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NZ's Luxon pledges first trip, if elected, to Australia

Opposition Leader Chris Luxon, the likely next prime minister of New Zealand, has outlined his first-up foreign engagements should he win the election.

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Short story of a National Party candidate, by Stephanie Johnson

A short story about a National Party candidate lost in a storm with the ghost of Liberalism past

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Student rent woes plague Auckland Central

Candidates in the contest for Auckland Central are vying for the student vote to take them over the line

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Hipkins back with a bang on return to NZ campaign trail

After five days in COVID-19 isolation, Labour leader Chris Hipkins has returned to the campaign trail in New Zealand.

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Is this Chris Hipkins' last lap?

On Chris Hipkins' first day of campaigning after holing up in an Auckland hotel room for five days with Covid-19, he tried to reinject some excitement into the race.

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Luxon impresses in Taranaki, still doesn't know Winston

The early morning All Blacks game wiped half of the crowd expected for Luxon's first New Plymouth visit, but those who came were all ears for the National leader

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AIFF puts its weight behind Stimac, extends his stay as head coach till June 2026

Igor Stimac extended as head coach of Indian men's football team till 2026. AIFF heeded his suggestion to extend Mahesh Gawli's contract as assistant coach and head of U-23 team. Stimac wants stakeholders to recognize importance of national team and ensure good preparation for World Cup, Asian Cup, and Asian…

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Record immigration will put pressure on NZ's population, infrastructure and productivity – where’s the election debate?

The concerns of various pundits and politicians earlier this year that New Zealand might struggle to attract immigrants turned out to be premature. In fact, the country’s population has been boosted to the extent it should be a bigger election issue than it is.

The Conversation

Raw Politics: Winston's late insurance policy?

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Has isolation sucked the life out of Labour and Chris Hipkins' campaign, will fringe parties do a deal with NZ First and what's been eating National campaign chair Chris Bishop.

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Tax attacks: Labour relentless in NZ election pitch

Not a day has passed in New Zealand's election campaign without Labour attacking the National party for its "unworkable" and "underbudgeted" tax policy.

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Defining Issues: Three major climate questions for next govt

In this first part of a three part series, political parties spoke to Newsroom about their approaches to adaptation, the next climate plan and farm emissions.

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Co-governance explained and defined – by politicians

Co-governance has been a hot button issue this election year but what does it actually mean?

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Winston's wishes: what NZ First is campaigning on

At NZ First's campaign launch back in July, leader Winston Peters said the election “must be about the economy” but there was a clear indication race-based discussion and policy would feature heavily.

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Bigger fish to fry than beneficiaries at job interviews in their pyjamas

Benefit sanctions like those announced by National, and limiting benefit entitlement as announced by NZ First, do nothing more than supercharge the shame of recipients, says Holly Bennett

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South Lanarkshire Council denies 'issues' with voter ID at Rutherglen by-election

SOUTH Lanarkshire Council has denied there have been “issues” with voter ID as people head to the polls in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West…

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As it turns 60, the National Theatre must balance past and present

The NT has a civic duty to revive woefully neglected plays from the world repertory. Doing so will make modern drama stronger

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Peters, Seymour clash in TVNZ election debate

Leaders of the four minor parties expected to enter parliament after New Zealand's October 14 election have sparred in a televised debate.

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National wheels out ex-PM Key in latest NZ poll push

More than 200,000 people have cast advance votes ahead of election day in New Zealand, where centre-right opposition National continues to lead the polls.

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Luxon aims for the stars

A Minister for Space and an outer space-themed school prize are among the latest suite of National policies aimed at giving some rocket fuel to the aerospace industry

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New Zealand’s crisis-hit farmers feel the gloom, potentially putting climate action in jeopardy

A tough year for farmers, from Cyclone Gabrielle to double-digit inflation, could translate into more votes for parties less keen to put a price on farm emissions

Evening Standard

Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election: Labour and SNP battle for Scotland’s future

There will be 14 candidates on the ballot paper but the by-election will be a battle between the SNP and Labour – and one that will indicate the direction of travel of politics nationally

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Good day/bad day: You had one job!

From small to smaller, from high to higher, we assess the performance of the leaders on Campaign Trail 2023 – and discover it's all music to the ears of one leader-in-waiting.

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Luxon warns supporters election is no 'done deal'

The National Party leader spent a day touring the West Coast, talking up the tightness of the election and taking questions on public service cuts, reports Marc Daalder

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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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Personal and confidential: Performance Review for CM Luxon

How has Christopher Luxon the businessman adapted to political campaigning? Here's Luxon's party leadership assessed, in the style of an executive performance review.

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