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It was high-vis and head wraps for Christopher Luxon this morning as he visited South Auckland to plead National’s case

Christopher Luxon is no slouch on the dance floor, it seems. As his wife Amanda told the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, the two prepared for their university ball with a ballroom dancing class.

The combination of a capable National candidate and a nationwide swing against Labour should be enough to unseat Sarah Pallett, though wildcard TOP leader Raf Manji could make it a tough race, argues Liam Hehir

Identical twins Vithya & Nithya Ramraj from Coimbatore are making a mark in athletics. Vithya is a 400m hurdler & quartermiler, while Nithya is a sprint hurdler. Vithya is aiming for 54.50s in the Asian Games & is confident of breaking the 55-sec barrier. She's been training under Nehpal Singh…

As his series co-created with Clint Dyer continues at the National Theatre, the playwright revisits how a Guardian microplay about sport led to a panorama of Britain in tumult

The opening of the Government's books gave little cause for celebration or catastrophising, which of course didn't stop politicians from doing both.

Casual observers could be forgiven for thinking the National Party’s recently released Working for Families tax policy had been cut and pasted from the Labour Party’s own policy. The similarities are certainly striking.

When it comes to social media spend and strategy, the right is running rings around the left.

The seat of Ōhāriu, in Wellington's leafy and affluent northern suburbs, is shaping up to be one of the most hard-fought electorate battles in this year's election.