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NZ's Queenstown Airport reopens after bomb threat

New Zealand Defence personnel have attended Queenstown airport after a suspicious item was identified, causing an evacuation and flight cancellations.

AAP · Oct 6, 2023

Record immigration will put pressure on NZ's population, infrastructure and productivity – where’s the election debate?

The concerns of various pundits and politicians earlier this year that New Zealand might struggle to attract immigrants turned out to be premature. In fact, the country’s population has been boosted to the extent it should be a bigger election issue than it is.

The Conversation · Oct 5, 2023

Tax attacks: Labour relentless in NZ election pitch

Not a day has passed in New Zealand's election campaign without Labour attacking the National party for its "unworkable" and "underbudgeted" tax policy.

AAP · Oct 5, 2023

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Ban smoking for next generation to ‘keep pace’ with UK and NZ, advocates tell Australian government

Mark Butler says those countries have ‘responded to specific tactics of Big Tobacco’ and Australia will monitor impact of the policies with ‘interest’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2023

The battle for NZ’s farming heartland: Groundswell, ACT and the changing face of rural politics

Andrew Hoggard’s resignation in May as president of Federated Farmers, followed swiftly by his appearance high on the ACT Party’s candidate list, might have seemed seem like just another of the election’s minor subplots.

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2023

Promises to get tough on youth crime might win votes – but the evidence shows it hasn’t worked for NZ

The promise to “get tough on youth crime” is a New Zealand election perennial. This year, parties on both the left and right have pledged to crack down on young offenders – despite a lot of evidence that such approaches do not work in the long term.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2023

'Chicken' Luxon walks from COVID-hit NZ leaders debate

New Zealand's election contest has devolved into a blame game over which parties are acting responsibly on a hostile and increasingly toxic campaign trail.

AAP · Oct 2, 2023

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Hipkins sidelined as NZ election advance voting begins

With Labour leader Chris Hipkins still ill with COVID-19, campaigning continues in the New Zealand election campaign as advance voting begins.

AAP · Oct 2, 2023

NZ PM Hipkins reveals positive COVID-19 test

In a fresh setback to Chris Hipkins and Labour's hopes of retaining office at the October 14 election, the New Zealand prime minister has caught COVID-19.

AAP · Oct 1, 2023

France vs Wales referee: Who is Six Nations official Paul Williams?

Williams is one of the referees in this year’s Six Nations

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023

Foreign policy has been missing from NZ's election campaign – voters deserve answers to these big questions

Tax cuts, crime, the cost of living, potholes and co-governance … these and various other issues are now familiar to most voters. But there has been one major election area missing the serious debate it needs: foreign policy.

The Conversation · Sep 29, 2023

NZ's ACT won't back down on China in government

Clashing views on China could be a source of friction in the next New Zealand government, with National and ACT divided over accepting investment from Beijing.

AAP · Sep 29, 2023

Hipkins accuses National of race-baiting in NZ campaign

National leader Chris Luxon says Chris Hipkins is desperate after the Labour leader accused him of siding with racists in the New Zealand election campaign.

AAP · Sep 28, 2023

National, ACT, NZ First in three-way coalition: poll

The centre-right National party has a 10-point lead over Labour in New Zealand but would need two coalition partners to govern, polling shows.

AAP · Sep 27, 2023

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The Conversation · Sep 26, 2023

NZ's Green Party is 'filling the void on the left' as voters grow frustrated with Labour's centrist shift

The Green Party has run a strong campaign. With a 14.2% share in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll, up by 1.9 percentage points since the previous poll, that is more than half the Labour Party’s 26.5%.

AAP · Sep 26, 2023

Greens surge in NZ as Labour cites climate credentials

The National party says it will keep Jacinda Ardern's "Zero Carbon" emissions-cutting infrastructure if it wins office at next month's New Zealand election.

AAP · Sep 25, 2023

Hipkins invokes Winston Churchill in flat NZ campaign

Labour is facing more bad news in the polls while Prime Minister Chris Hipkins compared his position to that of Britain's leader after World War II.

AAP · Sep 23, 2023

Winston Peters lashes Australia in NZ election bid

Winston Peters is back from the political wilderness at the age of 78, and his New Zealand First party could return MPs at next month's election.

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AAP · Sep 21, 2023

Recession or not, New Zealand GDP growing again

New Zealand enjoyed a return to solid growth in the June quarter, with Stats NZ reporting an 0.9 increase, well beyond market expectations.

Motorsport · Sep 21, 2023

April date, $5m funding locked in for NZ Supercars return

The Australian series will reinstate its annual trip across the Tasman next season, New Zealand having missed out on a round this year.

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023

Racism and democracy: why claims of ‘division by race’ in the NZ election and Voice referendum need challenging

It’s a coincidence that New Zealand elects a new parliament on October 14, the same day Australians decide whether (at the request of Indigenous people) they will entrench in the constitution an Aboriginal and Torres Islander Voice to Parliament. But there is one striking parallel between the two campaigns.

AAP · Sep 19, 2023

Kiwis learn little in NZ election leaders' debate

The first New Zealand election leaders' debate of the 2023 campaign between Labour's Chris Hipkins and National's Chris Luxon left some viewers wanting more.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023

Controlling the political narrative is key to winning the NZ election – no easy task for Chris Hipkins

Last night’s live TV leaders debate between Labour’s Chris Hipkins and National’s Christopher Luxon made clear the policy and leadership style differences between the two contenders to become New Zealand’s next prime minister.

AAP · Sep 19, 2023

Jabs but no knockout in NZ Leaders' Debate

New Zealand's two Chrises - National leader Chris Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins - have sparred in their first televised leaders' debate.

AAP · Sep 18, 2023

NZ parties standing by anti-science candidates

Ryan Hamilton, the National party's candidate for Hamilton East, has gone to ground after controversial social media posts were unearthed by Radio NZ.

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