Flag of New Zealand with passport and toy airplane on wooden background.

No passport to show: Luxon promises NZ-Australia border trial

But the passport would not disappear from the process as travellers would have to register online ahead of time.

Thu, Oct 1

4:10

Hipkins makes policy announcement in Auckland.

Labour takes aim at hidden fees with wide-ranging consumer crackdown

Party leader Chris Hipkins made the announcement alongside Labour's commerce spokesperson Arena Williams.

Thu, Oct 1

0:30

Cars parked in Parnell.

AT no longer runs Auckland's roads from today - so who does?

Responsibility for the region's road control has changed hands.

Thu, Oct 1

2:25

Chris Hipkins (left) and Christopher Luxon (right) (file images).

Poll: Both Luxon, Hipkins' approval ratings down ahead of election

Voters aren't highly approving of either the leaders of the two top political parties.

Tue, Sep 29

4:44

The Beehive building

The two ways of calculating seats for the 1News Verian poll

There are now two approaches to the question of how Parliament might look given some of the uncertainty present in the current political environment.

Mon, Sep 28

2:29

The leaders of parties represented in Parliament as of January 20, 2026 (file image).

'Pretty cool isn't it' - Party reacts to best-ever 1News poll result

The Greens' Chlöe Swarbrick says her party was taking nothing for granted.

Mon, Sep 28

5:53

David Seymour

ACT reveals supermarkets policy, decries 'insane' break-up proposals

"The biggest barrier to a third, fourth, or fifth supermarket chain in New Zealand isn't Foodstuffs or Woolworths. It's the government," says David Seymour.

Mon, Sep 28

2:54

Party leader Chris Hipkins announced the policy at the party's campaign launch today.

Labour pledges wiping 10% off student loans for NZ-based borrowers

Current and future students would get the same cut once they had stayed in New Zealand for three years after finishing their studies.

Sun, Sep 27

5:50

The Greens co-leader spoke to Q+A's Jack Tame in September 2026.

Greens-National deal a 'conversation' but gap wide - Davidson

"Our members and our supporters know that the National Party policies are also harmful and are so far removed from where the Green Party is aiming," she says.

Sun, Sep 27

27:39

Luxon and his MPs on stage.

Key hypes Luxon as Willis teases fiscal outlook at campaign launch

The former prime minister said the country had been through a difficult term, but Luxon had been holding firm.

Sun, Sep 27

3:51

The Motu Move card will be rolled out across the rest of the country in due course.

Delayed $1.4bn Motu Move system 'world-leading' – Transport Minister

The rollout also comes as there are changes for older passengers and SuperGold cardholders in Greater Christchurch.

Wed, Sep 23

1:41

The reviewers were careful to praise the bank's early crisis response, calling it "praiseworthy" and describing the emergency support as timely and much-needed.

Reserve Bank too slow to lift rates in Covid boom - review

The economy "overheated to an historically extreme degree", according to the review's findings released today.

Tue, Sep 22

2:35

Te Waihorotiu, Karanga-a-Hape and Maungawhau were opened yesterday.

City Rail Link breaks Auckland train patronage records

Last week's train usage set an all-time record in the city amid the opening of the long-awaited $5.5 billion train tunnel and new stations.

Mon, Sep 21

2:31

Labour leader Chris Hipkins.

Labour rules out interest deductibility changes for landlords

The opposition has previously derided the changes as "landlord tax cuts," but now Chris Hipkins says he won't change the rules if elected.

Mon, Sep 21

7:59

Hand putting ballot paper in a box with binary code behind (file image).

First election where many Kiwis use AI to help decide vote – pollster

"This is probably the first election where a significant chunk of Kiwis use AI to tell them how they should vote," a political polling expert says.

Sun, Sep 20

0:30

A for lease sign in Wellington (file image).

Greens want power for councils to fill vacant city centre shops

Under the proposal, councils could issue a notice to owners of commercial spaces left empty in CBDs for more than a year, giving them eight weeks to find a tenant.

Sun, Sep 20

2:58

If elected, the party would force Foodstuffs and Woolworths to break up their retail and wholesale supply operations.

It's breakup season: Labour, National clash on tearing up grocery duopoly

Chris Hipkins says his party's policy would give smaller grocers more places to buy products and make it easier for new supermarkets to open and grow.

Sun, Sep 20

2:54

Cost of living dominates as 72% of Māori rate Govt poorly in poll

Cost of living dominates as 72% of Māori rate Govt poorly in poll

The poll comes after a term in which the Government's approach to Māori issues has been among its most contested.

Thu, Sep 17

7:45

A National Party billboard.

'Nine New Taxes': What to make of National's claims about Labour

Labour disputes all but one of the nine would be a new tax under a government it leads.

Thu, Sep 17

3:49

Foodstuffs owns the Four Square, New World and PAK'nSAVE brands.

National to 'pursue' Pak'nSave and New World break-up

Alongside Woolworths, which would remain Australian-owned, that would give the country three major grocery chains instead of two.

Wed, Sep 16

5:06

Auckland's rapid transit vision 50 years apart - left: 1974 concept art for an electric metro with an underground CBD loop (Source: Gifford Jackson, MOTAT, CC BY 4.0) and right: a train at Karanga-a-Hape station during a dress rehearsal (Source: 1News).

Underground at last: century-long road to the City Rail Link in video

The idea of underground rail can be traced back to the early 20th century, when the city's tram network was still the dominant mode of public transport.

Sat, Sep 12

12:04

Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston (file image).

Minister's job 'untenable' after review of MSD payment errors – Greens

Review also found issues were raised as early as April but only seriously addressed in August.

Thu, Sep 10

5:25

David Seymour making the announcement in Auckland.

ACT vows to abolish Waitangi Tribunal when historical claims done

David Seymour is also promising to strip the Waitangi Tribunal of its power to examine current government policies.

Thu, Sep 10

4:01

Labour leader Chris Hipkins (right) and MP Reuben Davidson (left).

Labour pledges AI office, data centre rules, automated decision curbs

Scrutiny of the AI sector has grown in the past year, including calls for a moratorium on new data centre consents.

Wed, Sep 9

2:23

National leader Christopher Luxon.

National wants to give councils cut of visitor levy after bed tax rule-out

Councils had wanted money to fund tourism-related infrastructure and events.

Tue, Sep 8

2:35