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.
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"We can afford to feed our children nutritious kai and put money back into our local communities," co-leader Marama Davidson said.
Thursday 12:53pm
"Maybe even a little surprised that support for change is as low as it is," one expert in electoral systems says.
Mon, Aug 17
The proposed Member's Bill would make it illegal for supermarkets to charge prices deemed as excessive compared with the cost of supplying a product, plus a reasonable profit margin.
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The Prime Minister said the National MPs had nothing to do with Chris Penk's failed leadership coup and remained fully behind him heading into the election.
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
Just under half of eligible voters thought the Government's top priority should be keeping NZ super eligibility unchanged.
Tue, Jun 30
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.
Qiulae Wong believed her party could find "common ground" with Winston Peters and New Zealand First if it were part of future coalition negotiations.
Thu, Aug 13
The veteran National MP won't contest Chris Penk's now-vacant seat after he said he was "thinking about it", leaving his own return to Parliament tied to National's party vote.
Sun, Aug 16
Candidates, the party executive and supporters gathered at Te Poho o Rāwiri Marae in Gisborne for the formal launch of the party's election campaign on Sunday.
"I don't see any of the other political parties proposing to change the system," says leader Qiulae Wong.
She offered several explanations for staying quiet on whether she had confidence in Christopher Luxon's leadership last week, speaking to media today.
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Sat, Aug 15
Analysis: With less than three months until the country goes to the polls, Winston Peters is at a fork in the road.
Fri, Aug 14
National unveiled a South Island growth package as it seeks to move past leadership turmoil, with Labour accusing it of neglecting the region and recycling old promises.
In Parliament for nine years, he rose from 63rd on the party's list to being in Cabinet as Minister for Defence, Veterans, Space, the spy agencies, and Building and Construction.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will remain as the National Party leader following a confidence vote at a caucus meeting this morning.
1News Politics Producer Tom Day reflects on where an extraordinary day in Wellington leaves the National Party.
Assistant Commissioner Tim Anderson apologised to Naidoo and Richard Chambers for "the confusion, which has resulted in incorrect information being provided to media".
National minister Chris Bishop said he backed Luxon, and emphasised that the meeting was called due to the leadership threat from Penk.
Former defence minister Wayne Mapp believed Penk had been made a sacrificial lamb.
The latest 1News Verian poll results have been revealed this morning.
The frustration comes over what MPs believe is a set of recent "own goals".
Tue, Aug 11
Luxon has called an urgent caucus meeting on his leadership for tomorrow morning, saying that the issue must come to a head ahead of November's election.
The National Party leader announced the sudden meeting this afternoon, saying "this issue needs to be resolved quickly".
National MPs reportedly spent the day on the phones, with one confirming they had fielded "several" phone calls about a potential leadership change.
The party released its full line-up of election candidates on Saturday afternoon.
Sat, Aug 8
