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The Latest Breaking News from Christopher Luxon

New poll pushes National close to 40 percent

A new poll has Labour well short of being able to form a government and confirms the news Chris Hipkins didn’t need, that National is in arm’s reach of 40 percent

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Luxon looks to leverage law and order in Labour stronghold

It was high-vis and head wraps for Christopher Luxon this morning as he visited South Auckland to plead National’s case

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After the election, Christopher Luxon’s real test could come from his right – not the left

Christopher Luxon is no slouch on the dance floor, it seems. As his wife Amanda told the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, the two prepared for their university ball with a ballroom dancing class.

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Guardian Essential New Zealand poll: Winston Peters in position to become election kingmaker

Latest survey sees support for New Zealand First exceed 5% for second month as Labour falters and National remains unchanged ahead of October election

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Willis looks to end 39-year blue drought in Ōhāriu

The seat of Ōhāriu, in Wellington's leafy and affluent northern suburbs, is shaping up to be one of the most hard-fought electorate battles in this year's election.

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Hipkins' Hail Mary falls short in new poll

In a week where Labour pitted free dental care against a National tax plan riddled with holes, Chris Hipkins looks to have lost – proving the point voters are simply looking for change, writes Jo Moir.

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National to go hard, early on vaccination

National's leader all but rules out anti-vaxxers in a Cabinet he leads as he announces cash incentives to raise immunisation rates, alongside restored health targets.

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The first big leaders' debate, bar the PM

There was camaraderie on the left and one awkward dig on the right as three party leaders and the Deputy Prime Minister set out their wares together for the first time this campaign. Tim Murphy reports.

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Seymour floats confidence-only support for National

As National repeatedly says it won't institute specific Act policies, the Act leader reveals his party's support for any government could be highly conditional

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Raw Politics: Things get personal

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Lame attack ads, how the infiltration the Labour campaign launch backfired, who's got all the money and how are they spending it - and why did Christopher Luxon discard his ceremonial Pasifika necklace?

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Hipkins not interested in kids being 'political prop'

Chris Hipkins knows he’s putting himself at a political disadvantage keeping his family off-limits but hopes voters will respect him for it. He spoke to political editor Jo Moir about what keeps him awake at night and why he’ll be in the Hutt on election night.

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Living in a fishbowl with Luxo

A hometown boy returns for a true-blue love-in

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National to elevate climate minister

Christopher Luxon pledges to put a climate minister in Cabinet

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Loudest voices compete with the Chardonnay

A chaotic election debate in Auckland last night was as much a battle of personality as policy

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Turning the corner, or turnaround job? Party leaders pitch big business

At a day-long conference in Wellington, campaigning politicians put on their most business-friendly faces for a who's who of private sector leaders.

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'It's democracy in action' - Hipkins not put off

For every person who griped at Chris Hipkins on his first day out on the campaign trail there were at least 10 who asked for a selfie. Disruptors and protesters will be a constant theme over the next six weeks, but the Labour leader isn’t giving them an inch.

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A postcard from Christopher

National launches its election campaign with Vegas-like hype but no new policy, instead delivering a personally guaranteed policy pledge card from its leader. Tim Murphy reports

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Labour and National kick climate can down the road

Comment: As long as the two Chrises make the right noises about fighting the climate crisis, they don't have to worry about actually doing anything, writes Marc Daalder.

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Winston Peters returns to right 'an upside-down world'

The leaders of Labour and Act don’t want to work with him, but his voter support looks to be growing. Mark Jennings sits down with NZ First leader Winston Peters to discuss the polls, social media, and wayward candidates.

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Hipkins snookers Luxon over NZ First evasion

In refusing to rule out working with NZ First after the election, Christopher Luxon will have a dark, awkward shadow hanging over every discussion about what a centre-right government might look like, argues Peter Dunne

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Muller mends rifts and moves on: 'Part of healing is being able to let that go'

Todd Muller says he doesn’t know and has given up trying to understand what snapped inside him the day the world as he knew it changed. He spoke to political editor Jo Moir in his last ever interview as an MP.

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'We need help here in Rotorua' – Mayor's cry for help

Rotorua’s mayor is crying out for more police on the beat after a spate of attacks on young people, but the Government says they've already been delivered and no political party is committing to extra, reports Jo Moir

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Chris Hipkins unleashes as he prepares for dogfight

The people Chris Hipkins marginalised in his speech on Sunday were never going to vote Labour, but if the communities he stood up for were listening he might have just mounted a comeback

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National donors say migrant hostels inquiry has been widened to other houses

Alpha Laboratories owners say they expect to be cleared in tenancy inquiry, and hope to continue donating money to politics to support small businesses. Jonathan Milne reports.

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For National, gender seems to be the hardest word

Comment: For a party that just days ago celebrated women making up the majority of its top 40 candidates on its list, gender seems to be the hardest word for National, writes political editor Jo Moir

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