Nicola Willis: National Finance Spokesperson on the party's plan for first 100 days of re-election

National's unveiled a 26 point plan for its first 100 days if re-elected. The first pledge will be introducing KiwiSaver changes to parliament, including $15,000 for every newborn, and making the scheme compulsory. Other promises include cutting student loan repayments, extending paid parental le…

Qiulae Wong: Opportunity Party leader on the party's pledge to establish Future Generations Commissioner

Opportunity is moving to try and end the cycle of short-term political thinking. The party is pledging to establish a Future Generations Commissioner - appointed through Parliament for five years, to hold Governments and public bodies accountable for the long-term consequences of their decisions. …

Peter Dunne: former Minister and commentator on the political fallout from this week's gang saga

Gangs remain a contentious topic during this election campaign, following another week of high-profile incidents. Labour's Kerrin Leoni has resigned after a video emerged of her campaigning at a whanau event, with gang members present. A photo recently emerged of National's Tama Potaka standing n…

Karl Le Quesne: Chief Electoral Officer on the state of enrolment figures ahead of tonight's deadline

There's hope for a last minute rush tonight, as a significant number of Kiwis still aren't enrolled to vote in the election yet. The deadline to enrol to vote is midnight tonight, with voting starting from Monday until election day on November 7. Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne says they'r…

Francesca Rudkin: The timing of the gangs saga is brutal

If you were feeling a little election fatigue before this week, you may now be reaching for the remote, the mute button and possibly something stronger than a cup of tea. We’ve had the policies, the debates, voting strategies and enough political point-scoring to qualify as an Olympic sport. Voter…

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: I cannot see Chris Hipkins winning the election

Oh, I tell you what, I cannot see Chris Hipkins winning the election now. I mean, if you thought that Mongrel Mob fiasco was bad before, it's got so much worse for Labour. Their candidate has quit and Chris Hipkins himself now looks like he's been fibbing to the public. It turns out, now that we'…

Chris Hipkins: Labour Party Leader responds to resignation of Kerrin Leoni

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he wasn't told the full truth about the gathering that led to Kerrin Leoni's resignation as Tāmaki Makaurau candidate.  At a debate this week, Te Pati Māori's Oriini Kaipara accused Leoni of visiting a gang pad a week before she did - which Leoni denied.  Footage …

Election 2026: Dominik Yanzick and Tracy Summerfield on the race to win Wigram

This week's Politics Friday Election Special focused on the Wigram electorate. The candidates, Labour's Dominik Yanzick and National's Tracy Summerfield made their pitch to become the next local MP. They discussed their backgrounds before entering politics and outlined how they would tackle the k…

Kerre Woodham: That wasn't a family gathering, that was campaigning

The gangs, as we know, create wholesale damage and destruction in our society through their drug trafficking. Now it looks like they're causing wholesale damage to Labour.   After roundly criticising members of the Greens and Te Pati Māori for visiting a mongrel mob gang pad and posing for photos,…

David Seymour: ACT Party Leader takes talkback, talks race relations, education, taxes

David Seymour says he won't shy away race relations, despite previous backlash.  The ACT Leader championed the Treaty Principles Bill to its first reading this term, sparking nationwide protests.  This election ACT's promising to “end race-based hiring requirements”, prohibit cultural or spiritua…