NZ First has received $161,000 in large anonymous donations within the last three months.

What do rich donors expect for their contributions? We ask two big donors who give to opposite sides of the spectrum why they donate to politics.

Three of the Government's nine key targets risk not being met, the latest update shows.

RNZ launched a political poll in April 2025 in partnership with the longstanding and reputable polling company Reid Research.

Opportunity's biggest donor is also entwined in party strategy and governance.

A type of political donation where the identity of the donor is shrouded in secrecy is growing despite a recommendation it be abolished.

RNZ is tracking the money flowing to the parties this election year and where it is coming from.

An ACT Party post about the gap between new medicines funded in Australia and New Zealand is "visually misleading," according to a statistics professor.

Explainer: Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says the Conservation Amendment Bill doesn't include a plan to sell great swathes of conservation land.

Donnell would have been paid tens of thousands, but missed large chunks of the meetings.

After initially suggesting feral cats stay out of the Predator Free plan, the government has done a U-turn, announcing they are now a target.

Feral: How millions of feral cats are creating a 'bloodbath' across our native heartland.

Feral: How millions of feral cats are creating a 'bloodbath' across our native heartland.

The Police Commissioner was one of three people to receive a gift from Kash Patel in July.

KiwiRail's chair questioned the extensive conflicts of a newly-appointed board member, suggesting they would test his loyalty, documents obtained by RNZ show.

Lobbyists for heated tobacco products identified the NZ First leader as "friendly". His party later delivered huge tax cuts for their products.

A methane-tracking satellite which was given $29 million by the government has lost contact with the ground.

Octopus are wild and solitary. Plans to farm them are therefore cruel, say animal rights advocates.

Industry groups helped develop several initiatives about alcohol harm - including one on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

A harrowing inquest has revealed the disturbing truth about the Olympic cyclist's treatment within her sport.

The land was protected by a covenant when J Swap bought it, but it wants to mine there anyway.

It's still behind on more than half of its targets. We break down which goals are at risk.

A fast-tracked sand mining proposal is dredging up the painful past for local hapū members, who fear their voices will be ignored amid the rush.

It's sky-high grocery prices, public transport that barely gets you anywhere and Air New Zealand jacking up school holiday fares by 167 percent.

Let's not water this down. For many, alcohol and the good life just don't mix. But for those who just want to cut back, the question is: when does a tipple become a tipping point?

Forecasters are expecting heavy rain and thunderstorms around Gisborne, where 17,000 people are camping out for the annual festival.

Plans for a hotel and student hostel at Auckland's Eden Park stadium have been revealed in the release of fast-track application documents.

The contentious Fast-track Approvals Bill is now law - but it hit a few speed bumps on the way.

A legal academic says the bill has gone through very poor lawmaking, and late changes undermine the select committee.

The independent audit found damage to protected land from roaming stock, insufficient weed and pest control, and not enough protection of lizard habitats.