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National open to NZ First coalition, only if need be

Winston Peters' New Zealand First has been thrown an election lifeline by National leader Chris Luxon, who says he is open to a coalition with them.

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Hipkins rallies faithful in bid for campaign kickstart

New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins has stepped up his election pitch, while National's Chris Luxon was confident canvassing votes in Labour strongholds.

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Winston Peters firmly in New Zealand government frame

A veteran politics-watcher says New Zealand First is destined to be part of the next National-led government.

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Beyond recycling, what to do about climate change?

Tuesday night's leaders' debate was a sobering reminder that we're not taking climate change seriously enough. Kevin Trenberth looks beyond the usual talking points.

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Right bloc on track for power in New Zealand

Centre-right National and right-wing ACT are on track to govern in New Zealand after next month's election according to the latest poll.

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Kiwis learn little in NZ election leaders' debate

The first New Zealand election leaders' debate of the 2023 campaign between Labour's Chris Hipkins and National's Chris Luxon left some viewers wanting more.

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Jabs but no knockout in NZ Leaders' Debate

New Zealand's two Chrises - National leader Chris Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins - have sparred in their first televised leaders' debate.

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Auckland murder focuses NZ electorate on law and order

A 16-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder following a daylight stabbing at an Auckland bus stop, stunning onlookers.

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NZ parties standing by anti-science candidates

Ryan Hamilton, the National party's candidate for Hamilton East, has gone to ground after controversial social media posts were unearthed by Radio NZ.

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Luxon claims underdog status for NZ leaders' debate

Opposition Leader Chris Luxon has been caught out telling a porkie on the eve of the first leaders' debate of the New Zealand election campaign.

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Raw Politics: Bonfire of the ministers

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Are the wheels falling off the Labour light rail car, is the government's battery running low or is a fatalism at work leading to the run of ministerial errors and embarrassments.

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Divisive surgeries debate alarms New Zealand deputy PM

An attempt by Auckland clinicians to fix health inequities impacting Maori and Pacific people has become a frontline political issue in New Zealand.

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Recession politics the latest NZ Labour blow

New Zealand's governing Labour party is trapped in a mire of blunders and bad news, the biggest of which might be the technical recession confirmed last week.

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Raw Politics: The 'fart now pay later' edition

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Has National and the country given up on farm emissions? When does Labour throw a punch? And more from the whiny, wet, negative land called NZ.

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No room at the inn for Luxon's Taranaki visit

The National Party wildly underestimated how popular its leader would be when he visited New Plymouth on Friday and had to turn people away at the door. Christopher Luxon got all sorts of questions and advice, not least, to “grow some balls and get some mongrel in him”.

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Bipartisan politics up in smoke as election looms

There are few “grown-up” moments between National and Labour in recent political history other than the 2021 bipartisan housing accord. But as political editor Jo Moir writes, it only took a whiff of a tightly contested election to unravel it.

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Crime top of mind for Luxon crowd

A crowded North Shore event kicked off the next phase of Christopher Luxon’s protracted job interview for the job of Prime Minister

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NZ PM Chris Hipkins: Fast-track Australia citizenship for Kiwis won’t make much of a difference

Given Australia already boasts higher incomes and lesser cost of living pressures, might the change see a Kiwi exodus across the ditch?

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Citizenship pledge sparks fears of NZ brain drain

Both sides of New Zealand politics agree the lure of Australian citizenship for Kiwis makes it important to lift the standard of living at home.

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Luxon frustrated by sidelined start to NZ election year

Six months out from the NZ election, opposition leader and alternative prime minister Chris Luxon admits he has work to do for Kiwis to get to know him.

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NZ MP Nash apologetic as Hipkins launches review

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has ordered a review into MP Stuart Nash's communications with donors, describing his actions as "inexcusable".

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NZ opposition wants review after cabinet donor leak

New Zealand's opposition want a full review into Stuart Nash's behaviour after the senior Labour minister was sacked for leaking cabinet discussions.

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Hipkins sacks Nash for cabinet leak

Stuart Nash has been sacked as a minister by New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins after disclosing cabinet discussions.

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Former NZ opposition leader Muller walks away, again

One-time National party leader Todd Muller has announced his exit from New Zealand politics.

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NZ prime minister Hipkins shrugs off climate criticism

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has made $NZ1.7 billion worth of savings by taking an axe to several of predecessor Jacinda Ardern's policies.

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