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Election 2023 headlines with summaries.
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National Party unveils tax plan
30 Aug 2023National plans to introduce new taxes on foreign property buyers and offshore online gambling, and user-pays immigration levies, to pay for its tax cuts.
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Christchurch's Ilam electorate swings back to National, according to latest poll
29 Aug 2023The Ilam electorate in Christchurch is swinging back towards National, according the results of the latest Taxpayers' Union - Curia poll.
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National Party set to announce full tax policy - targeted at the 'squeezed middle'
31 Aug 2023The full plan will be announced later this morning, but leaked details show it will include households getting between $20 and $250 a fortnight more in their pocket. Audio
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National to propose new 'revenue measures' to pay for income tax cuts
National's finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says their tax plan will include new "targeted revenue measures" to help pay for its income tax cuts. Audio
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National confirms it would reinstate 90-day trials
National's leader Christopher Luxon has confirmed the party would bring back the old settings for 90-day trials, but has no plans to reverse the 10 days of sick leave.
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'Planet Key' songwriter takes aim at Parliament
29 Aug 2023Wellington songwriter Darren Watson is taking aim at Parliament again with a new song released just in time for the upcoming election.
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Government shaves off $4b: Where Robertson found his savings
28 Aug 2023Here's where the nearly $4b in cuts, savings, delays and reprioritisations announced by the government have come from.
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Watch: Govt working to 'set our economy up for success', Hipkins says
28 Aug 2023The government says changes it is making to spending will save nearly $4 billion, including cuts to contractors and consultants.
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Winston Peters says non-coalition deals up to 'the people'
28 Aug 2023The New Zealand First leader says stable government is the biggest obligation of any politician. Audio
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'Instability and chaos' - Labour rules out a partnership with NZ First
27 Aug 2023Labour leader Chris Hipkins has ruled out New Zealand First as a possible coalition partner after this year's election, saying Winston Peters and his party would cause "instability and chaos".
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Greens promise $750 million fund to protect towns and cities from flooding
Green Party co-leader James Shaw says the Urban Nature Fund is included in the Greens' Climate-Safe Communities plan.
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Focus on Politics: Labour sells its vaping crackdown - but is it too late?
26 Aug 2023The government's looked to vapes as a key tool in reaching smokefree targets, but there are concerns of children being exposed to a whole new addiction. Audio
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Rangitīkei electorate up for grabs, but do locals know their options?
26 Aug 2023Rangitīkei is the third largest electorate in the North Island, and is up for grabs this election, as National MP Ian McKelvie retires. RNZ asked some local voters what issues concerned them. Audio
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Labour MP questions Luxon's leadership credentials over Tim van de Molen saga
25 Aug 2023He got off lightly, in contrast to Luxon's call for stiff penalties for Labour MPs hauled before the Privileges Committee, says Ginny Andersen. Audio
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'We don't want to be contracting gangs,' Luxon says
25 Aug 2023National leader Christopher Luxon says his party would put an end to gangs getting government contracts, if elected in October.
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Green MPs Eugenie Sage and Jan Logie leave Parliament
25 Aug 2023Two of the longest-serving members of the Green Party caucus farewelled Parliament on Thursday, delivering their valedictory statements.
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ACT deputy leader makes bid for true blue National seat
29 Aug 2023For the last 63 years the Auckland's Tāmaki electorate has been a true blue seat - but the ACT Party believes incumbent National MP Simon O'Connor is on shaky political ground. Audio
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Would Nelson Mandela have campaigned for the ACT Party? Not according to his grandson
26 Aug 2023Kweku Mandela tweeted saying his grandfather Nelson Mandela would categorically "not campaign for this [ACT] today or any other day in the past".
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Political editors panel: National, ACT in spotlight after Labour's poll slump
25 Aug 2023Morning Report - RNZ and NZ Herald political editors Jane Patterson and Claire Trevett examine the past week in politics, which started with one of the clearest polls yet. Audio
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National MP Tim van de Molen stood down from all portfolios
24 Aug 2023National MP Tim van de Molen has been stood down from his portfolios for contempt of Parliament, after threatening behaviour towards Labour's Shanan Halbert. Video
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ACT's David Seymour defends vetting after candidate controversies
23 Aug 2023ACT is in damage control after candidates were revealed to have made inflammatory posts on social media.
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Is it now all over for the Labour government?
22 Aug 2023Opinion - A flurry of polls are delivering bad news for Chris Hipkins' hopes for Labour to win a third term. Bryce Edwards looks at the political weather and predicts storm clouds on the horizon.
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'Racism is definitely alive and well here': Response to vandalism of Te Pāti Māori billboards
23 Aug 2023The vandalisation of hundreds of election billboards feels like a targeted campaign, Te Pāti Māori says.
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'Unprecedented' donations stream into National, Act
National has banked millions more than Labour, raising concern over the fairness of political donation rules.
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