Labour winning required a lot of things to go right, and Chris Hipkins says they didn’t
Jo Moir
Jo Moir is Newsroom's political editor.
Posted inMāori issues
Bid to take politics out of Treaty principles debate
Calls for ‘unifying’ national discussion on Treaty principles in place of political firestorm
Posted inPolitics
From outside politics to inside Cabinet in a day
Casey Costello isn’t the first to have a meteoric rise to MP and Cabinet minister on the same day
Posted inPolitics
Policy wins for Act, NZ First but Nats hold the reins of power
The first media conference between the parties gave an insight into what the next three years will look like
Posted inPolitics
Luxon promises coalition deal today
Christopher Luxon has given a cast-iron guarantee a government coalition will be announced on Friday
Posted inPolitics
Seymour and Peters battle it out in final leg of talks
Luxon’s two coalition partners are making use of every bit of leverage they have left
Posted inElection 2023
New government’s sprint to Christmas
With a government forming, there is a series of things that needs to take place before MPs can wrap up and head home for Christmas.
Posted inComment
National’s tactical error in three-way talks
Coalition talks are dragging on in Auckland after National initially tried negotiating two separate deals with its governing partners
Posted inGovernment
Rifts, toxic criticism, and surviving politics
After successfully defying not just the Māori Party but the wishes of the Māori King for two elections, Nanaia Mahuta’s fortune ran out
Posted inPolitics
Peters and Seymour team up as Luxon hits hurdles
NZ First wasn’t happy with the first deal – and the hurdle ahead is how to fund Luxon’s promised tax relief
Posted inElection 2023
The NZ First MP picked for a big future
Casey Costello’s path to power and the political heavyweights picking big things for her
Posted inComment
Tax question hovers as Hipkins goes on
If Labour decides a wealth or capital gains tax is needed, Chris Hipkins can’t stay on as leader
