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Chris Hipkins

Labour leader Chris Hipkins officially rules out working with Winston Peters and NZ First, saying ‘they won’t have any role in a government that I lead’
10th Aug 26, 4:29pm
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins officially rules out working with Winston Peters and NZ First, saying ‘they won’t have any role in a government that I lead’
'You have to manage the costs quite brutally': With census changes coming to a halt, Statistics NZ is still expected to carry out a census in 2028, something a former Government Statistician says could be done despite funding concerns
8th Aug 26, 9:13am
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'You have to manage the costs quite brutally': With census changes coming to a halt, Statistics NZ is still expected to carry out a census in 2028, something a former Government Statistician says could be done despite funding concerns
Latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll shows Labour slumping to its lowest result since December 2024, Coalition holds on by ‘narrowest possible margin’ and Opportunity reaches 6.1%
7th Aug 26, 12:18pm
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Latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll shows Labour slumping to its lowest result since December 2024, Coalition holds on by ‘narrowest possible margin’ and Opportunity reaches 6.1%
PM and National leader Christopher Luxon says if re-elected he would hold a referendum on MMP, NZ First and Greens accuse National of 'power grab' while Labour says Luxon has 'let the small parties ride roughshod over him'
6th Aug 26, 1:59pm
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PM and National leader Christopher Luxon says if re-elected he would hold a referendum on MMP, NZ First and Greens accuse National of 'power grab' while Labour says Luxon has 'let the small parties ride roughshod over him'
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Labour's small business policy aims to raise the GST registration threshold, help small business owners get paid faster and lift the asset write-off threshold
6th Aug 26, 11:00am
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Labour's small business policy aims to raise the GST registration threshold, help small business owners get paid faster and lift the asset write-off threshold
Winston Peters won’t apologise over comments to Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan as Green Party writes to Speaker Gerry Brownlee, Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Peters’ position as Foreign Affairs Minister ‘is completely untenable’
4th Aug 26, 4:12pm
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Winston Peters won’t apologise over comments to Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan as Green Party writes to Speaker Gerry Brownlee, Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Peters’ position as Foreign Affairs Minister ‘is completely untenable’
Natalia Albert says making sure NZ is a stable liberal democracy is more important for the PM than ruling potential coalition partners out before the election
31st Jul 26, 5:00am
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Natalia Albert says making sure NZ is a stable liberal democracy is more important for the PM than ruling potential coalition partners out before the election
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'It's a vote for Labour and the Greens' - National doesn't want to work with the Opportunity Party, Christopher Luxon says
28th Jul 26, 9:49am
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'It's a vote for Labour and the Greens' - National doesn't want to work with the Opportunity Party, Christopher Luxon says
National & Labour look to Australia on data centres with PM Christopher Luxon saying NZ needs 'some sensible, common sense rules in place'
27th Jul 26, 6:15pm
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National & Labour look to Australia on data centres with PM Christopher Luxon saying NZ needs 'some sensible, common sense rules in place'
Inside the Capital: 'Sexist' texts, shag jokes, tariff shocks - what happened in Parliament this week?
24th Jul 26, 3:34pm
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Inside the Capital: 'Sexist' texts, shag jokes, tariff shocks - what happened in Parliament this week?
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Leader Winston Peters confirms Stuart Nash's resignation as a NZ First candidate as PM Christopher Luxon says Nash would not serve as a minister in a government he leads
23rd Jul 26, 10:10am
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Leader Winston Peters confirms Stuart Nash's resignation as a NZ First candidate as PM Christopher Luxon says Nash would not serve as a minister in a government he leads
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Greens propose zero-interest clean energy loans, $200 million investment into community energy projects and creating a publicly-owned entity called Kiwipower to deliver what the 'market has failed to build'
20th Jul 26, 1:00pm
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Greens propose zero-interest clean energy loans, $200 million investment into community energy projects and creating a publicly-owned entity called Kiwipower to deliver what the 'market has failed to build'
New Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll shows narrowing gap between National and Labour, and their leaders
9th Jul 26, 2:43pm
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New Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll shows narrowing gap between National and Labour, and their leaders
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Labour promises low-interest rate schemes, subsidies, plug-in options for renters as it launches its ‘SolarSaver package’ which aims to make it easier for New Zealanders to access solar power
8th Jul 26, 10:30am
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Labour promises low-interest rate schemes, subsidies, plug-in options for renters as it launches its ‘SolarSaver package’ which aims to make it easier for New Zealanders to access solar power
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The choice at this year's election is 'between building our future here - or watching it built somewhere else,' Labour's Chris Hipkins says
28th Jun 26, 3:19pm
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The choice at this year's election is 'between building our future here - or watching it built somewhere else,' Labour's Chris Hipkins says