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Election 2023 headlines with summaries.
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Week in Politics: Leaders' debate fails to catch fire
22 Sep 2023Analysis - The leaders' debate Chris Hipkins had to win but didn't, more bad polling news for Labour, and ACT and NZ First reluctantly agree they could work together, writes Peter Wilson.
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Hipkins defends Labour's handling of Halbert concerns
22 Sep 2023Labour leader Chris Hipkins said without a direct complaint or communication from the people affected, the whips could not follow up.
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ACT reveals seniors policy including reversing pseudoephedrine ban
22 Sep 2023The ACT Party wants to bring back over-the-counter pseudoephedrine, make it easier to get some other drugs, and make changes to the Retirement Commission.
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Live election updates: Labour promises a free lunch; National unveils a 100-point plan
22 Sep 2023Labour leader Chris Hipkins and National leader Christopher Luxon have revealed their latest party policies today. Follow all the latest election updates with RNZ's live blog.
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How two men hogged the mic in the minor party leaders' debate
22 Sep 2023Winston Peters and David Seymour filled up significantly more air time than Marama Davidson and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.
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National releases document laying out current economic plan
22 Sep 2023National has unveiled its 100-point plan for rebuilding the economy, a list of policies it has announced ahead of this year's election.
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Labour promises to keep school lunch programme
22 Sep 2023Labour leader Chris Hipkins has announced the party would continue to fund the free school lunch programme at its current settings.
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Cracks appear soon after show of unity from ACT, NZ First leaders
21 Sep 2023Analysis - David Seymour and Winston Peters indicated they could work together in government, but then went on to undermine each other in a lively debate.
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Ikaroa-Rāwhiti: Labour defector Meka Whaitiri trails in latest poll
21 Sep 2023A third of voters remain undecided in the Māori electorate of Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, a new poll is showing.
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Election updates: The 'power brokers' debate
21 Sep 2023Tonight, the leaders of the minor parties - potential coalition partners after Election Day - faced off.
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Luxon stands firm on spilling any further policy trade-off beans
21 Sep 2023National's leader won't make clear post-election negotiation trade-offs his party might make beyond what's already been indicated.
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Sarah Pallett, Hamish Campbell and Raf Manji vye for Ilam's vote
21 Sep 2023Ilam's candidates are out campaigning for the public's vote, an electorate with a split voter base.
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'Shattered': Māori health board head says National plans a huge step back
21 Sep 2023The head of Te Punanga Ora says National's policies for changes to Māori health partnership boards would 'lock in' poorer health for whānau.
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Waimakariri election candidates tackle crime, healthcare and the cost of living
22 Sep 2023Waimakariri election candidates sparred over the issues of crime, healthcare and the economy during a meeting at Pegasus.
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Focus on Politics: Debates, polls, sausage and cheese rolls
23 Sep 2023The minor parties gave glimpses of their own cooperation styles at the Newshub Nation Powerbrokers' debate, while polls continued to signal Labour on the downturn. Audio
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Political editors panel: Debates, GDP and cheese rolls
23 Sep 2023Political editors for RNZ, Newsroom and Stuff Jane Patterson, Jo Moir and Luke Malpass, and RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch, dissect the week on the campaign trail. Audio
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Caucus: The electorate swing, Labour limbo and Luxon-Hipkins two-step
Analysis - The limbo question is now being asked: How low can they go?
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Ministers were told GST cut 'would not decrease price' of fruit and vege
21 Sep 2023Health officials said removing GST on fruit and vege wouldn't be effective, instead pushing the case for a tax on sugary drinks.
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'We're in a hole': Seymour releases ACT's alternative budget
21 Sep 2023ACT has unveiled changes to its alternative budget, including softening its tax cuts, delaying its defence funding boost, and speeding up superannuation age rises.
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Election 2023: Law and order debate sees fiery clash of policy
21 Sep 2023"They're crook ... but they hold people up with a silver pen rather than a gun."
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National promises to expand international student work rights
21 Sep 2023National is promising to expand work rights for international students, and increase student recruitment from a wider number of countries.
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Support for National and Labour drops, but right-wing bloc remains on course to form govt
20 Sep 2023National dropped two point and Labour slipped another - but ACT has regained some ground in the latest political poll released tonight.
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Election updates: Young voter 'disheartened' by leaders' responses to debate poverty question
20 Sep 2023"Defeated" and "disheartened" is how a young voter is feeling after she says the two Chrises "danced around" her question in the first leaders' debate.
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Watch: ACT promises tender process for 'failing' schools, stricter early childhood education
20 Sep 2023The ACT Party is promising online league tables, restricting funding for ECE providers that fall short of teaching the basics, and letting school boards take over other, failing schools.
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