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Election 2020 headlines with summaries.
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ACT announces infrastructure policy
29 Sep 2020ACT says it would allow central and regional governments to establish 30 year infrastructure partnerships in order to streamline projects if elected.
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Advance NZ party takes exclusion from debate to court
29 Sep 2020The Advance NZ party is taking legal action against MediaWorks after it was not invited to take part in the network's minor party leaders debate.
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Labour health policy: Mental health for school children, mobile dental clinics
Labour would make mental health support available to all primary and intermediate students, and increase dental health grants to $1000, if elected. Video
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Greens plan to connect provinces, major cities via rapid passenger rail
A multi-billion dollar public transport plan is how the Green Party aims to reduce emissions and congestion if elected.
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And then there were three: The race is on for Auckland Central
29 Sep 2020The battle for the Auckland Central electorate is shaping up to be an unusual race with Green Party's Chlöe Swarbrick driving a 'two ticks' campaign.
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James Shaw on Green Party polling results
29 Sep 2020Green Party co-leader James Shaw is remaining tight-lipped about what roles the party might want if Labour turned to it to form a government. Audio
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National would rename Serious Fraud Office, double funding
29 Sep 2020The SFO's funding would increase from $12.7 million a year to $25m a year, and be renamed to the "Serious Fraud and Anti-corruption Agency", leader Judith Collins says. Video
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Politicians try to woo young voters in fiery debate
Housing and climate change caused the most heated exchanges at TVNZ's young voters debate yesterday, an event far more colourful than the first leaders debate.
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Labour to pledge increase in emergency dental grant
Labour is promising to more than triple the emergency grant for low income people desperately needing to go to the dentist. Audio
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New TVNZ poll: Labour down, National up
28 Sep 2020TVNZ's latest Colmar Brunton poll has Labour on 47 percent, National on 33 percent - with Labour unable to govern alone. Audio
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Māori Party promises more housing
24 Sep 2020The Māori Party is promising to halt all immigration into New Zealand until housing supply catches up with demand, if it becomes part of the next government.
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Debate over proposed cannabis limit - is it too much?
29 Sep 2020Opponents to cannabis legalisation say the proposed 14 gram limit would make it easy for addicts to keep up their habit, but supporters say users won't consume it all at once.
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Nats official who allegedly goes by 'Merv' still in leadership
28 Sep 2020A senior National Party official accused of calling a talkback radio station to derail a candidate, is still holding on to a leadership role within the party.
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Calls for no more Ms Nice Collins
29 Sep 2020National leader Judith Collins has gone on the offensive in Nelson, encouraged by a GreyPower crowd urging her to embrace her "Crusher" persona.
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National would pay $4k to retrain unemployed into work
The National Party would pay tertiary providers $4000 for every unemployed person they retrain and get into full time work as part of its reskilling and retraining package announced today. Video
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Labour commits to Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter extension negotiations
Labour would negotiate to extend the life of the Tiwai Point Aluminium smelter by three to five years if elected, it says.
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National promises 'zero suicides' strategy, mental health minister
National would bring in a zero suicides strategy and install New Zealand's first minister for mental health if elected.
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National promises Nelson hospital rebuild with work starting by 2024
28 Sep 2020The National Party has pledged to prioritise the rebuild of Nelson Hospital on its current site, if elected, with construction to begin in 2024.
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Small fortunes: Dunne's tips on the pitfalls of party popularity
28 Sep 2020The election could see some parties welcoming far more MPs into Parliament. They may celebrate, but sudden party growth has its own pitfalls to avoid.
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Business confidence at 19-year low - Mood of the Boardroom
Business confidence is at its lowest on record according to the Mood of the Boardroom survey, and while National's tax policy rates higher than Labour's, Grant Robertson rates higher than Paul…
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Ardern 'proud' of achievements in child poverty, despite falling short of target
28 Sep 2020Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern says she's proud of her track record on child welfare, despite falling short of a target the party had set in 2017. Audio
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Labour keeps pressure on National's fiscal holes: 'They have a lot of explaining to do'
28 Sep 2020Labour believes there could be up to $8 billion worth of errors in National's economic plan, released just over a week ago.
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Reactions to Labour's waste policies urge caution and full speed
28 Sep 2020The Green Party is promising to push further and faster on waste management if it is part of the next government.
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No time for a day off on the campaign trail
27 Sep 2020It might be a Sunday, but with less than three weeks until the election, the campaign trail is still in full swing with politicians out and about across the country.
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