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NZ First leader wants to see cigarettes taxes decrease and more funding for prevention.
PM predicts NZ economy to 'rebound' away from recession
NZ in its first recession in 11 years.
Surprise demotion: NZ First MP faces impossible return to Parliament
Former broadcaster Jenny Marcroft shunted down to 17th place on the party list.
Live: 'Devastating' - National responds to 'deepest recession in living memory'
Figures from Stats NZ show the country is officially in a recession.
Conspiracy theories take over local 'meet the candidates' event
Issues raised at question time included Agenda 21, Bill Gates and totalitarian world govt.
James Shaw: Green School grant can't be withdrawn
The funding approved for the Green School will be turned into a commercial loan.
Has Judith Collins gone 'soft' on campaign trail? 'I'm not one-dimensional'
National leader gives us her take after the first week of hitting the campaign trail
Claire Trevett: The rise of Act - David Seymour's raid on National's turf
COMMENT: Seymour has taken aim at the fripperies in spending plans. Does he have a point?
Govt books a sea of red as NZ prepares to enter a recession
National says yesterday's Prefu numbers were 'catastrophic and dreadful'.
David Cormack: Doing nothing seems to be the strategy in this election
COMMENT: In his search for election ideas on offer, David Cormack heads to the outliers.
The Road Ahead: Tūhoe and colonisation - 'we're all still in it'
Kirsti Luke says a Crown apology and settlement is only the beginning for her people.
Debate: Will cannabis law be good or bad for young people?
ZB debate: The 'no' campaign has been accused of using misinformation in its advertising.
Vote 2020 debate: Cannabis Referendum
Whether young people would use more cannabis was a hot topic during a debate on the October 17 referendum to make recreational cannabis legal.
Watch: Should NZ legalise cannabis for personal use?
Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis-Allan is hosting a cannabis referendum debate.
Audrey Young: A case for wisdom, honesty, balance and discipline
COMMENT: The books are terrifying, on paper.
Everything you've ever wanted to know about taxes but were too afraid to ask
Tax can be confusing – it seems to have its own special language. So let's clear that up.
National: Govt sugar-coating 'catastrophic' economic update
Winston Peters describes the numbers as a 'wake-up call for New Zealanders'.
Local Focus: Tax the rich to feed the poor? Whanganui candidates respond
Should Whanganui's wealthy be taxed more? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Profound uncertainty': Pre-election economic update warns of bleaker future
Unemployment estimates have been significantly revised downwards.
TOP promises GST returns for councils to help plug infrastructure deficit
GST returns on new developments estimated to boost council budgets by $2.5 billion.
Local Focus: Tauranga candidates defend their credibility
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Local Focus: Tauranga candidates defend their credibility
Which party is best-placed to lead NZ out of recession? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
National unveils new Pharmac funds, elective surgery guarantees
National's new health policy, includes 'primary care navigators' for general practices.
Māori Party wants school expulsions banned for anyone under 16
Half of kids expelled from schools are Māori, matching the Māori share of prisoners.
The Road Ahead: 'What two more years of life could mean'
Wiki Mulholland is dying of breast cancer and trying to make each moment count.
The Road Ahead: 'Cannabis users aren't degenerates - they're normal'
TOP candidate Abe Gray wants cannabis legalised; Act's Brooke van Velden backs euthanasia.
Richard Prebble: Where is the excitement? We're being bored by this election
COMMENT: Four parties in Parliament offer nothing but borrowing and spending.
'Good riddance': What voters think of Jami-Lee Ross withdrawing from Botany race
Disgraced former National MP announced this morning that he won't be standing in Botany.
Send military planes to Pacific to pick up seasonal workers – Winston Peters
Peters also again took aim at Labour, calling them the 'other side' in a speech.
Simon Wilson's election diary: The big challenge for Judith Collins
Caught between a wall of Labour support and an angry fringe, what's National to do?
National holds its breath ahead of opening of Govt books
Treasury will tomorrow open its books, giving NZ a look at the state of Govt coffers.
Fact or fiction: National, Labour and 'misinformation'
Tax and debt: Is Labour as guilty of 'misinformation' as they accuse National of being?
Say cheese: National promises $30m a year expansion of kids' dental programme
The extra $30m is on top of the $100m a year for Kiwi kids' oral health.