The party released a fiscal strategy this morning, adopting the same surplus timeline forecast in Budget 2026 but promising a different route to it.
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Luxon will face Hipkins on October 6, but has turned down TVNZ's second leaders' debate scheduled for two days before the November 7 election.
Thu, Aug 20
"Chris Hipkins is a serial flip-flopper, telling Kiwis one thing, while his caucus is doing another," says National campaign chairperson Simeon Brown.
Tue, Aug 18
The poll landed as National MPs met behind closed doors this morning before deciding they still wanted PM Christopher Luxon as leader.
Wed, Aug 12
"We're going back to work and we're moving on," says the Prime Minister in a 76-second statement.
"There was not a single person in the Labour team who thought that we should be open to working with NZ First, given their recent behaviour."
Mon, Aug 10
The package would cost $1.56 billion over four years, funding by a "refocusing" of the Government's investment boost policy.
Business
Thu, Aug 6
The Labour leader said Peters should not be foreign minister in any government.
Tue, Aug 4
"New Zealanders expect leaders who take their responsibilities seriously, not treat politics like a circus audition," said the opposition leader.
Thu, Jul 23
Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has reacted to a new poll, which has National again dropping into the 20s.
Tue, Jul 14
The SolarSaver package, announced today, would cost $160 million over four years, which the party says it will fund by repurposing the coalition's gas security fund.
Wed, Jul 8
Labour's Chris Hipkins has joined Government ministers in condemning the move.
Tue, Jul 7
On Sunday, Q+A reported MSD managers were being individually assessed on whether they keep emergency housing numbers under the Government's targets.
Tue, Jun 30
Winston Peters has previously been emphatic that the door is shut from his side.
Sun, Jun 28
The last time Labour and National's ranking combined was this low was in 1996.
Tue, Jun 23
Meanwhile, leaders with parties down in the new poll have brushed off the results.
Both Labour and National have taken falls in the latest 1News Verian poll.
The Labour leader said his party disagreed with most of what was announced by the Greens in their tax policy.
The document's costings are based on National's own analysis of Budget figures and its opposition counterpart's announcements and other public statements.
Sun, Jun 14
"Public transport should help people get ahead, not become a luxury people get priced out of," said Tangi Utikere, Labour's transport spokesperson.
Wed, Jun 10
"I need to be reassured information he has been privy to through the course of his duties has been handled properly," says Richard Chambers.
Tue, Jun 9
Under the most recent 1News Verian poll, Naidoo's ranking means he would be comfortably elected to Parliament as a list MP.
Mon, Jun 8
The Labour leader and party president Jill Day said the team would give New Zealanders "real choice for the kind of country we want to live in".
The Labour leader confirmed a wave of policy announcements was on its way but says caucus has not yet finished assessing last week's Budget.
Tue, Jun 2
With six months until the election, Labour is still holding its tongue on major policy announcements.
Sun, May 17
