Election 2026: Live updates from the final leaders' debate:
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: odt.co.nz
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- At the outset, a poll said 43 percent trusted Hipkins more, versus 33 percent for Luxon.
- Luxon said he would secure a free-trade deal with India; Hipkins pledged a trade delegation within 100 days of taking office.
- Hipkins favored linking benefits to average wage growth; Luxon preferred inflation, improving National’s books by $2 billion over four years.
- Luxon preferred National-Act but would call NZ First as a last resort; Hipkins and Peters ruled out working together.
I don’t trust Christopher Luxon, if you look at his tax swindle for example. Not many New Zealanders will get the full benefit.— Labour leader Chris Hipkins said during the final leaders' debate.
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