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The Sure Things: Rangitikei is 'quintessential NZ' and Suze Redmayne wants it protected

Suze Redmayne's on her way to Parliament in the safe National seat of Rangitikei, and though she could work with Act, she thinks its policies can be a bit 'heartless'.

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Gone are the days of political leaders being mobbed

Over back-to-back days in Auckland with the two Chrises, political editor Jo Moir observed increased security and vetting, and safe party-faithful crowds.

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How David Seymour hopes to move New Zealand to the right

Polls put New Zealand on track to elect its most rightwing coalition government in decades as Act’s supporters grow

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Peters writes his own history on backing Labour in 2017

A rehashed claim from the NZ First leader on a televised debate to defend his backing of Labour in 2017 is dismissed as a "fabrication" by Sir Bill English

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The Prime Ministerial peril of changing horses mid-stream

To lead Labour to victory again, Chris Hipkins would have to repeat the feat of one of New Zealand's greatest leaders Peter Fraser, writes John Bishop.

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Afternoon Update: Australia’s bushfire risk rises; China’s defence minister missing; and how to get kids cooking

Extreme fire risks and heatwave warnings as the Bureau of Meteorology confirms El Niño has arrived

The Guardian - AU

Why is Jacinda Ardern absent from New Zealand election campaign?

Former PM became ‘lighting rod for discontent’ among some voters as analysts say her time in office associated with Covid fallout

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The race to represent a battered region

It’s one of the largest electorates in the country physically, stretching from East Cape to Wellington. It was virtually a lock for Labour until their candidate jumped to Te Pāti Māori. Now two strong candidates are vying for the seat of Te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti.

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Luxon claims underdog status for NZ leaders' debate

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.

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Election gets six of the best

Law firm Bell Gully brought together two panels of some of our sharpest media political observers to cut through the campaign and predict who and what we'll end up with after October 14. Tim Murphy moderated.

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NZ election 2023: with a month to go, polls point to a right-wing coalition government

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).

The Conversation

After the election, Christopher Luxon’s real test could come from his right – not the left

Christopher Luxon is no slouch on the dance floor, it seems. As his wife Amanda told the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, the two prepared for their university ball with a ballroom dancing class.

The Conversation

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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Hipkins not interested in kids being 'political prop'

Chris Hipkins knows he’s putting himself at a political disadvantage keeping his family off-limits but hopes voters will respect him for it. He spoke to political editor Jo Moir about what keeps him awake at night and why he’ll be in the Hutt on election night.

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Helen Clark’s advice to Labour in a ‘silly season’

Lending some star power to Mt Albert Labour candidate Helen White’s campaign launch last night, a former prime minister gave her unfiltered thoughts on run-up to the election

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Brian Tamaki and Nats' tax cuts light a fire in Labour

Labour leader Chris Hipkins regains his mojo, launching his party's election campaign with a big policy carrot and a lot of help from planted protesters and National's big play on tax

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A big dental promise kick-starts Hipkins' fightback

Extending free dental care from under 18s to under 30s by the end of 2026 is a vote-winning promise, but so much of it hangs on recruiting hundreds of dentists from abroad, writes political editor Jo Moir

The Independent UK

With an election looming, New Zealand lawmakers wrap up rowdy final session

New Zealand lawmakers rushed to pass legislation and criticize opponents during a rowdy final day of the nation’s 53rd Parliament

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Winston Peters returns to right 'an upside-down world'

The leaders of Labour and Act don’t want to work with him, but his voter support looks to be growing. Mark Jennings sits down with NZ First leader Winston Peters to discuss the polls, social media, and wayward candidates.

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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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Far-right voice opponents co-opt comments from controversial New Zealand speaker

Julian Batchelor, who campaigns against Māori co-governance, says he ‘can’t control what other people do with what I say’

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The price of failure on farm emissions

More delays to pricing biogenic methane begs the question, are we all in this together?

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Book of the Week: Tom Scott on Denis Welch on Big Norm

New Zealand's greatest political columnist, the legendary Tom Scott, is generous in his praise of a new portrait of Norman Kirk

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand proves Women’s World Cup doubters wrong

Fears that country would not embrace tournament have been dispelled with record attendances

The Guardian - AU

Youthquake rumbles to a stop? Support for the left falls among New Zealand’s young voters

Bucking global trends, polls find young voter support higher for National and right coalition than Labour as election nears

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