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Latest from Election 2023
Heather du Plessis-Allan: GST policy on fruit and veges is rotten
Opinion: Chris Hipkins' announcement given an epic wall-to-wall trashing.
Hipkins’ message to Māori voters: “We’ve made a lot of progress”
Chris Hipkins, Willie Jackson, and Willow-Jean Prime discuss their approach to Labour's Maori Caucus.
Luxon unveils National's list, senior MP withdraws
National to reveal the MPs it thinks will lead the party to victory.
National, Greens support giving households share of $2.5b ETS revenue
The parties both support the idea in principle, but disagree on the detail.
Watch: NZ First candidate Shane Jones sings to voters
Veteran MP Shane Jones uses rock hit to appeal to Northland voters.
Thomas Coughlan: Parliament is begging for its own dissolution
OPINION: The 53rd Parliament is begging for dissolution.
'Not a huge surprise': Ten Te Pāti Māori election signs vandalised in Tauranga
The misspelt word "raciest" has been spray painted on some of the defaced signs.
'In for a fight': Labour's Māori caucus revs up after tough few months
Senior Minister also reveals racism in campaign already worst in his four terms.
National gets story straight on fuel taxes, clarifying contradiction
The party now says no hikes for three years.
Experts say giving KiwiSaver members more options could be costly
National's KiwiSaver diversification proposal has been met with scepticism.
From methodology to margins of error - everything you need to know about political polling
How accurate are they, what's a margin of error, and why aren't electorates polled?
Mike Munro: It’s values that win votes when times are tough
OPINION: Voting often has little to do with the merits of policies.
Audrey Young: Best and worst of the week in politics
OPINION: The inside word on who's up, who's down and what's happening at Parliament.
Matthew Hooton: It's back to the past for Luxon and National - and how Peters helps
OPINION: Luxon's no John Key 2.0, but his campaign wins much better marks for nostalgia.
Let's rank this: Labour and National’s past and present campaign slogans
Earlier slogans were more adventurous and included a surprising amount of punctuation.
Election 2023: How political pollsters find people to survey
'There’s never been an election where the main polling companies have got it wrong'.
Audrey Young: The next National leader is not a problem but the deputy is
OPINION: Nicola Willis is more respected than liked in National.
National says it will ‘fill the void’ on crime narrative if Govt data is unclear
The Police Minister says she's appalled by Mitchell's comments.
Opinion: Valuing importance of both parents with newborns the 'right thing to do'
The idea of split parental leave is a good one - but NZ can do better, say experts.
National and Act forget to vote against Parker’s ‘pet envy project’
The Opposition accidentally had their votes recorded in favour of the bill.
National wants to give KiwiSaver investors more choice
Party wants to enable KiwiSaver members to invest through more than one provider.
Thomas Coughlan: National's concerning lack of climate policies
OPINION: National's main climate policy is to repeal Labour's.
Mike Hosking: Hipkins and Peters are as bad as each other
OPINION: The two will say and do anything to get your vote this election.
PM expected to announce plans for Northwestern Busway in Auckland
National has also promised to build a Northwestern Busway, starting in 4-10 years.
Editorial: Parental leave as a political football
OPINION: Our editorial on the latest election campaign policy shootout.
Ex-MP Graham Kelly: 'Tweaks aren't enough to fix MMP'
OPINION: 'Our current electoral review is set to repeat mistakes of the past'.
David Parker will not say whether he thinks Labour's GST policy will work
Labour's former Revenue spokesman will only say he 'supports' the policy.
Richard Prebble: Labour a hapless whale to the sharks - and Hipkins is to blame
OPINION: The sharks are the Greens and NZ First, who are ripping voters off Labour.
Audrey Young: Who will lead Labour if it loses the election?
OPINION: Michael Wood and Kiri Allan would have been the obvious new leadership team.
Voters don’t need to wait for a right-leaning government. Hipkins is already running one
The polls are unambiguous: New Zealand wants a National party led by Chris Hipkins.
Green Party announces Whangārei candidate ahead of election
Rick Bazeley is on the Green Party candidates list after first appearing in 2011.
Letters: Cold comfort from Greens’ healthy homes grant
OPINION: Plus letters on outward migration, vaping, platitudes, billboards, and justice.
Labour would need to double key welfare promise to account for inflation
Labour's lift to the abatement threshold does not account for inflation.