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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Politics articles  Politics
    Repeated government lying, warned Hannah Arendt, makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge
     28 January 2026
    When officials lie time and again, people don’t know what to trust. And when this happens, citizens cannot deliberate, approve or dissent coherently, because a shared world no longer exists.
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    Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui
    28 Jan: Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui... more
    Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets
    27 Jan: Taxes raise prices, and higher prices reduce smoking. But duty-free tobacco sales remain a policy anomaly and deny the government much-needed health revenue.... more
    The coalition government has retained a small lead in the latest RNZ-Reid Research Poll
    27 Jan: The coalition government has retained a small lead in the latest RNZ-Reid Research Poll... more
    Meridian Energy's future-proofing a major South Island power station against a large earthquake
    27 Jan: Meridian Energy's future-proofing a major South Island power station against a large earthquake... more
    Remains of last Israeli hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, have been found, Benjamin Netanyahu says
    27 Jan: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the remains of 24-year-old Ran Gvili had been found and identified.... more
    Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has ruled out adopting Te Pati Maori's policy to abolish prisons, but says there're other policy areas they align
    27 Jan: Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has ruled out adopting Te Pati Maori's policy to abolish prisons, but says there're other policy areas they align... more
    Jules Radich is being remembered for his fight for Dunedin's new hospital
    26 Jan: Jules Radich is being remembered for his fight for Dunedin's new hospital... more
    The Prime Minister's echoing our Foreign Minister's concerns about the World Health Organisation
    26 Jan: The Prime Minister's echoing our Foreign Minister's concerns about the World Health Organisation... more
    New Zealand will consider joining the US President's Board of Peace
    26 Jan: New Zealand will consider joining the US President's Board of Peace... more

     Most Popular Recent Politics News
     13 Jan: Fears of unseen violence against protesters as Iran's internet blackout enters a fifth day +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     10 Jan: It's full steam ahead for a local Wellington gaming company, as the sector continues to boom +++++++++++++++
     10 Jan: Costly change of plans for some holiday makers, stuck on the wrong side of the Cook Strait +++++++++++++
     14 Jan: No criminal offending's been identified, after complaints of unacceptable behaviour by a Disability Support Services worker - in the aftermath of a Christmas function +++++++++++++
     28 Jan: Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui ++++++++++++
     24 Jan: Two women believed to have been killed in the Mount Maunganui campground landslide were friends ++++++++++++
     12 Jan: Rising living costs are driving up both the number of first-time student loan borrowers, and the size of their loans +++++++++++

     Politics NewsLinks
      4 Feb: High court defeat piles pressure on 'embarrassed' fijian pm rabuka's leadership - expert (RadioNZ)
      2 Feb: Bad bunny says 'ice out' in grammy awards speech (BBCWorld)
      1 Feb: Labour peer and former fa chairman lord triesman dies aged 82 (BBCWorld)
      31 Jan: Election 2026 - the policies, the politics, the peculiarities (RadioNZ)
      29 Jan: How judith collins unwillingly became the crusher (Stuff.co.nz)
      28 Jan: Earnest speeches delay the first politics in parliament's year (RadioNZ)
      28 Jan: Curtains down for crusher collins, one of politics' leading players (RadioNZ)
      28 Jan: Judith collins confirms retirement from politics, with new job (Stuff.co.nz)
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     Today's News

    Rugby:
    The Highlanders are keeping their fingers crossed for Fabian Holland as they prepare to find out more about the All Blacks lock's injury 15:47

    Business:
    Residents in Hawke's Bay's Kai-rakau have entered a second consecutive month of level 4 water restrictions 15:27

    Golf:
    World number one Scottie Scheffler is lurking at the PGA Tour's latest stop in Phoenix 15:07

    Rugby:
    New Zealand's Paul Coll has won into the last eight at squash's Windy City Open in Chicago 14:37

    Business:
    Many businesses across the country could have unknowingly have a gender pay gap 14:17

    General:
    Winter Olympics 2026 quick guide: What to watch on Day 2, Sunday, February 8 14:17

    International:
    Savannah Guthrie indicates she will pay ransom for return of her mother in video message to apparent kidnappers 14:07

    Environment:
    State Highway Two through the Waioweka Gorge, which connects Gisborne and the Eastern Bay of Plenty, re-opens tomorrow under special conditions 14:07

    Health & Safety:
    Water warnings along the capital's South Coast are expected to remain for another week, as officials wait for more test results 13:47

    Basketball:
    A double-dose of positive news for the Breakers as they fight to keep their dim NBL basketball playoff hopes alight 12:27

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