Newsroom
National says its new sanction system for people on Jobseeker support will break a cycle of dependence – but its political opponents are calling it heartless
Stuff
Labour wants to increase Pharmac's budget by $1b over the next term, while National say they will get more unemployed people into work.
NZ Herald
Beneficiaries will also have to reapply every six months, rather than once a year.
Newshub
It comes after the latest Newshub Reid Research Poll revealed Labour received just 26.5 percent of support, down 0.3 points.
Democracy Project
As the National Party gets closer to government, lobbyists and business interests will be lining up for influence and to get policies adopted. It’s therefore in the public interest to have much more scrutiny and transparency about potential conflicts of interests that might arise. One of the key
RNZ
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he "absolutely" does not regret ruling out working with NZ First, after the latest political poll showed Winston Peters would return as Kingmaker.
NZ Herald
Winston Peters is back where he wants to be, unhappily for National and Act.
Stuff
David Seymour told Stuff, “you can draw your own conclusions” about whether Luxon’s three-headed coalition would be unstable.
RNZ
National and ACT would need Winston Peters' support to form a government under the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll.
Newshub
Christopher Luxon would need to pick up the phone to Winston Peters on these numbers.
NZ Herald
National and Act's 60 seats would need NZ First to govern in new poll.
Newsroom
Halfway through the campaign period and with Labour still falling in the polls, Chris Hipkins has debuted a new and more aggressive approach at a rally in Wellington.
Overall enrolment continues to track up ahead of the election next month.
‘It’s certainly been debated within the Waitangi Tribunal, within the courts but not by the public at large.’
Candidates from all the main parties debate the issues affecting young voters, in a debate hosted by Isaac Gunson and Anna Harcourt.
1News reporters bring you the latest election updates from across the country.
Newsroom
The Māori party, whose central pou is supporting kaupapa Māori, is attempting to take us back to 1975 when Māori did not have a choice about which electoral roll we would be on, argues Holly Bennett
ZB
National Party leader Christopher Luxon will today make it clear that he will cut a deal with NZ First leader Winston Peters if he has to – ending months o
RNZ
Party leader Christopher Luxon has for months refused to explicitly state whether or not he could work with New Zealand First's Winston Peters.
Newsroom
Over back-to-back days in Auckland with the two Chrises, political editor @jo_moir observed increased security and vetting, and safe party-faithful crowds.
Newshub
He said he didn't agree with some of Waka Kotahi's decisions.
RNZ
The party says it will build 6000 additional public and transitional houses if re-elected.
Newsroom
To lead Labour to victory again, Chris Hipkins would have to repeat the feat of one of New Zealand's greatest leaders Peter Fraser, writes John Bishop.
E-Tangata
“For New Zealand, and other Pacific nations, reducing our options to choosing sides between two imperial nations devalues our sovereignty and place as peoples of the Pacific.” — Dr Marco de Jong on AUKUS.
Newshub
Recent polling suggests the party could be in for its largest share of the vote at next month's election.
Newsroom
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.
RNZ
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.
RNZ
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.
RNZ
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?
RNZ
Watch - A beginner's guide to putting together a multi-party MMP government.
NZ Herald
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
RNZ
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.
RNZ
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.
Stuff
Each one of those hoardings costs more than $100, candidates say.
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