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Election 2023 headlines with summaries.
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National MP, gang supporters clash in protest on Parliament forecourt - 'Is that a threat?'
National MP Mark Mitchell got into a heated exchange with a group of gang whānau this morning after refusing to accept their petition protesting anti-gang policies.
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ACT announces landlords policy, including 'pet bond'
ACT is promising to make it easier for landlords to evict tenants, including if they are in emergency housing.
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Election updates: Luxon says anti-gang laws would be introduced in first 100 days
28 Sep 2023National leader Christopher Luxon is speaking to reporters about the party's gang policies. Follow more updates with RNZ's live blog.
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The one word National's leader used 76 times in last night's debate
28 Sep 2023If the debate was judged on repetition of a single word, Christopher Luxon would have won hands down.
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Nelson candidates debate crime, wealth tax and government spending
28 Sep 2023At a public meeting in Nelson Cathedral, candidates made their pitch for the seat currently held by Labour and for 24 years before that by National.
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National and Labour go head to head in finance debate
National's finance spokesperson Nicola Willis and Labour's finance spokesperson Grant Robertson have clashed over the value of recent government spending. Audio
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Swarbrick 'taking nothing for granted' in tight Auckland Central race
27 Sep 2023The Greens are only two points ahead of National in the latest poll for the electorate seat - but incumbent MP Chlöe Swarbrick says the result is not a foregone conclusion. Audio
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Election 2023: Promises and refusals in leaders' debate
28 Sep 2023Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins both made several new commitments, or at least said they were open to changes on certain issues. Here's what you need to know.
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School students head to voting booths in mock election
School students are getting a jump on the rest of the country and heading to the polls with a mock election. Audio
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Why some Kiwis don't bother voting
27 Sep 2023Just over a quarter of people aged 25 to 34 did not cast a vote in the 2020 election - and many still don't see the point. Audio
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Major parties dip further, NZ First and Greens up - 1News-Verian poll
27 Sep 2023National and ACT would need NZ First's support to form a government, and Labour is still losing support, the latest 1News-Verian poll suggests.
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Election 2023: What you need to know before voting
Explainer - Early voting will begin for the general election. So let's take a look at the nuts and bolts of casting a vote. Video
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Election updates: Debate keeps leaders on their toes
27 Sep 2023Tonight's Newshub leaders' debate kept both Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon on their toes and off guard, and extracted some hardline positions.
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Labour's fiscal plan looks to reduce government spending, keep income tax settings
27 Sep 2023Labour has released its fiscal plan stating now is not the time for additional taxes and acknowledged the next few Budgets would be tight.
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Major parties coy on private health contracts, but data hints at future
28 Sep 2023The two largest political parties will not say if they support private hospitals picking up even more publicly funded surgery.
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Anti co-governance website using 'quite deceitful' tactics
31 Aug 2023Hobson's Pledge is accused of 'astroturfing' in its campaign designed to recruit new migrants.
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National announces plan for 300 more frontline police to tackle inner-city crime
27 Sep 2023Citing an escalation in crime in CBD areas, National has announced it would increase the number of frontline police officers focused on inner-city crime, if elected.
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Welfare experts group members criticise National's beneficiary policy
27 Sep 2023Members of the 2019 Welfare Expert Advisory Group have rejected National's claim their report backs up the party's harsher sanctions for some jobseekers. Audio
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Overseas voting opens, campaign encourages Kiwis in Australia to vote
27 Sep 2023About 78,000 enrolled voters have an overseas address, the Electoral Commission says.
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National says traffic light policy for beneficiaries driven by 'love'
National says its new benefit sanctions policy would target the kind of person who shows up to a job interview in their pyjamas, not struggling young families. Audio
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Election updates: Kaupapa Māori Debate
26 Sep 2023Tonight's political debate focused on the top priorities for Māori voters - check out RNZ's updates from the kaupapa Māori debate.
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Muralidhar nipping at Swarbrick's heels in Auckland Central - poll
26 Sep 2023With a large undecided vote it's looking like a very close race between the pair, Labour's Oscar Sims trailing a distant 12 points behind Muralidhar.
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'Nerve-racking' and 'exciting' - First-time eligible voters weigh in on the pressure to decide
26 Sep 2023More young people are turning out to vote each election, but their numbers still lag far behind the country's older voters.
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Green Party pledges to double Best Start payment, extend to all under three
The Green Party says it will double the Best Start payment from $69 a week to $140; it will also make it available for all children under three years.
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