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Election 2023 headlines with summaries.
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Infrastructure investment needed before National's cancer drugs could be delivered - Cancer society
22 Aug 2023The Cancer Society is questioning whether the health system will be able to cope with the extra work of administering 13 new cancer treatments National is promising to fund if elected in October. Audio
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Labour's reaction to teen vaping a 'panic' - ASH
23 Aug 2023Labour's plan to tackle youth vaping has managed to disappoint both anti-smoking and anti-vaping groups. Audio
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New Plymouth voters weigh in on Labour, National candidates
The contest for the New Plymouth electorate is shaping up as a two-horse race between Labour incumbent Glen Bennett and National newcomer David MacLeod.
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Luxon disavows ACT Zero Carbon, Treaty of Waitangi policies
22 Aug 2023National has ruled out repealing the Zero Carbon Act, and poured cold water on ACT's proposal to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles.
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Hipkins: National prescription fees going to 'tax cuts for millionaires'
The Labour leader has accused National of promising to roll back fees-free prescriptions to pay for "huge tax cuts for millionaires" rather than extra cancer drugs. Audio
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Labour pledges to halve number of vape stores nationwide
The Labour Party says it will limit the number of vape stores nationwide to 600 and introduce a licensing regime if re-elected, in a fresh bid to crack down on youth vaping.
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Labour's education policy on core requirements 'thin edge of the wedge', union says
21 Aug 2023The secondary teachers' union is unhappy Labour is telling teachers how to teach reading, writing and maths. Audio
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Labour support drops again; Hipkins, Luxon neck and neck, new poll finds
21 Aug 2023Support for Labour has crashed into the twenties, with National and ACT on course to win the election, according to the 1News-Verian poll.
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National to restore prescription fees for most, put savings towards cancer treatments
National is promising to put $280 million towards cancer treatments, by restricting fee-free prescriptions to superannuitants and those on low incomes.
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Financial literacy policy has principals wary of curriculum overload
21 Aug 2023Labour is adamant its push for compulsory financial literacy classes in schools will not simply load more work onto already stressed teachers. Audio
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Core reading, writing and maths teaching requirements to be made compulsory
Labour plans to mandate reading, writing and maths "core teaching requirements", to ensure consistency regardless of which school a student attends.
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Financial literacy in schools draws interest from political parties
21 Aug 2023Young people look set to soon learn how to manage money as part of their schooling, after a show of bipartisan support for the idea.
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The political divide drowns out Chris Hipkins, splits families in Ōtara
20 Aug 2023When the prime minister visited Ōtara Markets, he ended up almost entirely drowned out by horns and loudspeakers wielded by protesters from the political party Freedoms NZ.
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Election 2023: Labour would make financial literacy education mandatory
Labour will make it compulsory for all schools to teach financial literacy from 2025 to address low levels of money and budgeting skills among school leavers, it announced today.
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Nats seek to improve gender diversity before election
20 Aug 2023The National Party has sought to improve the diversity of its line-up for this year's election - but that could be stymied if the party wins a lot of electorate seats.
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'Best thing to do is stand aside' - MP bows out over list standing
19 Aug 2023Long-serving National MP Michael Woodhouse has announced his surprise "departure from political life" after being unhappy with his ranking in the party list.
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Activists call on political parties to commit to protecting tree coverage
20 Aug 2023Environmental advocates hope that a tree protection law will ensure the country's canopy recovers.
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Focus on Politics: Labour's GST-free strategy falls foul of the experts
19 Aug 2023Labour is pushing ahead with the policy despite hiccups in the reveal and near-universal opposition from experts: a clear sign it's putting polling ahead of principle. Audio
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Labour launches party's Māori campaign and manifesto
19 Aug 2023No major policies were announced, but party leader Chris Hipkins says Labour has a very good track record for Māori, and there is still more work to come.
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Election 2023: National releases party list
19 Aug 2023The National Party has announced its list of candidates for the 14 October election, with a former senior minister no longer on the list.
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Immigrant exploitation should have already been reviewed, say stakeholders
18 Aug 2023Unions, lawyers, and politicians say it should not have take a whistleblower to prompt the government into action on the Accredited Employer Work Visa.
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'Cut and paste' or 'absolute climate denial': Parties target govt's transport plan
Political parties are criticising the government's transport plan, with those on the right targeting the cost, and the Greens sounding alarm bells over the climate.
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Political editors panel: Policies, rivalries and destructive rhetoric
RNZ's Jane Patterson and Newsroom's Jo Moir discuss Seymour's questionable Guy Fawke's "joke", Labour's policy frenzy and the Robertson-Willis showdown. Audio
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National keeps voters guessing over foreign house buyers ban
17 Aug 2023Will they, won't they? That's the question for the National Party about whether it would overturn the Labour government's ban on foreign house buyers.
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