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Lt. Col Tim Tuatini: We especially need to be combat-ready now
Winston Peters: We can't get trade without security
Jason Walls: We could expect stronger intesification
Martin Glynn: Congestion charges won't solve Auckland's traffic
Sandy Lau: Superannuation will cost us more in the future
Ruth Money: Victims can feel heard again
Tere Carr: Mark Brown's got to eat some humble pie
Geoffrey Miller: We could be on the brink of World War 3
Warwick Bagg: Let doctors do what they need to do
Helen Clark: Christopher Luxon to meet with Xi Jinping
Erica Stanford: A new visa for parents of citizens
Jordan Williams: Polls are needed year-round
Naked deepfakes: The Act MP trying to ban the rising issue
"These are not car enthusiasts": Police Minister on boy racers in Levin
Adam Pearse: One week left for Peters in the Deputy PM seat
Michael Littlewood: Pensions should never be means tested
Mark Mitchell: It's time to crack down on boy racers
Maurice Williamson: More is needed for protecting our border
"Not a surprise": Sam Emery on Albanese's victory
"Stop buying secondhand equipment": Defence Minister on new Defence helicopters
"It's about providing patient safety": Health minister on regulating physician associates
"People worry about running out of juice": Transport minister on more funding for EV chargers
David Carter: NZ 'celebrities' run the local governments
Peter Dunne: Winston Peters doesn't need to be involved in all the PM's phone calls
"How long is a piece of string?": Consent-free granny flats increased to 70sqm
"I saw the GFC - this was worse": Chief Economist on 'Liberation Day'
Lance Burdett: Police do make people feel safe
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on significant supermarket reforms
Winston Peters: "Protesters give us something to push back on"
Cameron Luxton: ACT calls for more powers for Kāinga Ora
Oliver Hartwich: "We can't risk angering the Americans"
Brad Olsen: Tolls are probably the way of the future
Chris Penk: Premium payments to speed up land acquisitions
Angus Chambers: "GPs know about long wait times more than anyone"
Mark Mitchell: Getting firearms out of the hands of gangs
Geoffrey Miller: "Trump is following a realistic foreign policy"
David Seymour: NZ needs to loosen investment settings
Jordan Williams: It's time to review charity tax
David Seymour: ACT Party leader says the Labour Party has gone too far left
Chris Hipkins: Labour leader dismisses anti-LGBTQ protests as 'pathetic'
Jason Walls: Government announces relaxed immigration settings for investors
Matthew Horncastle: "I can't think of a single Kiwi who would be negatively affected"
Kelly Eckhold: Donald Trump's tariffs are just the beginning
Shane Jones: New Zealand's economy needs fossil fuels
David Seymour: Debriefing the State of the Nation
James Ross: Making sense of the latest poll
The Year in Politics with Lockwood Smith and Helen Clark
Politics Central: Unpacking the Government's action plan for hydrogen energy
Steve Abel: Greens claim they can reduce emission five-fold
Ginny Andersen: Youth offender bootcamps not worth the taxpayers' money
Chris Hipkins: "In it to win it" for 2026
Sir Ashley Bloomfield: Reflecting on the Covid-19 response
Mahe Drysdale: LGFA increases borrowing capacity for select councils
Mark Mitchell: Bootcamp offender arrested, gang patch ban
David Seymour: Parliament haka internationally embarrassing
Duncan Webb: Justice spokesperson on Treaty Principles Bill hikoi
Maurice Williamson: The U.S. is "heading in the right direction"
Matt Terrill: Donald Trump building a "well-organised" team
Todd McClay: New charter for hunting and fishing
Henry Olsen: U.S. Pollster previews the election
Jason Walls: The Prime Minister's trip to CHOGM
Geoffrey Miller: Concerns that Israel's attacks on Iran will continue
Aaron Hendry: Beginning the residence portion of military style bootcamps
Winston Peters: Wrapping up the NZ First AGM
Tama Potaka: The Hauraki Gulf Protection Bill changes are needed
Judith Collins: NZ Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui sinks
Matthew Horncastle: The government shouldn't be using taxpayer money to pay for private projects
Shane Jones: It's "too hard" to produce food in NZ
Chris Penk: Proposed reform of the building consent system
Simon Court: New-look Resource Management Act
Dr Shane Reti: Harsher penalties for recreational nitrous oxide
Mark Mitchell: Crime in Auckland drops 35%
David Seymour: Kiwis need the Treaty Principles in writing
Alex Walker: Maori wards are a no-brainer
Chris Hipkins: Capital gains tax has become essential
Stephen Hoadley: "Korea is on the front line with China"
Simeon Brown: Proposed speed limit changes
Paula Southgate: How do councils feel after the LGNZ conference?
Chris Bishop: New changes to the Fast-track Approvals Bill
Bryce Edwards: Helen Clark Foundation calls for tougher rules on corruption
Simeon Brown: New funding to tackle drunk and drugged drivers
Tama Potaka: Emergency housing numbers drop by a third
Shane Jones: "New Zealand has the most expensive power prices in the world"
David Carter: The Maori Party make debating difficult
Erica Stanford: "I'm focused on raising achievement"
Tim Fadgen: Harris and Trump "neck-in-neck"
Ricardo Menendez-March: Tana decision looms as Greens wrap AGM
Mahé Drysdale: New Tauranga mayor says he'll build a strong team
Dan Mitchinson: Joe Biden likely to step down from leadership
Trump' assassination attempt 'will impact this election' - Politics Expert
Housing Minister expects Kainga Ora evictions to rise
Donald Trump injured in assassination attempt
James Smith: National Road Carriers Policy and Advocacy General Manager says the trucking sector sides with the Government's speed limit plans
Lockwood Smith: former High Commissioner to the UK on the next steps after the UK Election
Politics Central: Where can the Democrats go from here?
Simeon Brown: Transport Minister says scrapping Auckland Regional Fuel Tax was the right decision
Alex Tan: Canterbury University Political Science and International Relations professor on the likelihood of Biden stepping down from the US Presidential race
Politics Central: Was the Government right to cancel proposed ferry upgrades?
Karen Chhour: Children's Minister on the new wave of Government initiatives to stop youth crime
Victor Billot: Maritime Union spokesperson suspects grounded Aratere ferry won't be back in service this year