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Election 2023 headlines with summaries.
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Northland candidates share and debate at upbeat public meeting
4 Oct 2023At an animated and upbeat candidates meeting, more than 80 people gathered at Ōtiria Marae, west of Kawakawa, to hear from 12 would-be Northland candidates.
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An afternoon on the campaign trail without Labour's leader
4 Oct 2023The security guards at The Palms mall in Christchurch were surprised to hear Senior Labour MP Carmel Sepuloni would not need the six car parks they had reserved for her visit.
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Election 2023: Rural school open only few hours for voting 'unfair'
The principal of Huiakama School in Taranaki-King Country wants her community to know its polling booth will not be open on election day.
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Luxon disputes Goldman Sachs and beneficiaries criticisms
4 Oct 2023Christopher Luxon says he disagrees with Goldman Sachs' finding his policies would increase inflation, and he rejects the suggestion beneficiaries will be left worse off under National. Audio
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Labour promises Defence Force pay would be set independently
4 Oct 2023Labour is promising to make it so Defence Force pay rates are set independently of the government, and review the Defence Act.
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Seymour takes aim at bureaucrats with Primary Industries policy
ACT leader David Seymour says the country's biggest export industry is tied up in endless red tape that would be unravelled if ACT gets its way in any new government.
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Labour-friendly turf throws up some testy exchanges for Sepuloni
3 Oct 2023The Cabinet Minister was challenged on her party's record on crime, the cost of living, veterans and beneficiaries during a visit to territory normally considered a Labour heartland.
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Nanaia Mahuta facing a strong challenge in Hauraki-Waikato, new poll shows
3 Oct 2023The incumbent MP is just four points ahead of one of the youngest candidates in this year's general election, a poll conducted for Whakaata Māori is revealing.
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ACT's Brooke van Velden turns up heat on Simon O'Connor in new poll
3 Oct 2023The ACT party candidate is locked in a statistical tie with the incumbent in the previously safe National seat of Tāmaki, a new Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll reveals.
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National 'mischief making' over claims MP backs wealth tax if Labour re-elected - Hipkins
3 Oct 2023The Labour leader is downplaying comments by his MP, Ingrid Leary, who has spoken in favour of a wealth tax.
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Climate debate puts parties' emissions policies under scrutiny
With NZ on track to fall 114 million tonnes short of the 2030 emissions reduction target, and billions of dollars likely needed to pay for it, candidates debated their parties' climate policies. Audio
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'Too cavalier': Experts call out Winston Peters over climate change claims
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has been spreading misleading climate information at public meetings.
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Election updates: Hipkins holds media conference from hotel room
3 Oct 2023The Labour leader has held a media conference from his hotel room, saying National Party 'dodges' on who will fund water reforms means ratepayers will.
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What young Asian voters want to see from political parties
3 Oct 2023Asians are the fastest-growing ethnic group in Aotearoa, but some young Asian voters say their voices are not being heard in this election.
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ACT unveils medicines policy including one-week approvals
ACT is promising to require one-week Medsafe approvals for drugs and medical devices approved by at least two similar countries.
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Government pledges $5.4m to support aerospace industry
The government is pledging $5.4m to help build runway and hangar facilities at Kaitorete on Banks Peninsula to support the aerospace industry.
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National promises post-natal hospital stays, diabetes monitors, mental health training boost
National is promising longer after-birth hospital stays for mothers, free glucose monitors for children with type-1 diabetes and more psychiatrist and psychologist training places.
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Hipkins says Luxon 'putting up roadblocks' to leaders' debate
3 Oct 2023Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins has accused Christopher Luxon off "putting up roadblocks to every alternative" after Luxon said he was unavailable for a rescheduled Press Leaders' debate. Audio
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Recap: Labour, National, and Greens go head to head in climate debate
3 Oct 2023Labour's Megan Woods, National's Simon Watts and the Greens' James Shaw took part in a live climate debate on Morning Report. Audio
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'Chickening out': Accusations fly as attempts to reschedule debate fall short
2 Oct 2023The organisers of a high-profile leaders' election debate say they worked to the last minute to find another date and it's "extremely disappointing" it has proved to be in vain.
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National, ACT condemn violence and threats
2 Oct 2023National says its candidates and volunteers have faced threats from gang members, while ACT says such concerns should be dealt with quietly by police rather than in public. Audio
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Election updates: National's stance on gangs factor in incidents, candidate says
2 Oct 2023National's Auckland Central candidate says he assumes he was filmed at a restaurant and the video shared by a gang member because of his party's stance on gangs. Follow the latest with RNZ's live…
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Labour commits to do 'more' on supermarket duopoly
2 Oct 2023Details on the plan remain vague, with the party suggesting a new supermarket chain "could" be given loans or the government could help secure land for them.
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Property industry's political favourites
2 Oct 2023The property industry gives more in political donations than any other, and its millions of dollars almost all go to two parties.
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