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Where the parties stand on a low-carbon transport system

Notably some of the policies outlined by parliamentary parties will harm health and increase, or fail to reduce, transport greenhouse gas emissions, writes Professor Caroline Shaw

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National wants migrants to pay-to-play

The National Party would increase visa fees and introduce a system where migrants can pay to have their application fast-tracked, reports Matthew Scott

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Taxing questions: is National glossing over the likely cost of administering its new ‘revenue measures'?

The National Party’s newly released tax package makes a clear and politically prudent play for the middle-income vote. Proposing to alleviate the financial pain of this “squeezed middle”, it may be key to determining who forms the next government.

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National's tax plan: What you need to know

National says its tax cuts are targeted to the median earner, though families with children and landlords also get special attention in the $14.6b package.

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Paying the price for lowering voting age

Councils are concerned about the unknown and potentially significant fiscal cost of lowering the voting age – but they will also discover another cost. Jonathan Milne reports.

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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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'A changing of the guard': Alistair Heather and Kelly Given on hosting Yes rally

Ahead of the March and Rally for an Independent Scotland in the EU this Saturday, presenters Alistair Heather and Kelly Given are more than a little…

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National frontbencher backs big party donor in $138m case against housing agency

Chris Bishop denies any conflict of interest, saying the question of whether developer Chris Meehan would get a meeting with a National Party prime minister is one for after the election. Jonathan Milne reports.

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HCLFoundation dedicates sports complex to government school

HCLFoundation renovated sports complex of Govt. Upper Primary School, Iteda, Gautam Budh Nagar & dedicated it to students of govt. schools & urban slum communities. Complex has football ground, cricket pitches, basketball & volleyball courts, long jump pits. HCLTech also inaugurated 'Sports for Change Nationals' featuring students from diff. parts…

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Where the parties stand on drinking water

The lack of comprehensive, cohesive visions from Labour and National for moving to more sustainable, healthy land use is striking, writes Marnie Prickett

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National's glory days

In his new memoir, Steven Joyce remembers the first days of the reign of Sir John Key and a golden age of National

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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 chess: Sethuraman regains title after nine years; Vishnu Prasanna finishes runner-up

S.P. Sethuraman won the National Chess title after nine years, with 9.5 points from 11 rounds. Vishnu Prasanna finished runner-up, scoring 9 points. Aronyak Ghosh, N.R. Vignesh, Diptayan Ghosh, Mithrabha Guha, Neelash Saha, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Abhijeet Gupta and Abhimanyu Puranik were among the top 10. Sethuraman credited Vishnu for…

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National Chess: Sethuraman closes in on second title

S.P. Sethuraman (3rd seed) won 10th round of National chess title, overpowering Neelash Saha in 53 moves. He has 9 points, 1 ahead of nearest rivals. 15 rating points earned should help him return to 2600-bracket. Top-10 share ₹30 lakh prize-fund. Abhijeet & Puranik (1st & 2nd seed) look for…

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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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If ever there was time for a grand coalition to heal our rifts, it’s now

Instead of being beholden to their left and right flanks respectively, Labour and National might prefer to stick to the centre. Sure, it means working with the old foe, but the policy ground would be much more comfortable to occupy.

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National's plans to pick apart Road to Zero

The National party’s transport spokesperson Simeon Brown said speed limit reductions and other changes brought in under the Road to Zero strategy would be reviewed, reports Emma Hatton

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This week's bestselling books

Book reviews, award-winning essays, author interviews and more - dig into the best of New Zealand writing at ReadingRoom literary editor Steve Braunias.

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Raw Politics: Labour's underdog needs some bite

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: The latest 1News poll confirms Labour really is the underdog now. Plus: Will National's 'diverse' party list lead to a diverse caucus after the election?

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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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Slow train coming: only a genuine shift to rail will put NZ on track to reduce emissions

Both the Labour government and the opposition National Party have now released major transport polices that put the emphasis on maintaining and expanding roads.

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While Labour prepares for opposition, National looks to a second term

National’s party list is a big improvement on its previous one, although it's still not as diverse as Labour’s, writes Peter Dunne

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New Zealand Labour’s support sinks to worst level in six years, poll finds

Prime minister Chris Hipkins says Labour now ‘underdogs’ as National gains ground ahead of 14 October election

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Reserve Bank reconsiders impact of migrant buyers on house price recovery

As National hints it will overturn the ban on overseas buyers, there's reassuring preliminary analysis that migration isn't driving house prices up

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Labour's policy goody bag falls short

After starving voters of any vision for what a Chris Hipkins government might look like, the governing party drowned voters in policy last week but is yet to see any reward, writes political editor Jo Moir

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