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New Zealanders who are wasting up to 85 hours a year in motorway gridlock had better get used to the slow crawl because the Government has no plan to rescue them any time soon, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says.

"Congratulations to the Silver Ferns on their stunning Netball World Cup win in Liverpool, they played throughout the tournament with real grit and determination, National’s Sport and Recreation spokesperson Nikki Kaye says.

COMMENT: James Shaw, yet again, is showing what I would call leadership. Leadership is being bold, or brave in slightly awkward or difficult circumstances. Leadership is when you take on a task when you don't necessarily know the...

The thought of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern possibly being up for a Nobel Peace Prize does not sit well with at least some in the Australian media. And even her moral views have come into question regarding her views around deporting...

Victoria University Feminist Organisation and ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa, in conjunction with the VUW Feminist Law Students, Organise Aotearoa, Fem Force, and with the support of VUW Student Association announced they are sponsoring a march and demonstration in support of reproductive rights

She might be one of the most popular Prime Ministers of all time, but that hasn't stopped Lisa Wilkinson from asking Jacinda Ardern the difficult questions.On the Sunday Project, Lisa wasted no time grilling the PM, declaring she'll...

With the Government's firearm buyback scheme starting to draw over 30,000 police man hours away from fighting crime, the safety of law abiding citizens is being compromised.

An Auckland man with Down syndrome has won a change of rules that will allow anyone with a life-shortening congenital condition to access their KiwiSaver funds before they turn 65.Tim Fairhall, who lives in a house in Te Atatū...

National Party leader Simon Bridges is back on the case of the Government and electric vehicles (EVs), saying the Government's own performance in its fleet is woeful with only 135 registered since taking office."The Government is...

If the public votes in favour of legalising cannabis in a referendum, a National-led government would change the law accordingly, National Party leader Simon Bridges says.

National wants the head of an inquiry into Wally Haumaha's appointment as deputy police commissioner to step down or be sacked.

Hundreds of students from Sri Lanka could be here illegally, while officials do what they can to investigate claims of fraud in the student visa scheme.

Government agencies have been asked to urgently find ways to reduce the harm caused by synthetic cannabis.

The government wants public input on a set of well-being indicators it intends to incorporate into all future Budgets.

Prime Minister Bill English has confirmed disgraced MP Todd Barclay offered to play him the tape recording that led to his downfall.

A fourth-term National Government will further cut taxes and raise incomes, Prime Minister Bill English has said in a speech to lift party faithful after a horror week.

Major political parties have found a way around electoral campaign rules by calling hundreds of public meetings across the country.

OPINION: Some National Party supporters may have worried when former leader John Key stepped down as leader.

OPINION: MPs like to claim their party alone gets "the issues real New Zealanders care about".