Temporary Additional Support Cuts Hit Vulnerable Kiwis
When families can’t afford food, power or rent, National’s answer is to cut the last bit of support keeping them afloat.

When families can’t afford food, power or rent, National’s answer is to cut the last bit of support keeping them afloat.

Nicola Willis says State House tenants won lotto. Te Kaupapa asks what that really means, and who has the numbers to win the North.

Te Pāti Māori’s internal turmoil may have only one political circuit-breaker left. Hone Harawira returning to Te Tai Tokerau.

Labour says Te Tiriti belongs in classrooms and is pledging to reverse what it calls the Government’s attacks on Māori education.

The Te Tai Tokerau Party may have intended to shake up Māori politics — but critics fear it could end up helping Labour more than Te Pāti Māori.

Another communications mess has engulfed Te Pāti Māori after conflicting statements linked to Oriini Kaipara triggered fresh speculation and political fallout.

The Spinoff’s claim that Mariameno Kapa-Kingi could support a National-led Government has poured petrol on Te Pāti Māori’s already volatile internal battles.

Te Pāti Māori’s internal chaos may be forgiven if Hone Harawira returns to frontline politics in Te Tai Tokerau. That changes everything.

A Māori electorate once expected to stay comfortably with Te Pāti Māori is suddenly wide open after Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s dramatic split and new party launch.

Luxon promised fewer jobseekers. Instead, tens of thousands more Kiwis are out of work — and the numbers are still climbing.