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      Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Politics articles  Politics
    Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets
    New Zealand Parliament
    New Zealand Parliament
     27 January 2026
    Taxes raise prices, and higher prices reduce smoking. But duty-free tobacco sales remain a policy anomaly and deny the government much-needed health revenue.
    >> Read Article 

    The coalition government has retained a small lead in the latest RNZ-Reid Research Poll
    27 Jan: The coalition government has retained a small lead in the latest RNZ-Reid Research Poll... more
    Meridian Energy's future-proofing a major South Island power station against a large earthquake
    27 Jan: Meridian Energy's future-proofing a major South Island power station against a large earthquake... more
    Remains of last Israeli hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, have been found, Benjamin Netanyahu says
    27 Jan: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the remains of 24-year-old Ran Gvili had been found and identified.... more
    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
    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... more
    Jules Radich is being remembered for his fight for Dunedin's new hospital
    26 Jan: Jules Radich is being remembered for his fight for Dunedin's new hospital... more
    The Prime Minister's echoing our Foreign Minister's concerns about the World Health Organisation
    26 Jan: The Prime Minister's echoing our Foreign Minister's concerns about the World Health Organisation... more
    New Zealand will consider joining the US President's Board of Peace
    26 Jan: New Zealand will consider joining the US President's Board of Peace... more
    A major overhaul of NZ’s local government is underway – will it really fix what’s broken?
    26 Jan: A sweeping reform of New Zealand’s local government sector promises efficiency, but raises questions about accountability, representation and decision-making.... more
    A Christchurch company director will be sentenced in May - after pleading guilty to gambling offences linked to New Zealand's largest-ever illegal lottery
    26 Jan: A Christchurch company director will be sentenced in May - after pleading guilty to gambling offences linked to New Zealand's largest-ever illegal lottery... more

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     Most Popular Recent Politics News
     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 +++++++++++++
     06 Feb: Indonesia's government directs education funds to meals program as teachers struggle on low wages +++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++

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      11 Feb: ‘no politics, just sport’: team usa stars shut down trump talk (Sydney Morning Herald)
      9 Feb: Trump calls us olympian a ‘real loser’ for speaking up about politics at home (Stuff.co.nz)
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      2 Feb: Bad bunny says 'ice out' in grammy awards speech (BBCWorld)
      1 Feb: Labour peer and former fa chairman lord triesman dies aged 82 (BBCWorld)
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     Environment:
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     Law and Order:
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     Cricket:
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     General:
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     Entertainment:
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