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Election 2023 headlines with summaries.
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Greens promise five weeks' annual leave
16 Sep 2023Co-leader Marama Davidson said claims the leave plan would hurt productivity were "such rubbish".
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Election 2023: New Zealand First releases party list
16 Sep 2023New Zealand First has released its party list, which includes several former MPs and a former Wellington mayor.
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Week in Politics: On the campaign trail
15 Sep 2023Analysis: The latest polls show Labour's flagship policy promise hasn't worked, next week's leaders debate could be its last chance.
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Live election updates: Mental health needs to be prioritised - community worker
17 Sep 2023A community worker says she does not care who wins the election, so long as they prioritise youth mental health. Follow RNZ's live election updates.
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Conspiracy and misinformation collides with the campaign
18 Sep 2023While some conspiracists are gate crashing campaign events, a more sophisticated few slip into political parties with a realistic shot of election.
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Drug-addicted beneficiaries 'need to get clean enough to work' - Seymour
Drug addicts will face the prospect of losing their benefit if they refuse treatment or don't make efforts to find work, the ACT Party leader says.
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Election registrations close with 20 parties on the list
16 Sep 2023This election has 20 political parties vying for voters' affections, eight of which appear linked to the Tamakis or fringe protest groups.
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Live election updates: Greens and Labour pitch for workers' votes
16 Sep 2023Labour and the Greens are in Māngere for an E Tū election launch, while National was in Karaka this morning. Follow for all the latest election news with RNZ's live blog.
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Pay parity an electoral issue among South Island Pasifika
11 Sep 2023A Pacific leader in New Zealand's South Island wants the future government to prioritise bridging the Pacific pay-gap. Audio
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Ministry to review contracts it awarded to firm with Cabinet minister links
15 Sep 2023The Health Ministry has commissioned an independent review of all contracts it has awarded to the company Tātou, a consultancy with close ties to Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare.
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Live election updates: Tax plans a 'major credibility problem for National' - Hipkins
15 Sep 2023Chris Hipkins hit out again at National's tax plan while out on the campaign trail today, repeating that "these numbers don't stack up". Follow all the latest election news with RNZ's live blog.
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'Throwing money around': National targets ministry's $50k post-Budget breakfast spend
15 Sep 2023National is accusing the Ministry for Pacific Peoples of more extravagant spending, this time for post-Budget breakfast events featuring Labour MPs in May. Audio
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'We want the world's best talent': Luxon targets international bright sparks
15 Sep 2023A visa for graduates from the world's top 100 universities and another for those with specialist tech skills are part of National's plan to help rebuild the economy.
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Election 2023: Candidates spar in Queenstown over spending, taxes
A month out from Election Day, the four leading parties' finance spokespeople came together for the ASB Great Debate in Queenstown to pitch their spending and visions for New Zealand's future.
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Toll roads, public transport key disputes in transport debate
15 Sep 2023Labour has sought to defend its track record at a transport debate in Auckland, but spoke more about what it plans to do than its achievements.
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In pictures: Party leaders hit the South Island
14 Sep 2023It is one month today until New Zealanders go to the polls and the leaders of both Labour and National were out campaigning in the South Island.
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Housing and prices top of mind as parties go head-to-head
Southern voters say the cost of living and housing are top of their list as they head into the upcoming election.
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Robertson, Willis, Shaw and Seymour face-off in finance debate
14 Sep 2023The finance spokespeople for the top four polling parties have taken part in a debate in front of a sold-out crowd in Queenstown.
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Auckland central debate centres on housing, crime, homelessness
14 Sep 2023Whammy Bar on Karangahape Road was packed with Auckland Central voters who live in an electorate with the highest rates of renters in the country. Audio
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'Their modelling is flawed': Willis rejects economists' doubts on tax numbers
National is standing by its projections on how much money it could raise through its foreign house buyers tax.
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National to free up rules around rural water storage, growing crops
Farmers will no longer need a resource consent to build water storage in most situations if National is in power, spokesperson Todd McClay says.
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Economists' analysis rubbishes National's foreign buyers tax numbers
14 Sep 2023Economists analysing National's foreign buyers tax have found it would likely raise $210 million a year - falling well short of the $740m a year National expects to rake in. Audio
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Roads, forestry slash, dental care: Tokomaru Bay on the election
14 Sep 2023The people of Tokomaru Bay are resilient - but they're also worried about the future, after a year wracked by violent storms and road damage. Audio
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Clinical placements pose obstacle to plans to boost doctor trainee numbers - professor
The biggest worry about Labour's plan is finding quality placements while trainees are studying, a professor says. Audio
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