Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States after a career in politics that has spanned five decades. Here`s a look at how he got there. Read...

But the Palmerston North MP will look to get his head above the parapet as he settles into national politics. Read...

New Plymouth`s MP and a district councillor have created a social media page to get more people engaged with politics. Read...

The platform disabled its `political preferences` tab following the Capitol Hill riots. Read...

US gun lobby group the National Rifle Association says it has filed bankruptcy petitions in a US court as part of a restructuring plan. Read...

OPINION: National`s proposing Christchurch-style emergency moves to build more houses and is open to fundng infrastructure and house-building. Bernard Hickey tests whether the politicians are serious. Read...

If there is one thing the people of a beleaguered, weary and divided America could probably agree on right now, it would be the collective need for a break from politics. Read...

Should politicians have a best-by date? Read...

A Catlins bach owner believes `politics` may have hampered a helicopter search for a Heriot man who died while freediving near his Newhaven property last month.Jake Bridson, 23, of Heriot, died at popular Catlins snorkelling spot... Read...

George Harpur has been in local body politics for 23 years and his sixth stint as a Southland District councillor will be his last. Read...