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Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern marries partner Clarke Gayford after five year engagement

Private event attended after previous wedding was cancelled due to Covid-19

Evening Standard

Further MPs admit taking Maori classes on public purse

New Zealand's government is being accused of hypocrisy on taxpayer-funded classes after revelations parliament paid for the PM to learn Maori language te reo.

AAP

NZ PM Luxon announces Australia trip to meet Albanese

Anthony Albanese will host his New Zealand counterpart Chris Luxon for a day of talks in Sydney.

AAP

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Labour failed but New Zealand can’t put a wealth tax ‘back in the bottle’

Labour party couldn’t ‘sell’ the tax in the last election but the policy won’t fade away as global concern over wealth inequality deepens

The Guardian - AU

Luxon on the attack as New Zealand parliament returns

Chris Luxon has taken his place as New Zealand's prime minister in parliament and wasted no time attacking the opposition Labour party and leader Chris Hipkins.

AAP

New Zealand PM Luxon unmoved over Smokefree backlash

Health groups across New Zealand are calling on the government to back down on its plans to abandon world-leading Smokefree legislation.

AAP

Christopher Luxon sworn in as New Zealand prime minister, says priority is to improve economy

Christopher Luxon has been sworn in as New Zealand’s prime minister and says his priority is to improve the economy

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New Zealand's new government promises tax cuts, more police and less bureaucracy

New Zealanders can expect tax cuts, more police on the streets and less government bureaucracy, according to the three leaders who signed an agreement Friday to form a new government

The Independent UK

New Zealand gets two deputy PMs after marathon coalition talks

After weeks of negotiations, incoming PM Christopher Luxon announces that populist Winston Peters and libertarian David Seymour will share deputy role

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand finally agrees makeup of coalition government after weeks of uncertainty

Leaders of three parties arrive at deal to form government led by incoming prime minister Christopher Luxon

The Independent UK

3 New Zealand political leaders say they’ve reached agreement to form next government

Three New Zealand political leaders say they’ve reached an agreement to form the next government, pending a final signoff from their parties which they expected within hours

The Independent UK

Outgoing, incoming NZ government spat over Israel-Hamas

New Zealand's incoming government National party has echoed Australia's position on the Israel-Hamas conflict.

AAP

Tens of thousands demand Gaza ceasefire at pro-Palestine rallies across Australia

Organisers say growing popularity of protests speaks to ‘abhorrence at the way our government is dragging its feet in calling for an immediate ceasefire’

The Guardian - AU

Hipkins and NZ Labour call for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Outgoing New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has stepped outside of caretaker conventions to declare Labour's support for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza.

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Tax question hovers as Hipkins goes on

If Labour decides a wealth or capital gains tax is needed ahead of the next election, then Chris Hipkins can’t stay on as leader

AAP

Hipkins stays on as New Zealand Labour leader - for now

New Zealand Labour has endorsed Chris Hipkins to stay on as leader despite the Wellingtonian losing the October 14 election.

Evening Standard

New Zealand's election winner dealt blow as full results shows he needs broader support to govern

Christopher Luxon was elected prime minister last month after Jacinda Arden stepped down in January

AAP

Labour laments NZ losses as Greens, Maori Party surge

Labour has lost almost half its caucus, while minor parties the Greens, ACT and the Maori Party recorded their best ever result in the New Zealand election.

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Safe Labour voters and Māori undo the red team

Labour has failed to win any extra seats in the special votes. The biggest messages of no confidence in its thumping have come from Auckland and Māori.

The Independent UK

New Zealand's final election count means incoming premier Christopher Luxon needs broader support

A final vote count following a general election in New Zealand three weeks ago has changed the political equation for winner Christopher Luxon, whose conservative National Party will now need broader support to govern

The Guardian - AU

‘People are going crazy’: rugby fever grips New Zealand in lead-up to World Cup final

Anticipation builds across the country before the clash between the All Blacks and South Africa’s Springboks

Newsroom.co.nz

National must deliver on policy and grow party vote to win again

Labour’s defeat shows clearly that voters treat policy failure by governments harshly, writes Peter Dunne

Newsroom.co.nz

Raw Politics: Haere Ra to all that

How good a PM might Christopher Luxon be, why Chris Hipkins shouldn't think of quitting, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori the big winners, and silence from Winston.

The Hindu

Back in business: On the New Zealand election result

The new leader of New Zealand, Christopher Luxon will have to balance his pro-business policies with incremental redistribution

The Conversation

NZ election 2023: Labour out, National in – either way, neoliberalism wins again

For an election ostensibly fought over a “cost-of-living crisis”, there was a strong unspoken consensus between the two major parties: most people’s living standards needed to reduce to thwart inflation. Regardless of the election result, a form of austerity was always going to win.

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