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Rangitīkei is the third largest electorate in the North Island, stretching from east of Levin in the south to above Taumarunui in the north. And it's up for grabs this election, as its four-term National MP Ian McKelvie retires. Our reporter Jimmy Ellingham took a drive around some of its remote reaches to ask what are the issues concerning local voters.

Hundreds of candidates are competing across 72 electorate seats. Here's who to watch.

Rob Rattenbury is predicting a tight election, with some interesting local contests.

Milton winemaker Colin Weatherall has reached a fine vintage. The 79-year-old winemaker has a legacy of a cellar bursting with a growing variety of...

A parade of former and would-be politicians lent their support to the movement, and now there’s a byelection in play.

Letters: Why the Reserve Bank should not be independent of democratic will 6 May, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read The Reserve Bank of New Zealand should never be independent, writes Heather Marion Smith. Photo / File The Reserve Bank of New Zealand should never be independent, writes Heather Marion Smith. Photo / File Whanganui Chronicle Liam Dann (Chronicle, May 4) asks: "Is the central bank independence under attack?" What independence? The Reserve Bank Act (1989) was designed to o...