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Rob Campbell: Will the big political issue be law and order - or the bigger picture?
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4000 secret interviews recorded with politicians - but you still can't listen to any of them
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Labour laughs as Christopher Luxon says he's ready for 'years' in opposition
The National leader put his foot in it big-time on his first day back from recess.
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Simon Wilson: It’s time for a National Party ‘man ban’
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'Wheels falling off the bus': Opposition crows as Michael Wood falls
National and Act twisted the knife after the Government lost another minister.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Why Muldoon had the right idea when it came to gangs
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Poll shows bounce back for Labour, bad news for Christopher Luxon and NZ First
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Editorial: Little progress in tit-for-tat politics
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Govt open to changing rules after National abandons housing deal
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The Government has abolished most charges, but some remain.
Inflation takes away gains from Labour’s Working for Families package
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Kiwis treated like a 'bottomless ATM': Luxon promises ‘taxpayers' receipt’
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Nicola Willis predicts tax cuts for all the wrong reasons
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Poll of polls reveals scale of Luxon's Māori Party gamble
The most likely form of government is the one that's off the table.
Nats select former Māori Party candidate for Tāmaki Makaurau
It comes after Christopher Luxon this week ruled out working with the Māori Party.
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Face-off over hospital claims as race for Tukituki begins
The National candidate says the Labour MP may be over-egging a new hospital proposal.
Possible bypass routes for SH1 at Brynderwyns, closed for weeks after summer floods
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Richard Prebble: Why Luxon is one of Labour's biggest assets
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First National MP in 20 years to run in a Māori electorate
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'Bloated bureaucracy’: Communications staff increase by 50 per cent since Labour took over
Communications staff working in the core public service have tipped over the 500 mark.
National's Napier candidate says Stuart Nash's antics 'really disappointing for the region'
Katie Nimon says public trust in Stuart Nash is gone.