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Politics
28 mins ago
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National's Nicola Willis claimed past Labour finance ministers would be ashamed - while Labour says it's responsible and pays for all election promises.
8:50am
9:51
The party said all of its commitments are "fully costed and fully funded".
Sunday 1:55pm
Party leader Chris Hipkins made the announcement alongside Labour's commerce spokesperson Arena Williams.
Business
Thu, Oct 1
Rurawhe was Speaker in the last Labour Government’s second term and was an MP in the Te Tai Hauāuru electorate since 2014.
Wed, Sep 30
Voters aren't highly approving of either the leaders of the two top political parties.
Tue, Sep 29
The Labour leader spoke from Auckland this afternoon.
"I want to give you a reassurance that within the first 100 days we are back in government we will reverse that change."
The Greens' Chlöe Swarbrick says her party was taking nothing for granted.
Mon, Sep 28
The 1News Verian poll result would give the party 19 MPs if repeated in November’s election.
Current and future students would get the same cut once they had stayed in New Zealand for three years after finishing their studies.
Sun, Sep 27
The party's plan would fund at least 6000 new social housing places, repairs at more than 2000 schools, and hospital fixes.
Health
Thu, Sep 24
From restructuring to a national chain, how to drive supermarket competition up, and grocery prices down, has become an election battleground.
Tue, Sep 22
Labour has ruled out any changes to the settings, with leader Chris Hipkins saying the party was committed to a capital gains tax instead.
The video, posted on multiple social media platforms, was captioned "never forget how they gaslighted you".
The opposition has previously derided the changes as "landlord tax cuts," but now Chris Hipkins says he won't change the rules if elected.
Mon, Sep 21
Chris Hipkins says his party's policy would give smaller grocers more places to buy products and make it easier for new supermarkets to open and grow.
Sun, Sep 20
Departing residents would receive 10% of their proceeds within four weeks and the balance within nine months.
Fri, Sep 18
Labour's Jan Tinetti said the absence of a corporate homicide charge was a "glaring hole" for a country with a "sobering record on health and safety at work".
Labour education spokesperson Ginny Andersen said the council would "provide expert leadership of New Zealand’s curriculum and assessment system".
Thu, Sep 17
The poll comes after a term in which the Government's approach to Māori issues has been among its most contested.
Te Ao Māori
Labour disputes all but one of the nine would be a new tax under a government it leads.
The crackdown would target the big players in food, power, fuel, transport, telecommunications, banking and insurance.
Wed, Sep 16
The party's plan would lift minimum employer contributions to 6% by 2032 and ban total remuneration contracts.
Sun, Sep 13
The complaint focused on National's criticisms of Labour's proposed capital gains tax.
Wed, Sep 9
