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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Politics articles  Politics
    Yes, One Nation’s poll numbers are climbing. But major party status – let alone government – is still a long way off
     9 February 2026
    Pauline Hanson’s party is certainly climbing in the polls. But it is still a very long way from genuine leadership contention.
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    Japan’s rock star leader now has the political backing to push a bold agenda. Will she deliver?
    9 Feb: Improving living standards in a country with a rapidly shrinking workforce and ageing population will test Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s political skills.... more
    Christchurch's Mayor says feedback on the new metro sports centre has been largely positive, despite some early challenges
    9 Feb: Christchurch's Mayor says feedback on the new metro sports centre has been largely positive, despite some early challenges... more
    Thailand PM Anutin Charnvirakul confident of forming government after election
    9 Feb: South-East Asia's second-largest economy went to the polls on Sunday in a tight race between conservatives aligned with the military and the monarchy, and progressive elements represented by the reform-driven People's Party.... more
    The Prime Minister remains hopeful, for a fall in unemployment this year
    9 Feb: The Prime Minister remains hopeful, for a fall in unemployment this year... more
    A defence lawyer's suggesting we could be paying jurors more
    9 Feb: A defence lawyer's suggesting we could be paying jurors more... more
    Many businesses across the country could have unknowingly have a gender pay gap
    8 Feb: Many businesses across the country could have unknowingly have a gender pay gap... more
    Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has weighed into the saga involving one of his ex MP's links with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
    7 Feb: Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has weighed into the saga involving one of his ex MP's links with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein... more
    British PM Sir Keir Starmer pressured to resign amid fallout of Peter Mandelson's ties to Jeffrey Epstein
    7 Feb: Sir Keir Starmer led Labour to a landslide election victory two years ago, but in the past week, things have unravelled for the British prime minister. What went wrong?... more
    Indonesia's government directs education funds to meals program as teachers struggle on low wages
    6 Feb: Temporary teachers in Indonesia paid low wages criticise a government decision to direct one third of yearly education funding to the president's flagship free meals program.... more

     Most Popular Recent Politics News
     06 Feb: Indonesia's government directs education funds to meals program as teachers struggle on low wages +++++++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: The former Air New Zealand boss says his time at the airline made him a better leader, as he moves into a new role abroad ++++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++++
     02 Feb: There'll be a wait until we learn the outcome of today's court case between expelled Te Pati Maori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and her former party ++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++
     30 Jan: Missing out on a spot at the airport is largely to blame for a Wellington taxi company's failure +++++++++++

     Politics NewsLinks
      19 Feb: Trump and epstein: us politics takes centre stage once again at winter olympics (Sydney Morning Herald)
      18 Feb: Chris hipkins accuses winston peters of 'pure racism' in parliament (RadioNZ)
      18 Feb: Hipkins accuses peters of 'pure racism' in parliament (RadioNZ)
      18 Feb: 'just push us into the sea': the frustration of an area failed by politics (BBCWorld)
      17 Feb: Party leaders call for politics to be taken out of planning for weather events (RadioNZ)
      15 Feb: Mediawatch: solids, liquids and gas - infrastructure ills back in the frame (RadioNZ)
      13 Feb: Does australian politics still have a problem with women? (BBCWorld)
      13 Feb: A line in the snow: why the ukrainian athlete was banned and others were not (Sydney Morning Herald)
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    National:
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    Law and Order:
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    Law and Order:
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    Cricket:
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