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Farmers once held immense power in New Zealand, and the National Party was their natural home. But the old order has been under threat for some time, with this election making the fault lines clear.
Some economists think a National-led government would be more inflationary than Labour
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The Panmure-Ōtāhuhu electorate, or Manukau East as it was formerly known, has long been a Labour stronghold. Labour MP Jenny Salesa has held the seat for three terms and has her eyes on a fourth. But she's found competition in this campaign, against former Auckland councillor
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Plus, the debate over a debate continues!
Nanaia Mahuta entered parliament in 1996. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke was born 6 years later. The two proud Rākaumanganga raukura are seeking to represent Hauraki-Waikato.
The Opportunities Party leader Raf Manji says having a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi is a “silly” idea,
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The Labour leader is downplaying comments by his MP, Ingrid Leary, who has spoken in favour of a wealth tax.
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The Labour leader has held a media conference from his hotel room, saying National Party 'dodges' on who will fund water reforms means ratepayers will. Follow RNZ's live blog for more updates.
It would include requiring Medsafe to approve, within one week, any drug or medical device that has been approved by two comparable overseas regulatory bodies.
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Labour's leader, isolating because of Covid, says he'll be "fighting fit" in no time, while National's leader says it was impossible to reschedule a debate.
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It could mean steep rate hikes for residents.
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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has been spreading misleading climate information at public meetings.
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That's despite the Government scrapping COVID-19 isolation laws earlier this year.
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Labour 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.
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There's concern at a Cabinet decision, in the shadow of election, to increase its lending to $50m and set up ski field for private ownership. Jonathan Milne reports.
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While the Greens and Te Pāti Māori have been running positive campaigns focusing on redistributive tax policies, National's would-be partners have either been catastrophising or reselling last season's snake oil, writes Rob Campbell
Well over 100,000 people have filled out TVNZ's Vote Compass, where the leaders' likeability was put to Kiwis.
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This election is seeing a large increase in abuse towards candidates.
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Luxon believes National's policies of devolution and localism were a better fit in comparison to a referendum.
Labour's leader sounded a little congested as he spoke to 1News political editor Jessica Mutch McKay via Zoom today.
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Labour accuses Christopher Luxon of taking advantage Covid to “to slip out of The Press debate”. Luxon hits back, branding this misinformation.
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He said Luxon had been "walking away from the hard questions lately".
NZ First leader Winston Peters called Q+A presenter Jack Tame a "Philadelphia lawyer" during a tense interview yesterday morning - but what does that even mean?
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National 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.
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The party has released a list of recent threats.
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Having successfully defied not just the Māori Party but the wishes of the Māori King for two elections, Nanaia Mahuta’s fortune ran out in October. After 27 years in politics, she unpacks ‘toxic criticism’ and the strength needed to be a Māori woman in Parliament.
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What would happen if only voters - not unions or businesses - could donate to political parties? A plan to do exactly that exists, if the government wants to try it.
Four electorate results have changed following the counting of special votes, with Te Pāti Māori scooping another two seats from senior Labour MPs.
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One party appeared to target its ads at women, and one at men, while another doubled down on aiming for the elderly. RNZ examines three months of data leading up to the election.
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Every political party poured money into online ads that flooded the internet for three months.
Which of Labour's policies from the past six years are facing the axe?
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Watch - A beginner's guide to putting together a multi-party MMP government.
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Preliminary election results will be released throughout the evening.
Results of the 2023 New Zealand election, including the party vote, every electorate and the make up of Parliament
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RNZ's reporters and visual journalists have followed politicians up and down the country as they worked to gain votes. Here are some of the best snaps.
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RNZ's Susie Ferguson presents a multimedia documentary series on mis- and disinformation in New Zealand. This is a bonus episode: Ballot Box. How misinformation is colliding with the 2023 election.
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Each one of those hoardings costs more than $100, candidates say.
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