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Mitchell refused to apologise for assuming a man was a gang member.
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The chance of National needing Winston Peters grows as election day draws closer
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Peters says his candidate Rob Ballantyne was referring to "the disease of co-governance".
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Law and order and fiscal plans take centre stage as campaign enters crunch point.
Flood resilience in remote communities boosted with $8.9m in Govt funding
The Govt acknowledged the time its taken to assist Northland's remote communities.
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The growing role early voting is playing in our elections
Just how important are those overseas voters?
Labour’s fiscal plan ‘not sexy stuff’, but does the job - the question is, do voters believe them
Labour's fiscal plan adds up, but doesn't answer key question.
Sacked Cabinet minister Stuart Nash’s new corporate gig revealed
Former Labour minister Stuart Nash has a new gig at a global recruitment firm.
Labour releases fiscal plan; Luxon reveals campaign bus
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Fines for building owners increased four times after Loafers Lodge fire
The Government has also agreed to a new offence for negligent building inspectors.
A wealth tax 'deal' and Shane Jones on what Winston really meant about 'indigenous'
TVNZ’s Kaupapa Māori debate delivered the expected fiery discussions.
National's focus on benefit sanctions goes against evidence - expert
Welfare expert group found sanctions don't work, "compound social harm".
Winston Peters wants to see National's costings before joining Govt
Christopher Luxon says tax cuts are 'absolutely' affordable without a foreign buyers' tax.
David Seymour’s flying start in the west tempered by bad weather and empty shops
A wet and windy day in New Plymouth uncovered support for Act.
Northland, the politics of belief and ‘Nimby’, ‘misogynist’ and ‘racist' voters
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How Australia could sway the NZ election
A new campaign aims to get ex-pat Kiwis to vote in the upcoming election.
Robertson v Willis: Who is winning over businesses on the campaign trail?
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Green Party pledges to double Best Start payment
The Greens will double the Best Start payment and make it for all children under 3.
Slower speeds avoid 34 crashes on one road, and made journeys 3.6 minutes longer
An interdependent report found 34 crashes were avoided, creating $93m in benefits.
Watch: MP says Labour ‘has not given up’ on wealth tax - it is ‘part of our discussion’
Labour candidate Ibrahim Omer told a debate Labour had not 'given up' on a wealth tax.
Audrey Young: What Luxon really means when he says he'd rather work with Act
OPINION: National needs some leverage to rein in Act's extremes.
Policy puts spotlight on slave labour in the solar panel supply chain
China makes 90 per cent of the world's solar panels.
Labour pledges $1 billion boost to Pharmac medicines
Labour has increased funding 62 per cent since 2017.
Winston Peters vs David Seymour: Their 15 most venomous insults, ranked
Is it loathing, or is it love?
Thomas Coughlan: National doesn’t like what’s on offer with Winston as kingmaker
Winston Peters is back where he wants to be, unhappily for National and Act.
Poll of polls shows slim odds: Labour has 0.2% chance of being in government
The poll of polls shows a National government is likely.
Public Purse: The final $5b of the Covid fight - and the half spent on other priorities
The $5b Covid fund top-up was spent at a record clip - on mostly unrelated plans.
Simon Wilson on the political contest of style, substance and saving lives
OPINION: From Viaduct lunches to saving lives, this election has it all.
Derek Cheng: What Christopher Luxon wins and loses by ruling Winston Peters in
Why is Luxon ruling Peters in, why now, and what he lost in not ruling him out earlier
Derek Cheng: Why ‘soft’ or ‘tough’ on crime is such a populist cop-out, and where parties might find common ground
ANALYSIS: Political consensus on law and order shouldn't be so elusive.
Inform your vote: Crime, justice and law and order policies compared
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