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NZ election 2023: combined poll trends now show a clear rightward shift since June

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

The Conversation

The man who won’t be king

Act is looking increasingly likely to form part of the next government, but its leader was clear with people gathered to see him speak that he has no qualms with ‘turning down the baubles of power’.

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New poll pushes National close to 40 percent

A new poll has Labour well short of being able to form a government and confirms the news Chris Hipkins didn’t need, that National is in arm’s reach of 40 percent

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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

Guardian Essential New Zealand poll: Winston Peters in position to become election kingmaker

Latest survey sees support for New Zealand First exceed 5% for second month as Labour falters and National remains unchanged ahead of October election

The Guardian - AU

The Sure Things: Act’s Laura Trask would kill off red tape 'overkill'

By dint of a high list placement or being catapaulted into a safe seat, new faces will head to Wellington after October 14’s election. They're the sure things. In the latest part of this occasional series, David Williams talks to Laura Trask, number 10 on the Act Party list.

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Politicians promise to get New Zealand’s houses in order

Parties mostly agree on the need for verified sustainable standards for new public buildings – but solving the residential construction conundrum is far more vexed. Matthew Scott reports.

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Anutin confident Chada can root out mafia links

Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday expressed confidence in the ability of his deputy, Chada Thaiset, to tackle mafia-style gangs.

Bangkok Post

Labour drags its social media heels

When it comes to social media spend and strategy, the right is running rings around the left.

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Coalition and employers back David Pocock over splitting contentious industrial relations bill

ACT senator wants to move forward with workers’ compensation for PTSD and banning discrimination against employees experiencing domestic violence

The Guardian - AU

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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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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What to know about Florida's 'classic' alternative to the SAT

Florida's state universities will start accepting an alternative to the SAT exam that's known for its Christian and conservative backing.

WEKU

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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Raw Politics: Things get personal

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Lame attack ads, how the infiltration the Labour campaign launch backfired, who's got all the money and how are they spending it - and why did Christopher Luxon discard his ceremonial Pasifika necklace?

The Canberra Times

Manteena had 'hostile approach' to union, Integrity Commission told

CFMEU national secretary Zach Smith is giving evidence to the ACT's corruption watchdog.

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Act MP-in-waiting did not publicly disclose censure over real estate deal

As a real estate agent, Zane Cozens faced complaints of pressuring elderly home-owners to sell their homes for less than they wanted to. Jonathan Milne reports.

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One more joins the disappearing Act

Scott Boness has become another in a string of Act candidates to drop out after quietly slipping off the Auckland Central ballot after just three weeks.

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'It's alarming': Campbell Primary students missed out in contentious procurement

Integrity Commission hearings resume into the Campbell Primary School modernisation project.

The Canberra Times

Government reveals cost to pull down COVID-era Garran Surge Centre

It went up in a month but it will be a lot longer until the centre is taken down.

The Canberra Times

NAPLAN socio-educational advantage model under review for ACT schools

ACT's students have higher levels of advantage compared to other states.

The Guardian - AU

Author of report into Bruce Lehrmann prosecution hits back at minister’s criticism

Lawyers for Walter Sofronoff have asked Andrew Barr to ‘correct the harm he has caused’ to the former judge’s reputation

The Canberra Times

'You might have mentioned it': Labor drug bill surprised Rattenbury

The Greens leader said it should have been taken to the election.

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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.

The Guardian - AU

Shane Drumgold is taking legal action over the Sofronoff inquiry. What could happen next?

Outgoing DPP asks for judicial review one month after report into handling of Bruce Lehrmann case was leaked to media

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