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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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Further vaping clamp-downs on the table

Chris Hipkins isn’t ruling out getting rid of vape stores operating near schools if there’s evidence businesses have used a loophole to open shops before law changes kick in.

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TOP promises leg up for under-30s, with civic service on the side

The Opportunities Party's political fortunes rest on winning a Christchurch electorate seat, writes David Williams

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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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Auckland MPs go head-to-head on the revenue crunch

Four MPs agreed funding one of the big issues facing New Zealand’s growing infrastructure deficit – but passionately begged to differ on the solution

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Where to draw the line on MPs' mental health

Christopher Luxon wants a new threshold for ministers with mental health problems to be able to return to work – clearance from a clinician.

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National, Labour eye up Auckland Central

Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick took the Auckland Central seat from the two major parties last election – but who will the electorate choose this October?

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A tale of two electorates

Chlöe Swarbrick's upset win in Auckland Central last election is the model for Tamatha Paul's 2023 bid for Wellington Central

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'This election is the last chance': Greens kick off Auckland campaigns

Changes to the political landscape could bode well for the Greens, as Auckland seats once all but promised to the two major parties are up for debate

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Kerekere gone from Greens but identity crisis remains

While the Kerekere drama may be allowed to fade from the headlines, the identity crisis at the centre of the Green Party is no closer to being settled.

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Green MP walks out amid toxic row

The Green Party's in-fighting leads to a defection by MP Elizabeth Kerekere ahead of a damaging inquiry into her behaviour towards colleagues and staff

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With a text message sent to the wrong group chat, New Zealand’s Greens have never been so relatable

We can all learn from an episode in which one MP allegedly called another a ‘crybaby’ and parliamentary TV caught the reactions

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An NZ MP Accidentally Sent A Message To Colleagues There’s Spicy Footage Of Them Reading It

The vid of everyone reacting in real-time is high art.

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Swarbrick comes out swinging at Auckland Council budget cuts

Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick said a growing tide of disquiet with the proposed budget cuts to a range of Council services encouraged her to help people submit feedback

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Shaw's sidestep sets stage for Wellington Central scrap

The Green co-leader's electorate decision is a sign of his future plans – and it also adds to the uncertainties around Wellington Central.

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This election year, NZ voters should beware of reading too much into the political polls

With a new prime minister sworn in and a cabinet reshuffle imminent, it’s no exaggeration to say the election year has begun with a bang. Already the punditry and speculation are ramping up, with anticipation building for the first opinion polls.

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Greens' co-leader never been surer of party's chances

For someone who just had to convince his own party membership to reinstate him as co-leader, James Shaw is riding a wave of optimism about next year's election chances.

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NZ lags on captioning laws for the deaf

A petition handed to Parliament has the deaf community calling for a fix to sub-par subtitling laws.

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Applying the 'no dickheads' policy to choosing political candidates

We need candidates with a little niggle, a bit of a dark side – and more opportunities to demonstrate the necessary mindset and skills.

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The member's bill aimed at our booze-soaked society

The many ways alcohol harms society are well known - but will Chlöe Swarbrick's new bill have unpleasant side-effects?

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Making our booze culture less visible

Will Chlöe Swarbrick's new bill help alcohol go the way of cigarettes?

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Soul-searching for Shaw and would-be mutineers

Green Party delegates reveal the motivations behind the effort to unseat James Shaw and the longstanding divisions that may not be healed with a new election.

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Medical marijuana firms refused bank accounts and insurance

Medicinal cannabis has been legal since 2019 – so why are start-ups like Skyman industries being turned away by one bank after another? 'Medicinal cannabis is too new,' they're told.

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All Black heroes' alcohol ads draw lawmakers' attention to impact on young

Auckland councillors join nationwide calls for crackdown on alcohol sponsorship and marketing, and pushback against legal stalling tactics by supermarkets and liquor stores.

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2023 election fertile ground for democratic change

MPs repeatedly cry foul over requests at select committee being blocked by majority-wielding Labour MPs. Could 2023 be fertile ground for real change?

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