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Debates pull in audience despite TV decline

New polling shows televised leaders’ debates are still reaching many eligible voters despite the decline in those watching linear television, writes Jo Moir

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Ministers agree loan to private investors to save Ruapehu ski field

There's concern at a Cabinet decision, in the shadow of election, to increase its lending to $50m and set up ski field for private ownership. Jonathan Milne reports.

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'It is the underbelly, not the norm'

Divisiveness over race has been prominent in this year’s election campaign, yet Debbie Ngarewa-Packer’s experience has been a good one.

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Iwi 'aghast' at Cabinet decision on privatising Ruapehu ski fields

Ministers must decide whether to take over Ruapehu Alpine Lifts' $15 million bank debt to stop a fire sale of its assets by liquidators. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Hipkins claims the 'm' word

Chris Hipkins endured four seasons in one hour at an outdoor festival in an Auckland park - and claims to be sensing a rapid change in mood in the electorate as well.

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National's fiscal plan doesn't answer tax cut questions

National may have hoped its detailed fiscal plan would put to bed the lingering questions about how it will pay for its tax cuts, but there are no satisfactory answers in sight.

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Raw Politics: Act and NZ First grab at the steering wheel

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: We look at what common wins might await New Zealand First and Act if National needs them both post-election; Plus How good are the Greens in the polls, and do overseas votes count for much?

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Hipkins angered by race ‘one-liners’

The Prime Minister says progress on Treaty relationships has never been so at risk in his lifetime, reports Matthew Scott

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Hipkins steps up yet leaders lack human touch in debate

The Labour leader knew he had to win the second leaders’ debate and came out swinging. It’s a well overdue gear shift from Chris Hipkins who has been failing to fire for weeks, writes Jo Moir.

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How the Greens have supercharged their campaign

The Green Party is on track for its best ever electoral result. The co-leaders speak to Newsroom about how their campaign has got them there.

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Labour MPs save themselves in face of bad polling

Chris Hipkins is in damage control as his MPs get nervous in the face of bad polling. Left untreated, it could be the start of a caucus splintering, writes Jo Moir

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Grocery reforms do nothing for cost of living, says early adopter Huckleberry

Organic grocer Huckleberry was first to sign up to a government-backed wholesale deal with the big supermarkets – but now says its expansion plans are cramped by economic and political uncertainty. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Luxon's call on NZ First could come back to bite him

Christopher Luxon has given the voters what they wanted – transparency on who National will work with. But, in doing so some of his supporters worry he may have given New Zealand First a boost.

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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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Queenstown cemetery buried

State of emergency will be in place for at least seven days after wettest 24 hours in nearly a quarter of a century, writes Bonnie Sumner

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Election coverage worth making room for

The 2023 election campaign is now in full swing. Readers, viewers and listeners are being bombarded with political coverage as every move and utterance from party leaders is reported, analysed and commented on.

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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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‘Rich’ Conservation Department is actually stretched and struggling

Severe cuts could accelerate department's decline, writes David Williams.

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Outdoors club has day in court over hydro scheme

The case will test the value of recreation in conservation decision-making, reports Andrew Bevin

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The Week in Detail: Winston's return, landlord rules, and big cats

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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Nightmarish ACC dispute deals butcher a bad hand

After 34 years of service to his employer, slaughterman Joe Toa’fa found himself in the Kafkaesque world of a disputed ACC claim. Despite a court ruling emphatically in his favour, he’s still not out of it.

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Luxon presides over a kerfuffle in Kirwee

The theatre of media events contributes to a crowd commotion

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Raw Politics: What pricked Act's bubble?

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Who to believe over the state of the nation's books, and what's eating the Act Party?

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Finance debate draws taxing admission from Nicola Willis

National finance spokesperson's extraordinary concession raises more questions about the impact of National’s tax policies on house prices, writes Jo Moir.

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