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A portion of the planned 3000 new public housing spots being built over the next two years are set to go to regional areas.
E-Tangata
“Despite warning Māori of an 'Asian invasion' in the mid-‘90s, Winston is now suggesting that we share the same whakapapa and that the real enemy, particularly for young Māori, are those ‘fanciful radicals’ working towards co-governance.” — Moana Maniapoto on Winston Peters.
Labour's Super Visa, National's Parent Visa Boost and ACT's Unite Visa would all expand the rights of parents and grandparents visiting family in NZ.
ZB
Overstayers who have been in the country for more than 10 years will be offered an amnesty visa under a new immigration policy announced by Labour on Satur
the Guardian
Polls put New Zealand on track to elect its most rightwing coalition government in decades as Act’s supporters grow
Newsroom
A new National Policy Statement on natural hazards would prevent councils from consenting development in areas exposed to high levels of climate risk and prioritise nature-based adaptation, reports @marcdaalder
Stuff
Researcher Max Rashbrooke says direct democracy and its binding referenda are attractive to fringe parties because they distrust politicians and it gives power back to the people.
Newsroom
Act’s released policy platform aimed at senior citizens would also rescind restrictions on a chemical used to make methamphetamine
Vote Compass data reveals 47% of people aged 18-29 want a limit on how much landlords can raise the rent they charge tenants.
Newshub
But Chris Hipkins is refusing to budge.
RNZ
While attention is focused on National's $500 million-a-year hole, another has opened up in plain sight - and it's Labour's problem, too.
Newsroom
A rehashed claim from the NZ First leader on a televised debate to defend his backing of Labour in 2017 is dismissed as a "fabrication" by Sir Bill English
Chris Hipkins said it would cost about $650 million to continue the programme at about 1000 schools.
Newsroom
Former MP laments lack of aged care policy in the 2023 election
RNZ
Winston Peters and David Seymour filled up significantly more air time than Marama Davidson and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.
RNZ
Analysis - David Seymour and Winston Peters indicated they could work together in government, but then went on to undermine each other in a lively debate.
NZ Herald
No polls have Labour or National able to govern alone - here are the powerbrokers.
Under a National-led government, health spokesperson Shane Reti says Iwi-Māori partnership boards will be demoted to the same level as other local health sector groups.
RNZ
Chris Hipkins needs a new song and dance routine and fast, or he could be doing the limbo and losing the next generation of Labour's leaders.
NZ Herald
Act's budget potentially unlocks hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Conversation
Te Pāti Māori was born out of protest. After almost two decades, the party is carving out a political presence beyond its traditional base of support.
Newshub
Here's the latest data.
Newsroom
The latest 1News-Verian poll comes too quickly to soak up the impact of Tuesday's debate and broadly shows no big changes for the right or the left, Marc Daalder writes
"We will work with our coalition partner if we need to on the other side of the election to make sure we get strong, stable government," he said.
RNZ
Ministers were told taking GST off fruit and vegetables wouldn't make them cheaper. A tax on sugary drinks, though, could make us healthier.
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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