Stories by Jo Moir

Analysis - There's a battle brewing in the seat of Northland, with the future of one party potentially riding on the result, Jo Moir writes.

Pressure is mounting on Green Party co-leader James Shaw to pull his support for $11.7 million of taxpayers' money being handed to the privately-owned Taranaki Green School.

Compulsory mask wearing on public transport could help prevent repeatedly going into lockdown, Ashley Bloomfield says, but those tasked with enforcing the rules are not convinced it will be easy.

The restrictions are due to lift at midnight Wednesday and ministers will meet this afternoon to review whether community transmission has been contained.

The National Party wants to establish a Border Protection Agency to oversee and manage Covid-19 and any other public health threats at the border. Video

Only 40 percent of staff working in managed isolation and quarantine facilities were tested prior to last week's Covid-19 community outbreak in Auckland.

Cabinet will this afternoon decide whether to extend the lockdown to quash the Covid-19 cluster. PM Jacinda Ardern will announce the decision at 5.30pm.

The government is going to trial CovidCard technology in Rotorua before making any further decisions about rolling them out nationally.

The country's first national climate change risk assessment has identified 10 significant areas that need to be urgently addressed by the government in the next six years.

Analysis - A new political poll has done little to boost National's confidence seven weeks out from an election, writes political reporter Jo Moir.

New Zealand First and the Greens are back taking swings at each other - this time Winston Peters is saying James Shaw isn't a man of his word.

Rather than trying to amend the Resource Management Act, an independent review panel says it's best to repeal it and start again.

There's no such thing as full-term abortion, Justice Minister Andrew Little says, and he is calling out MPs who are claiming there is.

The Prime Minister's plan to announce a roughly $100 million recovery package for Southland, in the wake of the likely closure of the Tiwai Smelter, was scuppered by New Zealand First at the eleventh…

Police have confirmed they are once again looking into allegations brought to their attention by the National Party leader.

Analysis - It appears New Zealand First and the Greens have given up trying to hide their true feelings.

National Party leader Judith Collins says it is "very obvious" disgraced ex-MP Andrew Falloon lied to her, the police and a lot of other people about inappropriate sexual messages to women. Video

Analysis - New Zealand First is sticking to the tried and true as it fights for its survival at this year's election.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has announced a new commitment to frontline police and an immigration reset at his campaign launch in Auckland today.

New Zealand First has announced a policy to bring in a universal family benefit, allowing families to put down a deposit on a first home.

About 150 members joined Winston Peters and his caucus today at an event without the crowds and energy that usually comes with an election year.

New Zealand First's convention will be held this weekend, along with the launch for their 2020 election campaign.

"Ghost roads" and a "breathtaking plan on the never never". Grant Robertson and Winston Peters' reactions to National's infrastructure announcement.

Analysis - Judith Collins will make her first big policy announcement today, in an effort to move attention away from the party's internal disarray and back onto the election in just over two months. Audio

Analysis - Judith Collins is stamping her mark as a decisive leader willing to make the tough calls less than 24 hours into the job.