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Election 2023 headlines with summaries.
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Luxon's very talkative debate debut
20 Sep 2023An RNZ analysis of the first leaders' debate shows National's leader got the most words in. But how much of it was hot air?
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'You've got to front with people and be straight up' - Luxon
20 Sep 2023National's leader Christopher Luxon says he would fess up and take responsibility if his policies push up house prices or his tax plan falls short. Audio
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Hipkins vs Luxon: What voters learned from the first head-to-head debate
20 Sep 2023Power Play - So what did we learn after the highly anticipated first debate of the 2023 campaign?
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Mayor wants National, ACT pledge on Wairoa recovery - 'We've got to get the commitment'
21 Sep 2023Craig Little hopes political parties will offer an assurance on helping his cyclone-damaged town, whose problems are compounded by suffering a natural disaster in an election year, he believes.
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When a 'wasted vote' isn't wasted
The Detail - What's the point in voting when the polls are pointing in the other direction to what you want? Well, that's not all there is to electing a parliament under MMP.
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Labour, Te Pāti Māori in tight race for Te Tai Hauāuru
19 Sep 2023Soraya Peke-Mason holds a slim lead in the electorate contest over the Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer in a new poll released tonight.
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Hipkins' and Luxon's fast-paced debate fails to get pundits' pulses racing
19 Sep 2023Analysis - The Labour and National Party leaders have faced off in a fast-paced but unspectacular debate with co-governance and gangs among the issues producing the liveliest exchanges.
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Election updates: Hipkins and Luxon go head-to-head
19 Sep 2023Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon have clashed over housing, co-governance and housing in the first party leaders' debate between the pair. Look back over the updates on RNZ's blog.
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Former state care kids quiz politicians on their plans
19 Sep 2023Politicians have been put in the hot seat by young people who experienced first-hand what it is like to be under the care of the state.
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Green Party wants free lunches expanded to 365,000 children
The Green Party wants to increase the number of children receiving free school lunches by 58 percent from the start of next year, saying the programme faces being cut.
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Labour's Chris Hipkins shies from curbing spending promises
19 Sep 2023Morning Report - Labour leader Chris Hipkins is defying calls from other parties to revise spending promises, saying the party has already scaled down its offering. Audio
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Billionaire Graeme Hart's $700k in donations to right wing parties
18 Sep 2023Billionaire Graeme Hart has donated a total of $700,000 to National, ACT and NZ First in the past two years.
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National candidate refuses to say when he changed views on fluoridation
18 Sep 2023Ryan Hamilton, under fire for previous anti-fluoride and anti-mandate comments, has told RNZ his comments in the past were "rash" but would not say when he had changed his mind.
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'Let's make a deal': Brown wants end to 'planning Auckland' from Wellington
19 Sep 2023The Auckland Mayor is launching a manifesto that calls for a commitment from all political parties to allow the city to make its own decisions on its future.
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Indian-origin NZ First candidate withdraws from Auckland electorate race
18 Sep 2023Mahesh Bindra has pulled out of standing for Panmure-Ōtāhuhu in the upcoming election, citing personal reasons.
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Grilled with Charlotte Cook: Chris Hipkins
19 Sep 2023Grilled - In the first of a series with political leaders, Labour's Chris Hipkins discusses yoga, the impact of sausage rolls, and the cost of living, while baking a lasagne in 75 minutes.
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Election 2023: Photos from the campaign trail, Monday 18 September
18 Sep 2023Both Labour and National have distanced themselves from past statements made by candidates about controversial topics, as they campaign about the country today.
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Election candidates locked for hotly contested Rangitata seat
19 Sep 2023Last election Labour's Jo Luxton swung Rangitata from blue to red for the first time ever - this year, the seat is set to be hotly contested by National again.
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Election updates: Monday's developments
18 Sep 2023Labour's campaign manager Megan Woods is ruling out doing a deal with the Greens in seats that are tight for the centre-left. Follow the latest election news with RNZ's live blog.
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Labour launches rooftop solar rebates policy
18 Sep 2023Labour is promising rebates of up to $4000 on rooftop solar panels and battery installations, and an extra $20 million for community energy projects.
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Levin crowd backs Winston Peters as he berates media, highlights policies
Levin residents who have heard from Winston Peters on the campaign trail are betting he will be back in the Beehive before long, and say they want to see him champion the issues others will not.
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Heckler interrupts David Seymour at ACT campaign launch in Auckland
17 Sep 2023Another political party's rally has been disrupted - with the heckler at ACT's campaign launch today the same man who has interrupted the Labour and National leaders in the past few weeks.
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ACT launches campaign with vow to end co-governance
18 Sep 2023ACT is promising to end co-governance, which it claims comes at the expense of universal human rights.
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Labour promises to raise breast screening age, develop endometriosis action plan
17 Sep 2023Labour has announced its women's manifesto, with a pledge to raise the age for free breast cancer screening, and develop an endometriosis action plan if re-elected.
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