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Election 2023 headlines with summaries.
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Meka Whaitiri to resign from Labour and stand for Te Pāti Māori
2 May 2023Meka Whaitiri has been the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate MP for Labour since 2013.
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National's health policy: Bonding scheme for nurses and midwives
30 Apr 2023National will put in place a five-year bonding scheme for nurses and midwives, if it wins the election.
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Bid to delay Green Party list ranking fails
27 Apr 2023Members were unable to reach agreement during an urgent online meeting on Thursday evening.
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Proving wealthiest pay low tax rates is a good start - now comes the hard part
27 Apr 2023Analysis - New Zealand's 'one percent' pay lower tax rates than ordinary earners - just don't expect any big changes to tax policy in the near future, Craig Elliffe writes.
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Luxon: Labour's no-frills commitment 'too little, too late'
27 Apr 2023National Party leader Christopher Luxon is not impressed with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' pre-Budget statements, and neither are ACT and the Greens.
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Carbon neutral 2050: 'Imperative we get on with it' to prevent cost blowouts, scientist says
27 Apr 2023It will be more costly for New Zealand to try and become carbon neutral in the future if it does not pick up the pace now, one of the climate change commissioners warns. Audio
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No cyclone levy, capital gains or wealth tax in Budget - PM Chris Hipkins
27 Apr 2023Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has ruled out an additional levy to pay for the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland floods, and says the upcoming Budget will be "no frills".
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Revenue Minister says idea super-wealthy should pay lower tax rates than others is wrong
A capital gains tax is back on the political agenda following a report showing the country's richest families pay about half as much tax on their income as an average New Zealander. Audio
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Rich-lister supports capital gains tax as new research opens fresh tax debate
One of New Zealand's wealthiest people says he supports a capital gains tax, as new research lays the groundwork for a fresh tax debate.
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Labour seeks cross-party support for congestion charging scheme
The government wants to get cross-party support for its planned congestion charging scheme before introducing a law to enable it.
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Race Relations Commissioner under fire for financial support of Labour MP
21 Apr 2023The Act Party is demanding Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon be dismissed after revelations he gave financial support to Labour MP Kiri Allan during the 2020 election campaign.
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National candidate resigns after controversial social media post
19 Apr 2023Stephen Jack has resigned as the National Party candidate for Taieri after it was revealed he shared a poem online comparing Jacinda Ardern to Adolf Hitler.
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Former Labour MP Louisa Wall could stand for Te Pāti Māori
17 Apr 2023Former Labour MP Louisa Wall is understood to be thinking about running for Te Pāti Māori in Manurewa in this year's general election.
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Greens co-leader Marama Davidson pulls out of electorate race
14 Apr 2023Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson has announced she plans to campaign as a list-only candidate, and is supporting another candidate for the Tāmaki Makaurau seat.
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Embattled National MP Barbara Kuriger facing challenge in safe blue seat
14 Apr 2023Embattled MP Barbara Kuriger is facing a challenge in becoming the National Party candidate for the Taranaki-King Country electorate at this year's election.
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Govt's Three Waters revamp: Ten entities instead of four, start date delayed by two years
13 Apr 2023The government's Three Waters project is moving from four entities to 10 with its start date pushed out by two years. Audio
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Election protections in the age of disinformation: 'There is no policy'
8 Apr 2023Unprecedented levels of disinformation will only get worse this election, but systems set up to deal with it during the pandemic have all been shut down, a researcher warns.
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Jacinda Ardern's legacy: More than just Covid-19?
Jacinda Ardern will largely be remembered as the prime minister whose pandemic-era policies saved thousands of lives, according to former PM Helen Clark. Audio
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Labour MP Stuart Nash will leave politics at October election
3 Apr 2023Embattled Labour MP Stuart Nash will leave politics at October's election.
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Māori free to switch voting rolls from Friday after law change
30 Mar 2023From Friday Māori are free to switch their enrolment choice at any time except in the three months before an election.
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National MP apologises over Nashville shooting comments
30 Mar 2023National MP Simon O'Connor has apologised after comments in Parliament linking a US shooting to Green co-leader Marama Davidson's comments about white cis men.
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Nash can decide his future as Napier MP, Hipkins says
29 Mar 2023Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he is seeking more advice after sacking Stuart Nash as a minister.
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Luxon demands apology for cis white men
28 Mar 2023National is demanding Marama Davidson apologise to cis white men over her comments from Saturday. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he considers the matter closed.
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Davidson clarifies comments after calls to resign
27 Mar 2023The Green Party co-leader says she was in shock from being hit by a motorcycle, and her comments about white men committing violence should have been clearer.
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