Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has dismissed the comments as "attention-seeking" rather than firing his Foreign Minister.
Politics
Thu, Jul 30
Yesterday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon appeared to rule out working with Opportunity, and said National didn't want to "do business" with anyone seeking to impose new taxes.
Tue, Jul 28
"Well, I'm just saying to you, they want to increase taxes," he told media.
Mon, Jul 27
The latest row came yesterday morning, when ACT candidate Paul Henry said on Radio Hauraki he would "shoot" Labour leader Chris Hipkins.
Fri, Jul 24
The former NZ First candidate was "channelling the manosphere," says Christopher Luxon in response to Nash's remarks about an MP's maternity leave.
Wed, Jul 22
Labour is putting extra effort into ensuring people are enrolled to vote in this election, with one of its MPs accusing the coalition of having an "evil agenda" to disallow its opponents' ballots.
Tue, Jul 21
The Labour Party leader asked about New Zealand First’s newly announced candidates and members in the run up to the election on Breakfast this morning.
New Zealand
Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has reacted to a new poll, which has National again dropping into the 20s.
Tue, Jul 14
The SolarSaver package, announced today, would cost $160 million over four years, which the party says it will fund by repurposing the coalition's gas security fund.
Wed, Jul 8
Labour's Chris Hipkins has joined Government ministers in condemning the move.
Tue, Jul 7
That is the assessment of former senior political staffer Mike Munro, who served as chief press secretary to Helen Clark and later chief of staff to Jacinda Ardern.
Sun, Jul 5
"We don't think the evidence works where someone shows up for one day and moves on," Christopher Luxon said in Parliament.
Wed, Jul 1
Winston Peters has previously been emphatic that the door is shut from his side.
Sun, Jun 28
Chris Bishop has shared his thoughts on the latest 1News poll, which showed his party drop into the 20s just months out from election day.
Thu, Jun 25
The last time Labour and National's ranking combined was this low was in 1996.
Tue, Jun 23
Meanwhile, leaders with parties down in the new poll have brushed off the results.
Both Labour and National have taken falls in the latest 1News Verian poll.
The Labour leader said his party disagreed with most of what was announced by the Greens in their tax policy.
The former PM made the comments as Iran moved to close the Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks in Lebanon and a fragile 60-day ceasefire hung in the balance.
Sun, Jun 21
The move would resurrect a universal scheme the previous Labour government first introduced at Budget 2023, only to be scrapped by the coalition in mid-2024.
Health
Thu, Jun 18
Party leader Chris Hipkins said cost should not stand in the way of care.
Tue, Jun 16
The document's costings are based on National's own analysis of Budget figures and its opposition counterpart's announcements and other public statements.
Sun, Jun 14
Transport spokesperson Tangi Utikere was pressed about the central claims behind average savings claims for commuters by Q+A interviewer Jack Tame.
The Government has given councils three months to come up with amalgamation plans, in a bid to cut complexity and costs.
Fri, Jun 12
"Public transport should help people get ahead, not become a luxury people get priced out of," said Tangi Utikere, Labour's transport spokesperson.
Wed, Jun 10
