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Cost of living is the No 1 issue 'with a bullet'; tackling it will win the election

Climate, crime, health and education? Fuggedaboutit. For voters, cost of living is bigger than Covid – hell, it's bigger than Jesus. So tackling inflation will win the election. Jonathan Milne investigates.

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Hipkins sidelined as NZ election advance voting begins

With Labour leader Chris Hipkins still ill with COVID-19, campaigning continues in the New Zealand election campaign as advance voting begins.

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Hipkins claims the 'm' word

Chris Hipkins endured four seasons in one hour at an outdoor festival in an Auckland park - and claims to be sensing a rapid change in mood in the electorate as well.

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Campaign challenges weigh on 'Chippy' and NZ Labour

Two weeks out from the New Zealand election, Labour leader Chris "Chippy" Hipkins' campaign is essentially a case of "better the devil you know".

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Mainstream malaise: how minor parties could decide outcome of New Zealand’s election

Support for Labour and National has dropped to its lowest point in two decades – while backing for the likes of Act and NZ First has risen

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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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Online abuse could drive women out of political life – the time to act is now

It is becoming increasingly evident that life in modern politics is presenting women with a stark choice – endure almost constant online threats and abuse or get out of public life.

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Greens surge in NZ as Labour cites climate credentials

The National party says it will keep Jacinda Ardern's "Zero Carbon" emissions-cutting infrastructure if it wins office at next month's New Zealand election.

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On the campaign trail, New Zealand leader Chris Hipkins faces an uphill battle wooing voters

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is facing an uphill battle to woo voters less than three weeks before an election

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The Sure Things: Rangitikei is 'quintessential NZ' and Suze Redmayne wants it protected

Suze Redmayne's on her way to Parliament in the safe National seat of Rangitikei, and though she could work with Act, she thinks its policies can be a bit 'heartless'.

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Gone are the days of political leaders being mobbed

Over back-to-back days in Auckland with the two Chrises, political editor Jo Moir observed increased security and vetting, and safe party-faithful crowds.

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How David Seymour hopes to move New Zealand to the right

Polls put New Zealand on track to elect its most rightwing coalition government in decades as Act’s supporters grow

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Peters writes his own history on backing Labour in 2017

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

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The Prime Ministerial peril of changing horses mid-stream

To lead Labour to victory again, Chris Hipkins would have to repeat the feat of one of New Zealand's greatest leaders Peter Fraser, writes John Bishop.

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Afternoon Update: Australia’s bushfire risk rises; China’s defence minister missing; and how to get kids cooking

Extreme fire risks and heatwave warnings as the Bureau of Meteorology confirms El Niño has arrived

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Why is Jacinda Ardern absent from New Zealand election campaign?

Former PM became ‘lighting rod for discontent’ among some voters as analysts say her time in office associated with Covid fallout

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The race to represent a battered region

It’s one of the largest electorates in the country physically, stretching from East Cape to Wellington. It was virtually a lock for Labour until their candidate jumped to Te Pāti Māori. Now two strong candidates are vying for the seat of Te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti.

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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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Election gets six of the best

Law firm Bell Gully brought together two panels of some of our sharpest media political observers to cut through the campaign and predict who and what we'll end up with after October 14. Tim Murphy moderated.

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NZ election 2023: with a month to go, polls point to a right-wing coalition government

The New Zealand general election to be held in one month, on October 14, will be the country’s tenth under the mixed member proportional system (MMP).

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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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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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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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Helen Clark’s advice to Labour in a ‘silly season’

Lending some star power to Mt Albert Labour candidate Helen White’s campaign launch last night, a former prime minister gave her unfiltered thoughts on run-up to the election

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A big dental promise kick-starts Hipkins' fightback

Extending free dental care from under 18s to under 30s by the end of 2026 is a vote-winning promise, but so much of it hangs on recruiting hundreds of dentists from abroad, writes political editor Jo Moir

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