Comment: Gerry Brownlee held MPs to a double standard, with harsh punishments for the Opposition and leniency for the coalition.

the internet is in a complicated battle between knowledge, access, and compensation — one I inadvertently became a part of

Future governments will have to provide a justification for skipping select committees, but Labour and the Greens say that doesn't go far enough.

As focus turns to voter enrolment, Newsroom data reveals one in 10 eligible people and nearly half of eligible youth are still not enrolled.

Campaign Observer: Simeon Brown could end up minister of finance and a Labour MP could be Speaker if things go right and wrong for National

As fuel prices surge, electric vehicles are helping to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from New Zealand's overseas oil bill.

A new poll obtained by Newsroom shows National unable to form a govt without Opportunity, as Labour drops and the Greens rise.

By outlawing Smith's case against big corporate polluters, the Government has only shifted the target of life-and-death damages claims to its own back, writes Marc Daalder.

With 1.5C of global warming behind us, how bad climate change gets will be determined by how long we burn fossil fuels. Marc Daalder analyses a pivotal United Nations report.

Comment: For the better part of a decade, politicians have sold the public the fiction that we can build things without paying for them.

Dougal McQueen is an engineer, not a power plant developer, but he's found himself the face of a new attempt to build pumped hydro in Otago.

Analysis: Although it was hardly mentioned, Te Pāti Māori's shadow loomed large as the Labour Party launched its campaign to retake the Māori seats.

Health workers are keeping South Island services running through overtime and deferred leave amid staff shortages, a leaked report finds.

Health workers are keeping South Island services running through overtime and deferred leave amid staff shortages, a leaked report finds.

'I'm not a wasted vote.' Backed by his kapa haka whānau, Kingi Kiriona is determined to win back Hauraki-Waikato for Labour.

Analysis: The problem with the small-target strategies embraced by Labour and National is that, if you keep shrinking, eventually you implode.

You asked for it – here it is! Newsroom’s weekly politics podcast Raw Politics is back for the election season, with Sam Sachdeva, Marc Daalder and Tim Murphy.

The Ministry of Education drops all mentions of climate change and fossil fuels from new school curriculums, sparking alarm from an academic and educator

Only 37 per cent back slowing the EV transition, with younger people and Labour voters keenest to keep things moving, according to new poll

Comment: Wednesday's drama has failed to change any of the underlying reasons driving National Party MPs to agitate for overthrowing Luxon.

Campaign observer: So you're a backbench National Party MP considering whether to roll Christopher Luxon. How should you make your decision?

Campaign observer: So you're a backbench National Party MP considering whether to roll Christopher Luxon. How should you make your decision?

We can’t learn critical lessons from the pandemic if we’re obsessed with blame.

The Opposition says people who think they're not enrolled should lodge special votes rather than being turned away from voting entirely.