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Expat NZ voters see the sky hasn't fallen back home

For overseas voters, the deciding issues won't be crime or the cost of living crisis. Distance gives us a perspective about the modern values NZ has embraced – yet risks casting aside.

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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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A brief note on Māori literature, 2023

The capital of New Zealand writing is set to be Rotorua, as host of the 2023 Māori Writers Festival

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Winston Peters rides again

Gone in 2020, washed up and out of the political scene? Not just yet. Assumptions over the demise of Winston Peters and New Zealand First have ignored the old adage – never rule him out.

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Long arm of the law reaches into Black Ferns XV

One of NZ's most decorated rugby stars, Linda Itunu wants to make a difference in her new double life - as a policewoman and a coach of the first-ever Black Ferns XV, Suzanne McFadden writes

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Treasury pre-election outlook to show economy under increasing pressure

Rising fuel prices raise temperatures at No 1 The Terrace, and raise eyebrows further up the road at the Commerce Commission. Andrew Patterson reports.

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Ruapehu bidder says fields don't make financial sense

Ngāti Tūwharetoa has taken its offer off the table and will take legal action if the sale isn't halted, reports Andrew Bevin

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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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The Sure Things: Ex-gym owner Georgie Dansey relies on people power

Georgie Dansey’s campaign for Hamilton East will almost be child’s-play compared with the tense, scandal-driven Hamilton West by-election she was thrust into late last year. Emma Hatton reports.

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National's plan to expand online censorship needs more scrutiny

Internet filtering can be easily circumvented and censoring the web infringes on crucial freedoms – National should think twice before expanding censorship to bring in a bit of revenue, argues Marc Daalder

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Act leader labels Grant Robertson a gangster

Fresh from being labelled New Zealand's most dangerous man, the Act leader calls the Finance Minister a 'big gangster' and speaks of the 'Wellington criminals' in government. Tim Murphy reports.

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Both main parties misreading business interests

The main concern of business applies to both Labour and National – there is no strategy for economic prosperity. But economic growth is not seen as a goal in itself but as the key enabler of social wellbeing, says Rob Campbell

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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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High-country shearers carry on ancient craft

Animal welfare is helping keep the age-old practice of blade-shearing merinos alive on South Island sheep stations.

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An Ode for .. Toad of Seymour

Bard Billot on the contents of the Act leader's bulging box of half-baked candidates.

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Water: What are National and Act doing in the shadows?

National and Act’s policies on drinking water would reduce protections and ignore the recommendations of the inquiry into the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak, argues Marnie Prickett

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Home turf puts spring in Hipkins' step

A walkabout at Upper Hutt’s annual Spring festival today proved good Labour campaign fodder, with no sign of protestors and a warm reception for the 'Boy from the Hutt'

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'Counterproductive' Gore council review set to be axed

An independent review tasked with restoring confidence in Gore District Council looks certain to be scrapped with Mayor Ben Bell and councillors believing it’s “counterproductive” and concerned it will “reignite” past events and experiences.

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The Week in Detail: From illegal fishing to the Rugby World Cup

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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Short story of an Act Party candidate, by Kirsten McDougall

A gracious Act candidate struggles to keep it together: the first in an unusual election campaign series of five short stories which imagine party candidates.

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Long Read: What happened to Wellington – Live?

By Janhavi Gosavi: Once the shining example for community pages, many followers are growing concerned by its new owner's approach.

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'I would never forgive him,' says Act candidate's elderly client

How did a censured real estate agent who once said beautiful women have 'nothing between the ears' end up on the cusp of election to Parliament? Jonathan Milne investigates the colourful story of Act candidate Zane Cozens.

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Former immigration minister ordered to pay migrant $460k

Immigration adviser Tuariki John Delamere has lost an appeal combating court orders to pay a former client nearly half a million dollars

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