  When Chris Hipkins took on the role, it felt like he went straight into election mode, aware he had only 9 months to convince us he had t…

Francesca Rudkin: I enjoyed this action-packed week in politics

About now most of us are on the countdown. The countdown to Santa Claus’ brief visit and the end of the year. The countdown to some time off, a chance to stop and reset. Or perhaps it’s the countdown to returning home to spend quality time with family. It may just be the countdown to the end of Chr…

Chris Hipkins: Labour leader criticises National's proposed 100-day plan

The Labour Party leader says National's throwing away years of work for ideological reasons. Chris Hipkins has unveiled his shadow cabinet, and vows they're ready to hold the Government to account. Prime Minister Chris Luxon's revealed his 100-day plan, which includes reinstating the Resource Man…

Grant Duncan: political commentator responds to Luxon's 100-day plan

Despite some setbacks, Luxon has unveiled his Government's 100-day plan. The plan features 49 action points, including repealing the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax, the Clean Car Discount scheme, and Fair Pay Agreement legislation- and setting new targets for the health system. Political commentator …

Jason Walls: ZB political editor on Winston Peters doubling down on conspiratorial statements

Winston Peters has doubled down on conspiratorial comments about the media, and gone further. Yesterday, he called a $55 million Public Interest Journalism Fund a Government 'bribe'. Today, ahead of the Government's first Cabinet meeting, Peters asked media to tell the public what criteria had to…

Andre Castaing: ANZ economist says Wellington's property prices are declining ahead of anticipated public service cuts

The Government's plan to slash the public sector is having an adverse impact on Wellington's property market. According to ANZ's latest property report, Wellington's housing market is lagging behind the rest of the country as people brace for job losses. ANZ economist Andre Castaing says housing …