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Watch live: Tax question hangs over Labour as Hipkins looks to rebuild: The party's annual retreat has started with Chris Hipkins targeting the government ...
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Watch live: Tax question hangs over Labour as Hipkins looks to rebuild
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It's time for Labour humility not defensiveness: Opinion: Though Willie Jackson's blustering defence of the Labour government was admirably loyal to ...
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It's time for Labour humility not defensiveness
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It's time for Labour humility not defensiveness: Opinion: Though Willie Jackson's blustering defence of the Labour government was admirably loyal to ...
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It's time for Labour humility not defensiveness
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Labour caucus retreat a lot different from a year ago: Labour heads into caucus retreat expecting a quieter time than last year.
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Labour caucus retreat a lot different from a year ago
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Forced reshuffle gives Labour a chance for much-needed refresh: As Grant Robertson steps aside, his successor hits the ground running in a show of confidence for ...
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Forced reshuffle gives Labour a chance for much-needed refresh
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#BREAKING | Chris Hipkins’ popularity has taken a significant blow since last year’s general election. 🔗 tinyurl.com/25xzurvm
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1News-Verian political poll: Labour gains slightly, Chris Hipkins plummets: The latest 1News-Verian poll has ACT and NZ First losing one seat each ...
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1News-Verian political poll: Labour gains slightly, Chris Hipkins plummets
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Yup, say voters, just like we told you: Polling in 2024 is strikingly similar to the election night result – but there are a few other morsels to chew on. 
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Yup, say voters, just like we told you
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Labour prepares to be prepared for power: Humiliated and humbled in last year's election, Labour has spent its first months back in opposition licking its wounds ...
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Labour prepares to be prepared for power
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'Sometimes you lose' - Chris Hipkins reflects on 2023: Two months on from Labour's election-night shellacking, leader Chris Hipkins still cannot pinpoint what ...
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'Sometimes you lose' - Chris Hipkins reflects on 2023
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The oddest news RNZ covered in 2023: It was a year in which Aotearoa had three prime ministers, two of them named 'Chris', so the bar was set very high.
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The oddest news RNZ covered in 2023
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Chris Hipkins opens up on what went wrong at the 2023 election: There had been a strange sense of foreboding as early as January, on the day he was sworn in as ...
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Chris Hipkins opens up on what went wrong at the 2023 election
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Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins reveals new shadow Cabinet: Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the new Labour line-up is "going to hold the coalition of chaos to ...
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Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins reveals new shadow Cabinet
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Hipkins: 'We were swimming upstream the whole way through the year': Chris Hipkins accepts his government 'well and truly lost the ability to ...
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Hipkins: 'We were swimming upstream the whole way through the ...
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The 2023 Golden Jandals for conspicuous contributions to NZ politics: The glittery rubber gongs of New Zealand politics are back.
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The 2023 Golden Jandals for conspicuous contributions to NZ politics
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The newsmakers of Aotearoa in 2023: From devastating floods to policy bonfires to one very consequential election, these were the stories that gripped Bulletin ...
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The newsmakers of Aotearoa in 2023
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Capital gains tax conversation 'back on the table' for Labour - Chris Hipkins: In 2026, the party's tax policy could look quite different, leader Chris Hipkins ...
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Capital gains tax conversation 'back on the table' for Labour - Chris ...
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Labour ministers speak to media post leadership vote.
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Labour's Rachel Boyack confirms 26-vote win in Nelson recount: Rachel Boyack has been confirmed to have won the Nelson electorate by a margin of 26 votes.
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Labour's Rachel Boyack confirms 26-vote win in Nelson recount
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Chris Hipkins has spoken out, saying he will continue on as leader and hinting at a recount in a key seat. ​🔗 tinyurl.com/5473yxbx
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Matthew Hooton: Christopher Luxon faces three risks as coalition of chaos looms: OPINION Labour MPs made the right call in leaving defeated outgoing Prime ...
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Matthew Hooton: Christopher Luxon faces three risks as coalition of chaos ...
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NZ vote on Gaza at UN consistent with longstanding position - Hipkins: New Zealand remains aligned to its Five Eyes partners despite voting for a UN resolution ...
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NZ vote on Gaza at UN consistent with longstanding position - Hipkins
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Power Play: Time to get down to business now wait for final vote count is over: The final hand is about to be dealt in the 2023 election, but it could still be ...
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Power Play: Time to get down to business now wait for final vote count is ...
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Labour Party leader Christopher Hipkins spoke to the media after the final vote count was revealed. Video / Mark Mitchell
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The Panel with Allan Blackman and Jennie Moreton (Part 1): Wallace and panellists Allan Blackman and Jennie Moreton discuss Labour's caucus vote to retain Chris ...
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The Panel with Allan Blackman and Jennie Moreton (Part 1)
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Chris Hipkins: The rise and fall of 'the boy from the Hutt': Analysis - Less than 10 months after being sworn in as prime minister, Chris Hipkins has conceded ...
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Chris Hipkins: The rise and fall of 'the boy from the Hutt'
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Shaneel Lal: Weighing the coalition options: OPINION Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins conceded the election on election night, but did he make the call too ...
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Shaneel Lal: Weighing the coalition options
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“We will not take your support for granted,” said Dame Jacinda Ardern on election night in 2020, after Labour won an unprecedented majority ... Show more   tinyurl.com/Labourcollapsenzh
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Election-eve poll points to closing gap | Live Updates: Live Updates for Oct 13 2023
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Election-eve poll points to closing gap | Live Updates
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Simon O’Connor vs Brooke van Velden will go to wire in Tāmaki – new poll | Live Updates
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Simon O’Connor vs Brooke van Velden will go to wire in Tāmaki – new poll | ...
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Devastated Labour MPs prepare for spell in political wilderness: Crushed Labour MPs - grappling with the reality of being banished to the opposition benches - ...
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Devastated Labour MPs prepare for spell in political wilderness
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‘Quite unwell’ Hipkins announces virtual town hall meetings | Live Updates: Live Updates for Oct 2 2023
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‘Quite unwell’ Hipkins announces virtual town hall meetings | Live Updates
Quick Glance: 2023 Elections: Early Voting Begins, Covid Impacts Chris Hipkins
  • Hipkins has Covid-19 and is in isolation.

