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The Latest Breaking News from Christopher Luxon

An ode for .. Baron Luxon

Bard Billot on the bumbling blue leader

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New Zealand: ministerial scandals put Labour further behind in polls ahead of election

Survey shows Chris Hipkins’ personal approval rating holding steady, but the opposition National party gaining ground

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For whom the road tolls: National digs through funding toolbox

The National Party’s roading-focused transport plan offers $24.8 billion of works over the next ten years – but can they avoid the same claims of overspending they’ve charged Labour with?

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Luxon doesn't need to be trusted or liked to govern

Christopher Luxon has trust issues and David Seymour is gaining on him in the preferred prime minister polling, yet despite all that the National Party leader would comfortably lead the next government on the latest numbers

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The government we elect will shape the councils that decide our rates and roads

The pre-election uncertainty hanging over local councils has stalled much of their work, such that some mayors are muttering about a snap election, to be done with it. Jonathan Milne reports.

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An ode for .. Nicola Willis

Bard Billot on the Baron's tax collector

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Act chases National in the heartland

Christopher Luxon’s drive for party votes hits an Act-shaped judder bar

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PM under pressure without Opposition's help

On Monday the end of Kiri Allan’s political career brought MPs, staff, and journalists to a standstill, and 'tragic' was used repeatedly to describe her job loss. By Tuesday Allan was a political football in an urgent debate.

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Where to draw the line on MPs' mental health

Christopher Luxon wants a new threshold for ministers with mental health problems to be able to return to work – clearance from a clinician.

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Raw Politics: Tragedy prompts a temporary truce

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Politics is briefly put aside as leaders respond to the Auckland shooting tragedy; Plus Labour's law and order policy deluge and who might next lead Labour and National.

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A solemn day in a shaken city

Both major party leaders put politics to the side as they responded to the shooting on Auckland’s Queen Street

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New Zealand poll shows Labour and National in tightening contest three months out from election

Analysts say latest 1News poll ‘historically weak’ for major parties with voters still uncertain ahead of October election

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National plans to let students dig into KiwiSaver for flat bonds

National is promising students a way through the price shocks of flat life, but they’ll have to dig into their own savings to do so.

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Third medical school could jam doctor pipeline

Medical professionals welcomed solutions from both parties around relieving healthcare workforce woes, but warned new medical students could face specialist training shortages

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The Luxon Show hits the West

It was a Labour zone in the last two elections, but last night the leader of the opposition did his best to turn that around at a public meeting in Te Atatū electorate

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National must raise bar in politics as Crusaders have done in rugby

By making a visionless, reactive law-and-order announcement their conference centrepiece at the weekend, National blew it

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National learns lesson from 'boot camps' with new policy

National's new criminal sentencing policy offers up longer sentences for offenders, better rehabilitation and more cash for victims.

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National party conference plays it safe on day one

Following a predictable and on-message speech from deputy leader Nicola Willis on the state of the economy it was the following interactive session on law and order that got party faithfuls talking.

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Domestic squabbling and two men called Chris: what’s next for New Zealand politics after Jacinda Ardern

As the Jacindamania circus leaves town, international attention that sought to make New Zealand a model for western liberal democracy has started to wane

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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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National 'cautiously optimistic' and on message

National Party campaign chair Chris Bishop says he's "cautiously optimistic" as the party rolls out its vision for what it would do in government if it triumphs in October.

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MPs agree they'll sell off shares – if that's the price of power

A rule against shareholdings would exclude some MPs with business and investing experience from ministerial roles, some opponents warn. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Luxon's 'inward-looking' remark didn't come from nowhere

The first signs of New Zealand's introversion came with the Asian financial crisis in 1997, which highlighted how vulnerable we were to international shocks

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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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The potential coalition complications for major parties

What happens if Labour and National both fall short in the scrap for a parliamentary majority?

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