Nats pledge to rein in regulatory costs
By Paul McBeth | Mon, 09 Mar 2020
The National Party has promised to clamp down on the cost of resource consents, health and safety law, and the anti-money laundering regime as it pitches itself as a stronger economic manager than the...
NZ First drops migration targets, seeks debate instead
By Pattrick Smellie | Fri, 06 Mar 2020
The New Zealand First party has dropped its call for net immigration to be cut to no more than 10,000 a year, pledging instead to lead an election year debate about what the number should be.It will a...
Defendants plead not guilty in National Party donors case
By Victoria Young | Tue, 25 Feb 2020
Four men have pleaded not guilty to charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office over donations made to the National Party. The accused - Yikun Zhang, Shijia (Colin) Zheng, Hengjia (Joe) Zheng and Jam...
National seeks audit of NZ First ministers' PGF decisions
By Pattrick Smellie | Wed, 12 Feb 2020
All ministerial decisions made by New Zealand First party Cabinet members need to be audited in light of the ongoing drip-feed of information about who and how the party was handling donations through...
NZ First Foundation complaint passed on to SFO
By Paul McBeth | Mon, 10 Feb 2020
An already-stretched Serious Fraud Office will have to decide whether New Zealand First breached electoral law with its use of an external foundation to solicit funds. The Electoral Commission tod...
Bridges doesn't care who leads NZ First - coalition is out
By Pattrick Smellie | Mon, 03 Feb 2020
National Party leader Simon Bridges has doubled down on his rejection of any kind of political dealings with the New Zealand First party, saying a different leader would make no difference.He also cla...
National rules out coalition with NZ First
By Pattrick Smellie | Sun, 02 Feb 2020
The National Party under Simon Bridges's leadership is ruling out New Zealand First as a coalition partner following the 2020 election.Bridges made the announcement at the start of the party's electio...
