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Election 2020 headlines with summaries.
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National's BusinessStart policy: Critics target mixed messaging, risks
Warning bells are being sounded about giving aspiring business people access to their KiwiSaver funds if they find themselves out of work.
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Aftermath of apparent Hitler imitation: 'Nasty, dirty' bullying
29 Jul 2020Judith Collins says National's Palmerston North candidate is the subject of "nasty and dirty" bullying, after a photo on social media appeared to show him impersonating Adolf Hitler.
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Panel suggests repeal and replace for Resource Management Act
29 Jul 2020Rather than trying to amend the Resource Management Act, an independent review panel says it's best to repeal it and start again.
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National announces scheme to encourage new businesses
National is planning to launch a new scheme if elected into government that will offer cash incentives for New Zealanders who have lost their jobs due to Covid-19 to start their own businesses. Video
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Judith Collins on polling criticism and prison escapees 'joke'
29 Jul 2020National leader Judith Collins is doubling down on trashing a recent poll that put her party on 25 percent support and on saying her comments about prison escapees were a joke. Audio
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Polls, rogue polls and statistics
30 Jul 2020The Detail -They cost thousands of dollars and take tens of thousands of phone calls to get the right people to answer their questions - but can we trust political polls?
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Watch: First time voters top of class on 2020 referendums
28 Jul 2020Checkpoint - Year 13 students at Auckland Grammar School had a good knowledge of the end of life choice and cannabis referendums. Audio
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Having a laugh? Collins' escapees 'joke' gets away from her
28 Jul 2020National's leader says people will know she's joking when her "eyebrows go up" after being challenged about a false claim no-one escaped from prison under her watch as Corrections Minister. Video
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Time running out for law change on charging returnees
Labour may be forced to accept National's help if it wants to start charging returning New Zealanders to stay in managed isolation hotels.
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Judith Collins to reveal internal polling to National Party
27 Jul 2020National leader Judith Collins has promised to release the party's internal polling to her own MPs tomorrow to prove last night's poll was an outlier.
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What you can expect when voting this year
There are a couple of differences with booths and how queues will be managed due to Covid-19, and added to that is the two referendums and being able to enrol and vote on election day.
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Jami-Lee Ross faces conspiracy questions over political alliance
27 Jul 2020MP Jami-Lee Ross began an interview with RNZ today by dodging questions about whether he - like his political ally - believed Covid-19 was a bioweapon used to undermine democracy. Audio
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National adds Palmerston North project to $31bn transport package
The National Party has announced another regional transport project to be funded out of its $31 billion transport package - the Palmerston North rural ring road - if it is elected.
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Brownlee questions methodology used in latest poll
27 Jul 2020The National Party's deputy leader is questioning the methodology used in the latest Newshub Reid Research poll, which shows the Opposition sinking to new lows. Audio
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Green Party's James Shaw on polls, tax and hydro schemes
27 Jul 2020Greens co-leader James Shaw talks about taking political polls with a grain of salt, why tax is "love", and what support for new hydro schemes would require. Audio
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New poll: Labour climbs to 60.9%, National at 25.1%
26 Jul 2020Support for the National Party has hit a new low in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll.
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Labour rules out deal with Greens in Nikki Kaye's seat
25 Jul 2020Labour is adamant it won't be doing a deal with the Greens in the Auckland Central electorate.
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Deputy mayor runs for Labour in Palmerston North
26 Jul 2020Palmerston North's deputy mayor has been chosen as the Labour Party's candidate in the local electorate - filling the spot left vacant by the sacked Cabinet minister Iain Lees-Galloway, who is…
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Peters' Tiwai Point plan: 'We're going to take things back to the beginning'
24 Jul 2020In his clearest signal yet that election campaigning has begun, Winston Peters took shots at his coalition partners and previous governments during a fiery speech laying out his plan for Tiwai Point…
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Some Māori frustrated they can't switch electoral rolls until 2024
24 Jul 2020Māori trying to switch electoral rolls ahead of the election are frustrated they will not be able to do so until 2024, and are left with poor candidate choices in their current electorate as a result.
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Why NZ First scuppered government's $100m Southland jobs announcement
NZ First says it was unhappy with the lack of options besides the jobs package and a lack of analysis - and wants a government buyout of the Tiwai Point smelter explored.
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Question time: First term MPs on Parliament culture
23 Jul 2020Ginny Andersen from Labour and Nicola Willis from National speak to Morning Report about the culture in Parliament and its impact on politicians and the public. Audio
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Peters' leak allegations 'pure fantasy' - Seymour
23 Jul 2020ACT leader David Seymour says New Zealand First leader Winston Peters' claim he was involved in leaking his superannuation details was made up to smear him and his party. Audio
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PM's announcement of $100m Southland recovery package scuppered by NZ First
The Prime Minister's plan to announce a roughly $100 million recovery package for Southland, in the wake of the likely closure of the Tiwai Smelter, was scuppered by New Zealand First at the eleventh…
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