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New Zealand's own teal wave crashes into campaign

First-time candidate Qiulae Wong, the 38-year-old leader of Opportunity, looms as the decisive actor in New Zealand's national election.

AAP · Oct 9

NZ election poll watch: Opportunity holds as potential kingmaker in tight race

With a month to go to the New Zealand election on November 7, a Reid Research poll for RNZ has given the left bloc its first lead over the right in any poll since June.

The Conversation · Oct 6

NZ election poll watch: minor parties gain as Labour and National slide

Six weeks out from the November 7 election, the latest 1News Verian poll (conducted September 23–27 from a sample of 1,004 voters) recorded a fall for the major parties and gains for most minors:

The Conversation · Sep 28

The Opportunity Party’s Treaty policy is closer to Labour than National. But is it a bottom line?

During the current parliamentary term, the debate over te Tiriti o Waitangi’s place in public life is arguably more polarised than at any time in the past 50 years.

The Conversation · Aug 18

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.

The Conversation · Aug 11

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.

AAP · Aug 11

NZ First says population trends are at a ‘crisis point’. The reality is not that simple

NZ First’s announcement of a policy to encourage New Zealanders to have more babies was made with dramatic urgency. But can we take the claim behind its Kiwi Kids Grant – that population trends are at a “crisis point” – at face value?

The Conversation · Aug 10

China lodges complaint after New Zealand foreign minister tells MP to ‘go back to your own country’

China's ambassador made a rare intervention after New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters refused to back down over remarks he made in parliament to Chinese-born MP Lawrence Xu-Nan.

Euronews · Jul 30

NZ-India free trade deal: were early fears about immigration and investment justified?

Depending on which side of the argument you listen to, the recently signed New Zealand-India free trade agreement represents either a huge economic opportunity for New Zealand or a risk to its economic sovereignty.

The Conversation · May 4

'Butter chicken' slur adds heat on riven NZ government

New Zealand's free trade agreement with India has split the coalition government and will be a major source of tension ahead of the November 7 election.

AAP · Apr 25