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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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Fa'anānā Efeso Collins' death brings another new Green MP to Parliament: The event has led to a period of mourning in the House, and yet another shift in the ...
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Fa'anānā Efeso Collins' death brings another new Green MP to Parliament
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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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ScoMo set to resign from politics: Scott Morrison, who served as the 30th prime minister of Australia between 2018 and 2022, is set to resign from parliament ...
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ScoMo set to resign from politics
Quick Glance: ScoMo's Resignation from Politics
  • Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is resigning from parliament after 16 years, triggering a by-election.

  • Morrison stated it's time for a new member to bring fresh energy and long-term commitment to the community.

  • Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor praised Morrison's legacy, including his contributions to AUKUS, handling Covid, and tax reform.

  • Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie paid tribute to Morrison and emphasized that his resignation is ultimately his own decision, and his prime ministership will be well regarded.
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Political 'bulldozer' Scott Morrison chooses to make a quiet exit: The former prime minister Scott Morrison was not shy in his dealings with foreign leaders ...
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Political 'bulldozer' Scott Morrison chooses to make a quiet exit
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Modern slavery law plans up in air: The fate of a modern slavery law in New Zealand is unclear, with the Government undecided on whether to adopt a plan ...
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Modern slavery law plans up in air
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Robertson's 'wrench' of letting go: Grant Robertson had to let go of the Wellington Central seat not once but twice this year ...
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Robertson's 'wrench' of letting go
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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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A four-year term would strengthen our democracy: Increasing government term from three to four years could provide more stability and continuity in governance ...
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A four-year term would strengthen our democracy
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Tuvalu’s Taiwan ties, Australia security treaty in focus following election: Incumbent prime minister, who has supported ties with Taiwan, lost his seat in ...
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Tuvalu’s Taiwan ties, Australia security treaty in focus following ...
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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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Search for fiscal holes in 1800-page budget an ‘insane’ journey for journalist: We are now near the end of 2023, the year with three Prime Ministers ...
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Search for fiscal holes in 1800-page budget an ‘insane’ journey for ...
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Nicola Willis, Grant Robertson clash over shorter-term 'fiscal cliffs': Nicola Willis has accused the previous government of finding "workarounds" to hide ...
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Nicola Willis, Grant Robertson clash over shorter-term 'fiscal cliffs'
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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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New Parliament to meet, elect Speaker: The first meeting of the new Parliament will finally take place this morning, 52 days since the election.
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New Parliament to meet, elect Speaker
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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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What to Expect when you’re Expecting a Parliament: With a government now formed the 54th Parliament can finally get underway. Twice. Here’s how that happens.
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What to Expect when you’re Expecting a Parliament
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New Zealand shifts to the right, but only slightly by global standards: The center-right National Party will form a government with two smaller parties ...
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New Zealand shifts to the right, but only slightly by global standards
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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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The Opportunities Party leader Raf Manji resigns: By RNZ The leader of The Opportunities Party is standing down from his role after failing to get into ...
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The Opportunities Party leader Raf Manji resigns
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NZ First leader Winston Peters, ACT leader David Seymour meet at Parliament: The leaders of New Zealand First and ACT have briefly met, in a significant ...
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NZ First leader Winston Peters, ACT leader David Seymour meet at ...
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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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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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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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National lacks Indian representation in Parliament for second consecutive term: Indian community's fears are confirmed by the announcement of the final results ...
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National lacks Indian representation in Parliament for second consecutive ...
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Port Waikato by-election voting begins today: Advanced voting to fill Parliament's 123rd seat begins today in the Port Waikato by-election triggered by the death ...
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Port Waikato by-election voting begins today
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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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Christopher Luxon promises a new day – well, he's got 100 of them: National will lead a new government, but it may be nigh Christmas before its precise ...
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Christopher Luxon promises a new day – well, he's got 100 of them
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The kohanga reo kids have arrived in Parliament and know how to use their voices: Article courtesy of E-Tangata: ...
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The kohanga reo kids have arrived in Parliament and know how to use their ...
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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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The Strength Of Maori In This Parliament | Newsroom : The final election results last Friday moved the dial bringing in two more Te Paati Māori MPs and with that ...
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The Strength Of Maori In This Parliament | Newsroom
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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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Election 2023: Everything you need to know today: New Zealanders have voted for change, giving the National Party a clear mandate to lead the next government ...
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Election 2023: Everything you need to know today
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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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‘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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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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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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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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National fears election redo as NZ First reality bites: Just under a week before polling closes, National is raising the prospect of a hung Parliament or a ...
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National fears election redo as NZ First reality bites
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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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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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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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Finance debate: Robertson finds 'new hole' in National's foreign buyers tax
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Finance debate: Robertson finds 'new hole' in National's ...