Qiulae Wong: Opportunity leader on the party's plan to regulate political donations

The Opportunity Party's launched a policy to regulate lobbying and cap political donations. The party, which is not in Parliament, is campaigning on imposing a $30,000 per donor per party - for each electoral cycle and having only registered voters allowed to donate. Opportunity leader Qiulae Won…

David Seymour: ACT Party leader on the party's plan to 'good employer' requirements from public service legislation

The ACT Party's promising a reset in government agencies, ending what it call 'race-based hiring' if re-elected. It includes removing 'good employer' requirements from public service legislation, while also prohibiting agencies from resourcing any cultural or spiritual practices in the workplace. …

Barbara Edmonds: Labour's finance spokesperson responds to National's budget responsibility rules

Labour says there's nothing new in National's budget responsibility rules. National's Nicola Willis unveiled the details today - promising a surplus by 2028/29 and reducing Government spending to 30 percent of GDP.  Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says this is part of their current …

Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on National's new plan to get things back to surplus

National's promising to stick to three spending guardrails if it returns to Government, and is calling on other parties to follow suit.  The party's promising a return to surplus in 2028/29  - and bending debt below 40 percent of GDP.  It's also promising to reduce the size of Government, bringin…

Ron Mark: former Defence Minister on his return to NZ First

Former Defence Minister Ron Mark is returning to New Zealand First as a candidate this election, standing for the party in the Wairarapa electorate, it's been confirmed.  The former MP was the Minister of Defence, in the first Ardern-Labour Government, and was the Mayor of Carterton between 2010 a…

Paul Henry: ACT Party candidate on the party's crackdown on bad behaviour in schools

The ACT Party's campaigning on a classroom disruption crackdown. If elected it says it will back teachers who reasonably remove disruptive students from the classroom, and force parents to take accountability. That could include fines if parents refuse to meet with schools about their child's beh…

Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on National's new paid parental leave policy

National says its paid parental leave policy was already in the works, despite recent comments from Stuart Nash accusing one of its MPs of being lazy. Nash resigned from NZ First after it was revealed he called Napier MP Katie Nimon the “laziest MP” for taking time off to have a baby. National ha…

Chlöe Swarbrick: Greens co-leader on the party's planned one-year moratorium on AI data centres

The Green Party today announced they want a one-year moratorium on new artificial intelligence data centres being consented to give regulation time to catch up. The aim to create legislation to protect resources and communities during the pause.  The Party also released their 43-page manifesto to…

Peter Dunne: Former United Future Leader reacts to NZ First Campaign Launch

It's all go at NZ First, after the party wrapped up it's annual convention with a string of policy announcements.  Party Leader Winston Peters said he's focused on making sure New Zealand gets the most out of it's natural resources, likening NZ to Norway.  And Former All Black Taine Randell is th…

Paul Goldsmith: National aims to reduce sexual offending with new consent definition

National have announced a post-election policy looking at consent laws. It aims to better define consent as the presence of a 'yes', rather than the lack of a 'no'. Labour responded accusing National of walking away from a bipartisan agreement to use this as a campaign piece. Justice Minister Pa…