  • Sepuloni will be the focus while Hipkins is absent.

  • Luxon would also isolate if he contracted the virus.

  • National criticizes the Labour Government for using urgency in the House.
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Labour tide and National hope: reflections on election 2023: A change election, absolutely. A hope election? Not so much.
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Labour tide and National hope: reflections on election 2023
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Live: Election 2023 - All the developments on 13 October: The Labour leader is making a final plea to win over undecided voters and says he is still confident he ...
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Live: Election 2023 - All the developments on 13 October
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Chris Hipkins confident Labour's 'momentum is building': There was a spring in the step of the Labour leader as he arrived in Christchurch today ...
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Chris Hipkins confident Labour's 'momentum is building'
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Ghosts of long lockdown haunt Labour: While Labour polled above 30 percent in recent days, it couldn't turn those numbers into reality against economic and ...
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Ghosts of long lockdown haunt Labour
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Chris Hipkins retains Labour Party leadership: Chris Hipkins is still the leader of the Labour Party, following meeting with his new caucus which ran for nearly ...
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Chris Hipkins retains Labour Party leadership
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Election 2023: National warns “very real possibility” of no-deal with NZ First, sending voters back to the polls
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Election 2023: National warns “very real possibility” of no-deal with NZ ...
Quick Glance: Election 2023: Possibility of No-Deal with NZ First, National warns of another election
  • If National couldn't make a deal and Labour and NZ First refused to negotiate, neither side could govern and a second election would be required.

  • National's indication of another costly election due to their own political expediency is concerning.

  • Yesterday, Labour leader Chris Hipkins reiterated his vow not to form a government with NZ First.

