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Hipkins promises small businesses a ticket to the ‘AI revolution’

Labour leader pitches AI funding small businesses in Rotorua, but one local owner says protection from big tech exploitation is the real need

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The National ministers who could dethrone Christopher Luxon as PM

Analysis: Who could put their hand up to become the next National Party leader – and what would they bring to the table?

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National MPs face brutal maths as Luxon fights for survival

Campaign observer: So you're a backbench National Party MP considering whether to roll Christopher Luxon. How should you make your decision?

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Luxon’s leadership on the line – again. Neither National nor Labour stand to benefit

Whatever happens at tomorrow morning’s urgent caucus meeting to address speculation about his leadership, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has had a very bad few days already.

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Gaffes, polls put New Zealand PM Luxon on the brink

Amid poor polling and a series of gaffes three months out from an election, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon has called a snap meeting on his leadership.

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Luxon’s hard-luck story not really that hard

Analysis: The Prime Minister is trying to build a brand around having overcome adversity. But did he?

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Luxon calls urgent caucus meeting amid leadership speculation

Decrying the ‘division and disunity’ associated with threats to his role, the Prime Minister and National Party leader orders MPs to gather in Wellington

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Power Play: A new hope for renewable electricity

In the second instalment of our latest Who Benefits series, we delve into the direct connection between the electricity industry, politicians and government officials

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National presses fiscal attack as questions over Luxon leadership remain

Comment: As National and Labour battle weak polling and uninspiring leaders, the major parties have spent as much time attacking the other’s weak spots as promoting their own plans

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Campaign Cut-through: MMP needs fixing, not ditching

From Otago University - Comment: Luxon's call for an MMP referendum sidesteps critical electoral repairs in favour of a major political power grab, writes Dr Michael Swanson.

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Coalition leadership is hard. Luxon’s ‘nuclear option’ of electoral reform is not the answer

Much to everyone’s surprise – including, it seems, his National Party colleagues – Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has committed to offering voters the chance to revisit their electoral system. Again.

The Conversation

Pressure on PM to sack Peters: ‘You make a mistake, the boss will fire you’

At a campaign meeting in NZ’s most multicultural community, Christopher Luxon says the NZ First leader is whipping up fear of illegal migration that simply doesn’t exist. Jonathan Milne reports from Mt Roskill, Auckland.

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Labour zeroes in on small business relief, not big business stimulus

Analysis: Where National's Investment Boost is designed to stimulate economic growth, Labour wants to take costs off small businesses instead.

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This week’s bestselling books – August 7

The latest NielsenIQ BookScan chart of NZ bestsellers, plus win a book on the neuroscience driving the human desire for self-improvement and practical ways to foster growth

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Could Luxon’s ‘captain’s call’ on MMP sink his ship?

Comment: The PM’s surprise referendum commitment has angered coalition partners, confused his own MPs, and raised fresh leadership questions, writes Sam Sachdeva at Newsroom.

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PM to host Vietnam's president in first official visit

Vietnam's leader will make his first trip to Australia for trade talks with the prime minister - and a census survey.

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What might have been: PM Chris Bishop

Campaign Observer: Where could National have been now if, 108 days ago, at that fateful April caucus meeting there had actually been a successful leadership challenge?

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New Zealand PM open to referendum on electoral system

WELLINGTON - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Thursday he was open to a referendum on whether to change the country’s electoral system, opening another split in his centre-right coalition months ahead of a general election.

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Luxon says he will call referendum on MMP if returned to power

"The question I keep saying is, I don't need some yahoo or numpty from some other party around that (Cabinet) table."

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Luxon’s rare business apology exposes deeper political weakness

Comment: The PM’s apology to Kiwi businesses shows the damage his remarks may have done – but Winston Peters may yet do more damage to coalition dynamics

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Gareth Morgan: What a waste of capital

Comment: The Baby Boomers of the big establishment parties know one economic path - housing investment and immigration. They need to make way for new generations, writes TOP founder Gareth Morgan.

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As coalition troubles brew, National loses its economic shield to Labour

New polling shows Labour leading National on all five top voter issues, including economic management, creating a tough path to election day

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New Zealand minister faces backlash over ‘go back to your own country’ jibe at Chinese-origin MP

'Inappropriate attention-seeking comments’ by foreign minister Winston Peters widely criticised

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Luxon must explain NZ’s vote on UN human rights chief, Labour says

NZ was just one of 13 countries to abstain on reappointment of senior UN official

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Staying pink or turning blue again? The battle for the seat of Tāmaki

Act’s victory in Tāmaki electorate at the 2023 election was a major blow to National Party pride. The blue team wants revenge in 2026.

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