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National's dirty big secret is that it has been $17 billion out on its 2023 promise to fix the Government's books, writes Gareth Morgan

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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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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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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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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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Here’s how Willis and Edmonds will really dodge the fiscal potholes along the campaign trail

Analysis: Economists warn neither side's campaign costings add up as parties bank on tax revenues tomorrow to fund election pledges today, writes Jonathan Milne.

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How the Govt’s wager on AI could backfire

Comment from Victoria University: When Finance Minister Nicola Willis announced 8700 public service job cuts alongside a drive to embed AI across government, it was framed as freeing public servants from drudgery

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Retirement: National giveth with one hand and might yet take away with the other

The National Party’s four-pronged policy on KiwiSaver could be seen as a necessary precursor to trying to lift the age of eligibility for NZ Superannuation by two years

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Willis claims win as just 0.5 percent opt out of higher KiwiSaver contributions

High level of contributions at new 3.5 percent rate defy some expectations – but come with implications for the public service workforce

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National, Labour spar over hyped-up $18b in ‘hidden’ policy costs

Comment: The Finance Minister’s attack on Labour’s ‘hidden bill’ hits at a weak spot for the party – but National’s theatrical approach risks coming off as desperation

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New Zealand handed a $5b bill for climate inaction

Comment: NZ's first Paris target was set by National's John Key, who always expected to send billions offshore to meet it.

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What the Budget reveals about NZ’s stance on US-China rivalry

From Victoria University - Comment: Why is NZ seemingly sleepwalking into alignment with an increasingly militarising and antagonistic US? asks Dr Ian Lovering.

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'Apples with oranges': Labor brushes off Kiwi PM's dig

A visiting leader's remark that taxing capital gains would be "disastrous" has been brushed aside by Labor figures who deny it was a dig at its big reforms.

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NZ budget sharpens the campaign choice for Kiwis

New Zealand's coalition government will campaign on the restoration of its budget books after plotting a pathway back to surplus.

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Scrappy election campaign looms over short-lived Budget unity

Opinion: While coalition scrapping over Super may make headlines, the delivery of the Budget also puts the onus on Labour to unveil its own policies

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