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Morning Report - Labour leader Chris Hipkins is defying calls from other parties to revise spending promises, saying the party has already scaled down its offering.
Morning Report - Labour leader Chris Hipkins is defying calls from other parties to revise spending promises, saying the party has already scaled down its offering. Keep Reading
Uncertain models of funding will plague whomever makes it into government – but the Greens say they have the answer Keep Reading
Fighting Mad: That which Twenty-First Century progressives most feared, Twenty-First Century progressivism has become. No one old enough to... Keep Reading
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The Auckland Mayor is launching a manifesto that calls for a commitment from all political parties to allow the city to make its own decisions on its future. Keep Reading
Streaming live on Stuff, The Great New Zealand Infrastructure Debate will ask political leaders to explain their key infrastructure campaign promises. Keep Reading
Sunday’s campaign rally was meant to be the launchpad for a final election push. Instead, protesters stole much of the media attention and left Act leader, David Seymour, frustrated and looking for a new way to gain momentum. Keep Reading
Billionaire Graeme Hart has donated a total of $700,000 to National, ACT and NZ First in the past two years. Keep Reading
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High net worth individuals are back behind New Zealand First as it bids for a return to Parliament three years after being expelled in the Labour landslide. Keep Reading
Hipkins said New Zealand needed to increase renewable generation. Keep Reading
Luxon confirmed on Monday that Hamilton remained a candidate for the party. Keep Reading
Change is coming. Keep Reading
A National Party candidate favoured to win election questioned Covid death statistics and said "lower socio economics fill their tap water with raro". Keep Reading
David Seymour apologised to journalists for the actions of his supporters at the launch. Keep Reading
Hitting the ground in Palmerston North today Christopher Luxon faced friendly faces on the campaign trail, but niggling issues on tax and coalition partners continue to flare up. Keep Reading
Nicola Willis is challenging Labour's Greg O'Connor in Ohariu, which hasn't seen a National MP since 1981. Keep Reading
Both candidates told Q+A's Whena Owen they were confident of their track record and their ability to deliver. Keep Reading
The plan would include endometriosis education and awareness, improved clinical care, and support of focused research initiatives. Keep Reading
But National's said it doesn't support it. Keep Reading
Labour has announced its women's manifesto, with a pledge to raise the age for free breast cancer screening, and develop an endometriosis action plan if re-elected. Keep Reading
Labour Party leader talks to media in Mt Albert about the party's priorities for women. Keep Reading
“In a country built on colonial racism, it takes such little encouragement and validation for racism to show its face. And then out come the white sheets and petrol cans for a laugh.” — Catherine Delahunty. Keep Reading
Chris Luxon thinks Chis Hipkins is a great debater - is he? Keep Reading
As hard as it gets, he can't just walk away like he did on Saturday. Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
Four electorate results have changed following the counting of special votes, with Te Pāti Māori scooping another two seats from senior Labour MPs. Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
Every political party poured money into online ads that flooded the internet for three months. Keep Reading
Which of Labour's policies from the past six years are facing the axe? Keep Reading
Watch - A beginner's guide to putting together a multi-party MMP government. Keep Reading
Preliminary election results will be released throughout the evening. Keep Reading
Results of the 2023 New Zealand election, including the party vote, every electorate and the make up of Parliament Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
Each one of those hoardings costs more than $100, candidates say. Keep Reading
Collected news stories and opinion articles from 1 September through to the election on Saturday 17 October 2020 Keep Reading
Latest collected news stories and opinion articles on the current Aotearoa New Zealand political scene. Keep Reading