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Campaign marred by assault, home invasion

Condemnation of assault on Labour MP and home invasion and threat against Te Pāti Māori candidate

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National's fiscal plan doesn't answer tax cut questions

National may have hoped its detailed fiscal plan would put to bed the lingering questions about how it will pay for its tax cuts, but there are no satisfactory answers in sight.

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Public sector headcount rises in last pre-election recruitment drive

The public administration and safety sector takes on 2,300 new workers in past month, even as Government and Opposition parties call for restraint. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Try queen almost quit her Black Ferns dream

A prolific try-scorer in any team she makes, Martha Mataele is looking to cross the try line for the Black Ferns, as she's named in the squad for the first time.

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Short story of a NZ Loyal Party candidate

"They're using cloud seeding to alter the atmosphere!": a NZ Loyal candidate is sadly imagined by Jack Remiel Cottrell, in our series of short stories set in the election campaign.

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Road safety loses funding fight as more Waka Kotahi plans off track

Waka Kotahi has drastically under-performed this year, based on its targets set in the Government’s annual accountability document, reports Emma Hatton

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Torn apart by war, kept apart by bureaucrats

The only chance 18-year-old Afghan refugee Arezo Nazari has of bringing her parents to New Zealand is through the government – and so far, three ministers have turned her down.

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This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

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NZ cancels final 21.5m Kyoto-era carbon credits

Climate Minister scraps 21.5 million carbon credits which were left over from the international Kyoto Protocol markets, reports Marc Daalder

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Raw Politics: Act and NZ First grab at the steering wheel

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: We look at what common wins might await New Zealand First and Act if National needs them both post-election; Plus How good are the Greens in the polls, and do overseas votes count for much?

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Winston reaches deep in his kete of scaremongering soundbites

Baseless fear and loathing regarding Māori political issues is nothing new, but claims that the sky is falling could decide this election.

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Hipkins angered by race ‘one-liners’

The Prime Minister says progress on Treaty relationships has never been so at risk in his lifetime, reports Matthew Scott

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More gameshow than gamechanger

The second leaders debate screened on Three last night and while it was entertaining it left Mark Jennings pondering whether this style of debate really helps the undecided voter make up their mind.

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Hipkins steps up yet leaders lack human touch in debate

The Labour leader knew he had to win the second leaders’ debate and came out swinging. It’s a well overdue gear shift from Chris Hipkins who has been failing to fire for weeks, writes Jo Moir.

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Our politicians' shame

A public plea from a Pike River mother Sonya Rockhouse for someone, somewhere to do something about the ongoing injustice of people dying at their work

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Helping or harming? Our modern mental health conversations

A multi-billion dollar industry has sprung up around mental health and wellness. Have the efforts to raise awareness been too successful?

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Silver Ferns calm fears of a serious slide

After five tests without a W, the Silver Ferns saved face with a strong rebound win over England's Roses. But can they prove it's not an aberration? Merryn Anderson reports.

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Book of the Week: The nude hippies of Nelson

On the memoir of a can-do, plain-speaking, Amazonian farmer who was at the centre of New Zealand's commune experiment

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Time to tackle hidden menace of parasite threats

One of only two human parasitology research labs in NZ will close for want of funding, but if we don’t urgently invest in dealing with parasitic threats we will suffer the consequences. We should not wait for the next cryptosporidium outbreak, argues Dr Remy Muhsin et al

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Defining issues: Fear factor drives tough-on-crime policies

National's policy to fund an extra 300 police officers has been met with ridicule by Labour, which says the opposition is simply copying them. But experts say the ridicule should be aimed at both parties for attempting to arrest their way out of crime, writes Emma Hatton

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Small fry threatened by rise of sprawling mega fishing firm

Two major deals could dramatically change the industry landscape in New Zealand, reports Andrew Bevin

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Electorates to watch: tensions flare in Northcote

Passions are high in a North Shore electorate where two candidates with a prior term each are battling it out for the seat

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A short history of NZ First falling out of coalition love

Winston Peters and NZ First have been in coalition governments three times since 1996 and three times they've ended in suspicion, controversy or bad blood. Tim Murphy reports

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Fact check: Did Hipkins and Luxon say anything false?

Newshub's leaders' debate was an hour and a half of fiery politics, but how much of what was said was actually true? Newsroom fact checks the men vying to be our next prime minister.

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National's biggest risk now is complacency

Christopher Luxon’s approach to dealing with NZ First has been clumsy all year. Time will tell whether his admission he would 'pick up the phone' to Winston Peters will knock soft National supporters back into line, writes Peter Dunne

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