  • National is increasingly worried about the prospect of a second election and is making efforts to salvage their desired National-Act Government in the final week of the election.
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New Zealand election: National party's Chris Luxon wins: New Zealand election won by centre-right opposition as Labour PM Chris Hipkins concedes.
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New Zealand election: National party's Chris Luxon wins
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Winners, losers, big losers and gigantic losers from the 2023 general election: A merciless appraisal of the election's best star turns and worst flame-outs ...
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Winners, losers, big losers and gigantic losers from the 2023 general ...
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Live: Election 2023 updates - All the latest developments on 17 October: Labour MPs will meet twice today, once to farewell 21 ousted MPs including big names ...
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Live: Election 2023 updates - All the latest developments on 17 October
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Act leader David Seymour has revealed what he is prepared to give up to Winston Peters and NZ First if it means securing better policy. 🔗​ t.ly/bKwml
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Election 2023: All the latest developments on 12 October: It is the final face-off in the battle of the Chrises with TVNZ's televised debate ...
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Election 2023: All the latest developments on 12 October
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Prime minister tests positive for Covid-19 | Live Updates: Live Updates for Oct 1 2023
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Prime minister tests positive for Covid-19 | Live Updates
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Election 2023 updates: All the latest developments on 6 October: Chris Hipkins is out of Covid-19 isolation and has been busy in the Wellington region ...
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Election 2023 updates: All the latest developments on 6 October
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‘A lot can happen in six days’: Hipkins holds out hope: With just a handful of days before the polls close, Hipkins is using every hour at his disposal
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‘A lot can happen in six days’: Hipkins holds out hope
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Election 2023: All the latest developments on 11 October: National leader Christopher Luxon, during a media briefing in Dannevirke today, has once again affirmed ...
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Election 2023: All the latest developments on 11 October
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It's the country's most important job opening. In an NZ Herald Election 2023 special, Labour leader, Chris Hipkins is asked the tough questions ... Show more   nzherald.co.nz/election2023
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New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins urged voters to get out and re-elect Labour in Saturday's national election, as polls indicate a change in government ... Show more   reut.rs/45wPZyW
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Quick Glance: Election 2023: Hipkins vs. Luxon - New Poll Shows Need for Winston Peters
  • Hipkins and Luxon pledge to keep the number of police higher than the number of gang members.

  • Luxon wants to ban gang patches in public places but won't say if he expects police to remove the patches from gang members.

  • Hipkins asked how police would identify gang members if they don't wear patches.

  • Luxon said he would call Peters if he needs NZ First to change the government.
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Chris Hipkins says only a handful of New Zealanders in Israel during conflict, National denies panicking Kiwis with claims of second election and new figures ... Show more
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'Not done yet': Hipkins staying as Labour leader: Chris Hipkins is still the leader of the Labour Party, following a two-hour meeting with his new ...
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'Not done yet': Hipkins staying as Labour leader
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Power Play: Voters off to the polls after rollercoaster campaign: Power Play - While National and Labour have been in a pitched battle, this campaign has also ...
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Power Play: Voters off to the polls after rollercoaster campaign
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New Zealand PM Tests Positive for Covid Ahead of Election Push: New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins tested positive for Covid-19, putting him in isolation ...
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New Zealand PM Tests Positive for Covid Ahead of Election Push
Quick Glance: New Zealand Prime Minister infected with COVID-19, working via 'Zoom'
  • New Zealand Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely while isolating.

  • He will fulfill his commitments via Zoom.

  • The positive test will temporarily keep Hipkins away from the campaign, as his incumbent Labour party aims for another term in office.

  • Further updates on his schedule will be announced.
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Labour and National strip substance from campaign: In the end, everyone loses when campaigns devolve into mudslinging, with voters tuning out and candidates ...
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Labour and National strip substance from campaign
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Election 2023: All the latest developments on 10 October: The Green Party ACT, NZ First, and Te Pāti Māori - potential coalition partners for the bigger parties ...
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Election 2023: All the latest developments on 10 October
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Election 2023: Why National’s big promise on speed limits might not happen: National recently vowed to make a sharp U-turn on 80km/h highway speed limits.
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Election 2023: Why National’s big promise on speed limits might not happen