Guaranteed Maori seats on New Zealand councils to be slashed by more than half
Binding referendums required by a 2024 law reversal eliminated more than half of guaranteed Maori ward seats on New Zealand councils, reducing Indigenous representation.
A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern review not your usual PM
Jacinda Ardern's political narrative intertwines personal struggles with empathetic leadership and national prioritization of happiness over traditional economic metrics.
New Zealand Parliament suspends lawmakers who performed Maori haka
Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke received a seven-day ban and the leaders of her political party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi, were barred for 21 days.
