A fiery debate has begun as the bill has its first reading in the House, and thousands continue a hīkoi towards Wellington.

Te Pati Maori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was suspended for beginning the haka - during a vote on the legislation. Opposition MPs and people in the public gallery also joined in. Speaker Gerry ...

Audrey Young is the NZ Herald’s senior political correspondent. She was named Political Journalist of the Year at the Voyager ...

Clarke's viral protest inside New Zealand's parliament was an objection to a piece of legislation that is "looking for a ...

A massive haka started by Te Pāti Māori MPs and joined by those in the public galleries forced the Speaker to suspend ...

Labour is calling on Deputy Prime Minister and NZ First leader Winston Peters to apologise for naming a public servantin a ...

Timed to coincide with the first reading of the contentious Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill yesterday — it passed ...

Former Labour Minister and list MP Ginny Andersen ... “King Charles III has a great love of New Zealand. It was a pleasure to have an audience with His Majesty today in Samoa,” Luxon captioned ...

New Zealand’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill passed its ... It caused enough disruption that the Speaker suspended ...

New Zealand's parliament comes to a halt as shouting, a haka, and an expulsion take place during voting on a contentious bill ...

Labour is leading over National by nine points on health, with 36% of voters rating it as the best party on this issue ...

Prominent leftwing commentator Matt Yglesias posted a nine point vision for how the Democrats can return to "common sense". They resonate with many and are below. None of these are radical. I thought ...