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Election 2023 headlines with summaries.
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Labour ministers turn political disputes personal
15 Aug 2023Associate Housing Minister Willie Jackson has had to apologise in Parliament, while Finance Minister Grant Robertson is refusing to apologise after calling his opposite a "liar".
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Labour promises four weeks' paid parental leave for partners
15 Aug 2023Partners are currently entitled to two weeks' unpaid leave, but Labour's staggered plan would give them four weeks' paid leave by mid-2026. Audio
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'Populist' and 'stupid': 12 tax experts respond to GST-free fruit and veges
14 Aug 2023Labour's GST-free fruit and vegetables tax policy is being widely panned by experts, who say it is betting on voters' ignorance.
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Let's Get Wellington Moving staff paid on average twice what other Wellingtonians earn
National has criticised Let's Get Wellington Moving for paying its staff high wages.
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Electoral Commission reminds people who have moved house to update their details to vote
14 Aug 2023More than 3.4 million personalised enrolment packs have been sent out to voters to check their details are correct, the Electoral Commission says
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Labour stands by publicly released GST policy costings
The party says costings errors targeted by National were only included in documents released to reporters, and were fixed before the actual announcement.
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GST off fruit and veg - what would be covered, what would not
One of Labour's big election promises is to take the 15 percent GST off fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables from April 2024, if re-elected. Here's what it would cover.
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Labour's tax promises: No GST on fruit and vegetables, boost for Working for Families
13 Aug 2023Labour has confirmed its worst kept election promise - to take GST off fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables - and has also revealed it will increase Working for Families for about 160,000 families.
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Greens announce climate-focused clean power policy
13 Aug 2023Campaigning for October's election is in full swing today, with two parties expected to make major policy announcements.
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The Green Party's path to power
12 Aug 2023After two terms on the government's fringes, the Greens have made it clear: this time, they want seats at the Cabinet table.
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ACT's top six: The faces and aspirations aiming for government
12 Aug 2023ACT's MPs aren't nearly so well known as its leader David Seymour. Who are they? And what would they do with the power polls predict they will have? Anneke Smith reports.
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Schools should decide cellphone bans, not government, principal says
11 Aug 2023Principal Ross Preece says a cell phone ban is working at Ashburton College - but should not be forced on every school.
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Parties should focus on intelligent education policies ahead of 'getting attention' - principal
11 Aug 2023An Auckland principal is sick of education policy being used for "clickbait" in the lead-up to elections. Audio
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Political editors panel: NZ First, polls and Labour's tax plan
11 Aug 2023Morning Report - RNZ's political editor and deputy Jane Patterson and Craig McCulloch talk over the recent polls and the implications as election campaigning ramps up. Audio
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Taxpayers Union poll suggests seven seats for NZ First, in opposition
10 Aug 2023Labour is facing a clear slump, with support eaten up by the Greens, NZ First and a small bump for National in the latest Taxpayers Union-Curia poll.
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Crime a hot topic for Auckland Central's political candidates
10 Aug 2023Crime, housing and transport were the hot topics at Wednesday night's political debate in Auckland Central.
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ACT justice policy targets judges' sentencing principles
10 Aug 2023The ACT party is promising to make changes to judges' sentencing principles, including removing all consideration of a convict's cultural background, if elected.
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'It will create conflict': Principals' body unhappy with Luxon phone ban plan
9 Aug 2023Cellphones will be banned from schools if the National Party is elected in October, but the Secondary Principals Association says the plan is unworkable and unnecessary. Audio
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Labour announces Hauraki protection plan covering 18 percent of Gulf
9 Aug 2023Watch: Chris Hipkins has spoken to media about plans for 19 new marine protection areas for the Hauraki Gulf under a Bill that would not pass before the election.
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ACT promises to make it easier for migrants to join health system
The ACT Party is promising to make it easier for migrants to join New Zealand's health system, expand primary care roles, and allow ministers to override regulators.
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Game on: Political parties solidify allegiances as election beckons
3 Aug 2023Analysis - It's all still to play for in the countdown to the October election, but the trend for the governing Labour Party is only heading one way - and that is down.
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How to read the political polls
3 Aug 2023Analysis: Poll results are often used to project the makeup of Parliament, here's what you need to know about them.
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Electoral Commission launches new campaign on how elections work
2 Aug 2023The Electoral Commission says it will pay particular focus on the spread of inaccurate information this election.
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Te Pāti Māori proposes Mokopuna Authority to end state care of Māori
Te Pāti Māori has proposed putting an end to state care for Māori children, saying it's a response to a "fundamentally broken" system.
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