This Month
New Zealand’s PM needs maverick Peters to govern
Winston Peters has emerged kingmaker in the NZ election, after final results show the National Party failed to win enough seats to form government without support.
- Matthew Brockett
October
- Analysis
- NZ election
NZ Labour’s rout a warning for Australia
Labour haemorrhaged votes to the left and right. It was punished by voters who believed it had spent years in government focusing on side issues.
- Tom Rabe
New PM Luxon wants ‘right chemistry’ in NZ coalition
Chris Luxon’s National party failed to win a majority after turfing Labour from office at Saturday’s election, and must work with minor parties to form government.
- Ben McKay
- Analysis
- World elections
Winston Peters, New Zealand’s political comeback kid, does it again
Not only has Mr Peters resurrected New Zealand First’s fortunes after it was ousted from parliament at the 2020 election, the party may also be part of the next government.
- Ainsley Thomson
- Opinion
- NZ election
Why voters ran out of patience with New Zealand’s progressive government
Six years after ‘Jacindamania’ swept New Zealand, its Labour government, hampered by the pandemic and natural disasters, ran out of time to deliver much of the progressive reform it promised.
- Tom Rabe
Luxon vows back-to-basics government as he begins coalition talks
The PM-elect vowed to deliver on his promise of tax cuts for working New Zealanders, but will need to compromise with coalition partners on other policies.
- Tom Rabe
- Updated
- World elections
‘New Zealanders have chosen change.’ Luxon is new Prime Minister
With almost 95 per cent of votes counted on Saturday night, the centre-right National Party was poised to form a coalition government after winning close to 40 per cent of the primary party vote.
- Updated
- Tom Rabe
New Zealand PM issues warning over ‘coalition of chaos’
Chris Hipkins’ Labour Party is likely to lose the election on Saturday after he took over from Jacinda Ardern who resigned in January.
- Tom Rabe
Why voters are fed up in New Zealand
Support is set to swell for minor parties at the election on Saturday. Pundits say exasperation with Labour and a distrust of National are at the heart of the discontent.
- Tom Rabe
Hipkins hits NZ Nationals on Maori record as election nears
Almost 1 million Kiwis have voted early for this weekend’s election, expected to be won by Christopher Luxon’s centre-right National Party.
- Ben McKay
- Exclusive
- NZ election
Why NZ’s likely new PM channels Mark McGowan
The man widely tipped to become New Zealand’s next prime minister says he’s looked to Australia to develop many of his signature policies.
- Tom Rabe
NZ’s political maverick says party has teal streak
Libertarian David Seymour’s party could prove critical in deciding the next New Zealand government after weekend elections.
- Tom Rabe
- Exclusive
- NZ election
New Zealand PM warns of ‘missed opportunity’ for trans-Tasman relations
Chris Hipkins believes a change in government at this weekend’s election would be a missed opportunity for trans-Tasman relations.
- Tom Rabe
Hipkins hopes for ‘Keating-style’ win at NZ election
Seven years after Jacinda Ardern and her progressive brand swept to power in New Zealand, frustration over the cost of living could boot Labour from office.
- Tom Rabe
September
- Analysis
- World elections
How did it all go wrong for New Zealand Labour?
Less than three years after Jacinda Ardern won a stunning election victory, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is heading for defeat at the polls on October 14.
- Luke Malpass
Twerking libertarian poised for power broker role in New Zealand
David Seymour, leader of the right-wing ACT Party, could become a senior minister if, as polls predict, the ruling Labour Party is ousted at the October 14 election.
- Updated
- Matthew Brockett
China bolsters ties with gas-rich Timor-Leste
China’s Xi Jinping has met with Timor-Leste’s Xanana Gusmao, promising greater economic cooperation, including possibilities for joint oil and gas exploration.
- Albee Zhang
New Zealand’s economy to stay sluggish for two more years
A weaker budget outlook comes less than five weeks before an October general election that leaves political parties little room for lavish spending promises.
- Tracy Withers
