The ACT Party has unveiled a new small business policy package that proposes a three-year freeze on the adult minimum wage, introduces a discounted youth training wage, and tightens personal grievance rules, according to reports from TVNZ and RNZ. ACT Proposes Three-Year Minimum Wage Freeze The adult minimum wage would remain capped at its current … Read more
Political parties across New Zealand have begun erecting election hoardings as the country enters a critical nine-week window ahead of the November general election, according to 1News. With the official start date arriving on Saturday, politicians nationwide deployed hammers and brackets to launch their physical roadside campaigns. Party Leaders Launch Billboard Campaign Across Electorates ACT … Read more
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins will face off in a primetime Leaders Debate at 7pm on October 6, according to TVNZ. The live debate will screen on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ as part of the broadcaster’s election campaign coverage and will be moderated by Q+A and 1News at Six presenter Jack … Read more
The Opportunity Party has cleared the 5% threshold for the first time in a 1News Verian poll, rising three points to reach 8% according to results released by 1News. The survey, carried out from August 8 to 11, 2026, places the newcomer party neck-and-neck with New Zealand First and suggests a left bloc could form … Read more