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Election 2023 headlines with summaries.
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Final major polls show surge for the left, suggest Peters still kingmaker
11 Oct 2023Two polls out tonight both have Winston Peters firmly in the drivers' seat for forming a government, though the left bloc has increased its overall support.
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Peters still holds the reins in latest Newshub poll
11 Oct 2023Winston Peters would keep his kingmaker role, the Newshub-Reid Research poll suggests, although the left bloc is on the rise.
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Shaw irritated Greens' tax reform plans overshadowed by major parties' bickering
The Greens' tax and income policy would provide tax relief for the majority of people and does not have the flaws identified with National's tax plan, the party's co-leader says. Audio
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1News-Verian poll shows left bloc closing in on the right
11 Oct 2023The left bloc has gained three points with the right bloc steady - but National, ACT and NZ First could still form a government, the 1News-Verian poll suggests.
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'Nobody knows where to go': Homeless struggling to enrol, vote in election
12 Oct 2023A lack of voting information and accessibility is stopping people living on the streets from exercising their democratic rights. Audio
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Former allies Sue Grey and Liz Gunn in electorate turf war
The two fringe party leaders appear to be fighting a turf war over the West Coast-Tasman electorate.
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'Momentum is building': Hipkins upbeat as new poll points to lift in Labour support
11 Oct 2023There was a spring in the step of the Labour leader as he arrived in Christchurch today, buoyed by polling showing his party's campaign was gaining traction with voters.
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Labour's Priyanca Radhakrishnan campaign confident of taking Maungakiekie
12 Oct 2023The RNZ Asia team joins one of the first Indian-origin candidates to win an electorate seat as she tried to convince voters in Maungakiekie to return her to Parliament.
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National's Mahesh Muralidhar claims to be a 'blue-green candidate'
11 Oct 2023The RNZ Asia team joins the National candidate seeking to turn the Auckland Central electorate from green to blue by campaigning on environmental issues.
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'He needed to be told': Teenage climate activist who disrupted Seymour's press conference
11 Oct 2023A teenage student climate activist who is too young to vote has still managed to have her say this election campaign, challenging David Seymour over his party's policy. Audio
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Election updates: Luxon again affirms his belief in the existence of dinosaurs
11 Oct 2023National leader Christopher Luxon, during a media briefing in Dannevirke today, has once again affirmed his belief in the existence of dinosaurs. Follow RNZ's live blog for the latest.
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The Week in Politics: What the polls are telling us
11 Oct 2023Analysis - If the polls are right a National-led government will be elected on Saturday, either in coalition with ACT, or as more recent polls indicate ACT and New Zealand First, Peter Wilson writes.
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'It's the only chance we've got': Voting at New Zealand's northernmost booth
11 Oct 2023Few New Zealanders live further from the nation's centre of political power than the residents of Te Hāpua.
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'Get behind it': Expert urges parties to give Māori Health Authority a chance
11 Oct 2023The centre right parties' plans to dump the agency will be a massive step backwards in trying to improve Māori health outcomes, a man who has worked in the sector for years says. Audio
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National's tax relief for landlords is 'an obscene policy', tenants' advocate says
It would have been better if the party had directed their plan at encouraging potential property investors to build new homes, Renters United says. Audio
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Few fireworks from reimagined The Press leaders' debate
10 Oct 2023Analysis - The Press debate didn't show us much that was new - but it was not really for the political tragics.
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Post-election negotiations a focus after The Press leaders' debate
11 Oct 2023Possibilities for governing arrangements and whether National's potential bedfellows could make it work were a focus of the debate's post-match interviews.
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Fuel concerns rise, inflation biggest worry - Ipsos
10 Oct 2023National remains the highest-rated party when it comes to tackling the top five concerns on New Zealanders' minds, but Labour has been regaining lost ground, a survey shows.
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'For sure I'll be voting again': Port Waikato set for by-election
Voters in Port Waikato will be heading back to the polls just six weeks after the general election - so what do residents think?
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An extra Port Waikato seat in Parliament: What you need to know
10 Oct 2023Opinion - The rules are clear on what happens if a candidate dies during an election campaign, and it could change who will be our next government, but are they out of date?, Andrew Geddis writes.
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Port Waikato electorate by-election: The details
The Port Waikato electorate by-election date has been announced this afternoon by the prime minister.
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Watch: Christopher Luxon holds media briefing on trade policy
10 Oct 2023National leader Christopher Luxon, who is touring the top of the South Island today, announced the party's Boosting Growth Through Trade policy
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As it happened: The Press leaders' debate
10 Oct 2023The Green Party ACT, NZ First, and Te Pāti Māori - potential coalition partners for the bigger parties - faced off at The Press leaders' debate tonight. Here's how it all went down.
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Hipkins urges National to embrace co-governance instead of creating 'fear'
10 Oct 2023The Labour leader is encouraging political parties to be bold on pro-Māori initiatives instead of "rallying against co-governance". Audio
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