Politics http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.aspx?cat=978&ref=rss Politics 10 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 04:53:40 GMT rss@nzcity.co.nz NZCity, NewsTalkZB Some public servants claim they should be making policy calls - not elected officials Some public servants claim they should be making policy calls - not elected officials http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=457747&ref=rss Tue, 10 Nov 2026 03:57:07 GMT Senior National MP Erica Stanford says it's rubbish - for Labour to claim the electoral system was manipulated this election Senior National MP Erica Stanford says it's rubbish - for Labour to claim the electoral system was manipulated this election http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=457731&ref=rss Tue, 10 Nov 2026 02:37:06 GMT Kiwi comedian Dai Henwood has died, at the age of 48, following a six-year battle with bowel cancer Kiwi comedian Dai Henwood has died, at the age of 48, following a six-year battle with bowel cancer http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=457742&ref=rss Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:47:06 GMT Labour Leader Chris Hipkins is rejecting any suggestion there should be ministerial oversight of RNZ following its financial blunder Labour Leader Chris Hipkins is rejecting any suggestion there should be ministerial oversight of RNZ following its financial blunder http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=457704&ref=rss Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:07:07 GMT A litany of mistakes have left RNZ with an almost 12-million-dollar deficit A litany of mistakes have left RNZ with an almost 12-million-dollar deficit http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=457687&ref=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2026 08:57:05 GMT Nicola Willis says she'll soon be job hunting, with her Parliament seat gone Nicola Willis says she'll soon be job hunting, with her Parliament seat gone http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=457660&ref=rss Sun, 08 Nov 2026 23:47:07 GMT Gadi Eisenkot is trying to form government in Israel. Here are five ways it could go Gadi Eisenkot's path to power could involve some creative political arithmetic and manoeuvring. So, what are the options from here? http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=457583&ref=rss Sun, 08 Nov 2026 21:07:07 GMT We're being warned time is running out to stop illegal tobacco getting out of control in this country We're being warned time is running out to stop illegal tobacco getting out of control in this country http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=457577&ref=rss Sun, 08 Nov 2026 20:47:06 GMT NZ will have a caretaker government for weeks. What that means and how it works The final election result won’t be known for three weeks and coalition negotiations will take even longer. But it’s not correct to say ‘there’s no government’. http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=457555&ref=rss Sun, 08 Nov 2026 03:07:06 GMT NZ’s next government hangs in the balance: 2026 election results at a glance Provisional results suggest a parliamentary overhang of nine seats, which means a majority requires 66 seats. http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=457536&ref=rss Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:17:04 GMT