The editor personally thinks Thursday’s Hobson’s Pledge ad was “repulsive” - but here’s why it ran.

Politicians are finally out on the hustings.

ANALYSIS: A respectful debate with plenty of policy gave voters a useful opening look at the smaller-party leaders. The two main contenders are next.

Join us for the Kingmakers’ Debate from 7.30pm.

A new report reveals while adverse events in hospitals and specialist care are considered “rare”, 59 people died in a six-month period last year as a result of delayed care, or a fall.

A development left unfinished by a company collapse is being reshaped, with 41 three-bedroom townhouses planned and prices starting at $620,000.

A gravely ill Michael Leggott told his wife of nearly seven decades: “I’m dying, I won’t be here much longer.” To which she responded: “I know, but haven’t we had a wonderful life together?”

Wellington’s regional council has charged Wellington City Council and Tiaki Wai for alleged failings in the Moa Point sewage catastrophe.

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On one side, proponents say the Wellington City Council can’t put things on hold due to a Government stall. On the other side, there are calls to wait and see.

Winston Peters says he is campaigning for the party vote at this election - but has stopped short of directly calling for his supporters to give their candidate vote to National.

Andrea Vance and Luke Malpass on interrupting professional talkers, extracting actual answers and trying to maintain a poker face.

The broadcaster says the report was focused on a contest between two parties on the right.

Despite National’s claims Opportunity would look to introduce a land tax, it’s not among five broad bottom lines the party has announced.

An advocate says the human impact of denying support was “off the charts”, with desperate people calling in tears and facing losing their homes because they could not work to pay the mortgage.

Nicholas (Nic) Balkum died following a medical event, while working at the TSB Arena on Friday.

Low-income working families can count on another six months’ government help with higher fuel costs, before that support runs out.

ANALYSIS: Labour won in a walk by over-stuffing a smaller room than National’s.

Across Wellington’s community housing network, vulnerable tenants say the system meant to protect them is failing them.

The sales are part of Kāinga Ora’s “turnaround plan” to shed 900 properties nationwide, but Labour and the Greens are crying foul about the move so close to the election.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has promised to wipe 10% off the value of Kiwis’ student loans, if they stay in the country for three years after graduation.

The battle for Election 2026 is officially on with both major parties - National and Labour - launching their campaigns today.

Park Road Post Production’s wizard artists have spent months painstakingly restoring 1986 footage of Queen’s historic Budapest concert.

On a remote island in French Polynesia, the beloved writer came eye-to-eye with a tohorā.

The council will soon find out how much it has to save to comply with the proposed rates cap. Andrew Little will be asking Wellingtonians what council should focus on over the coming decade.

ANALYSIS: The heavily mythologised author’s latest book launch sent the media into overdrive. But Dirty Work seems to have struck out on landing.

Lunova uses the likes of “retired clinical audiologist Dr Janet Morris”, to praise its hearing aids - and hints mainstream retailers are overcharging by thousands of dollars.

Demand for free needles has surged as people turn to black market drugs promising easy weight loss, recovery or tanning.

COMMENT: The local government reform collapse was a clumsy Cabinet process failure. But on the economy, National is hurriedly surrendering its free-market principles to run on NZ First’s turf.

Every practitioner appointee came from a minister or MP, while officials’ nominees missed out.

COMMENT: A rich, right-wing man wants to exploit the overhang. But he’s running into the real problem with creating your own political reality.

The Government’s shock postponement of decisions on local government amalgamation has frustrated local leaders and left plans in no-man’s-land.

EDITORIAL: The arts contribute billions to New Zealand’s economy. But parties have remarkably little to say about them.

After being asked to submit a proposal in three months, councils have been told no decisions will be made ahead of the election.

NZ’s most experienced politician will be among the five party leaders vying for voters’ attention in next week’s Press Kingmakers’ Debate, to be livestreamed to the nation.

Air New Zealand’s Wellington Koru lounge will stay closed until late October as extensive smoke and water damage from June’s fire continues to delay remediation work.

A packed Unity Books in central Wellington is awaiting the launch of author Nicky Hager’s latest investigation, which was signalled this week with much media hype.

Hager is launching the book in Wellington on Tuesday night.

Destinations such as the US and Asia were once on Wellington’s radar, but the Middle East crisis has delayed that.

Heart attack patients were waiting up to six days to be transferred to Wellington Hospital’s cardiology unit for an angiogram as the flu season stresses capacity.

The outgoing Ōhāriu Labour MP confirmed he’s not quite done politics - putting his hand up for the Takapū/Northern ward seat, which will be decided in a by-election on December 11 following the death ...

The Post’s own David Unwin got to capture the bold, brilliant and bizarre designs and scenes as part of this year’s fashion-meets-art extravaganza in Wellington. Take a look.

The until-now secret report into the Moa Point sewage catastrophe has been released, showing workers first got wind of the disaster when contacted by Fire and Emergency.

Upper Hutt ratepayers are paying for mayor Peri Zee’s legal fight with two critics, who are taking her to court under the Harmful Digital Communications Act.

Twenty‑four per cent of voters now trust Chlöe Swarbrick to manage the economy, narrowly ahead of Nicola Willis, as confidence in the Government’s economic plan continues to deteriorate.

Foodstuffs owner/operators in South Island say the co-op model allows them to keep stores in small towns open and competitive.

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More voters expect Labour to form the next government than National, while half say it is time to give Chris Hipkins and Labour another go.

Barry Young, whose anti-vax supporters are accused of bringing a Wellington meet-the-candidates meeting to chaos, is now running in Wairarapa instead.