Former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern will be in the centre of US politics this week, at the Democratic National Convention. Read...

With Parliament in recess this week, the coalition used the clear air to highlight its new hardline approach to welfare. Read...

A local government expert fears a proposal to combine Southland`s four councils could further distance the public from local politics. Read...

Former US president Barack Obama has revealed an eclectic summer playlist for 2024 which includes genres ranging from country to mowtown and from folk to hip hop. Read...

Contact Energy says government intervention will not help to build more power stations in the country. Read...

Mediawatch: The week began with a former PM warning we need to take the heat out of race relations in politics - but it ended with a lot more of that. Read...

Focus on Politics: The 7AA repeal repeal was front and centre at Parliament this week, with the former Minister in charge of the legislation telling the government to rethink its approach. Read...

Stuff’s political experts look back on the week in politics. Read...

John McHugh, a stalwart of local body politics in central Southland, is saddened to see the Oreti board so divided. Read...

RNZ`s Jo Moir and Stuff`s Thomas Manch parse the week in politics. Read...