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It’s a coincidence that New Zealand elects a new parliament on October 14, the same day Australians decide whether (at the request of Indigenous people) they will entrench in the constitution an Aboriginal and Torres Islander Voice to Parliament. But there is one striking parallel between the two campaigns.

The first New Zealand election leaders' debate of the 2023 campaign between Labour's Chris Hipkins and National's Chris Luxon left some viewers wanting more.

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.

Ben Stokes crossed 3,000 ODI runs mark vs NZ, smashing 182 in 124 balls. He surpassed Jason Roy's 180, with 4 centuries & 22 half-centuries in 108 ODIs. England scored 368, NZ 187 in 39 overs. Woakes, Livingstone & Topley starred with the ball. Stokes won 'Player of the Match'.…

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).

With exactly one month until New Zealand’s general election, all major polls are now showing a clear rightward trend since June.

Big fund boss Matt Whineray calls for incoming government to set in place regulatory framework for offshore wind generation with urgency. Jonathan Milne reports.

Casual observers could be forgiven for thinking the National Party’s recently released Working for Families tax policy had been cut and pasted from the Labour Party’s own policy. The similarities are certainly striking.

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.