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Election 2023

Newstalk ZB brings you comprehensive coverage of Election 2023 - the policies, the issues, the debates, the personalities, and the results of New Zealand"s general election.

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4:04

Carmel Sepuloni: Labour's Social Development...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/26

Labour's accusing National of beating up the vulnerable with its new welfare scheme. The opposition is promising to introduce traffic light style sanctions to those on the dole who aren't meeting Jobseeker requirements. A red light breach could mean reductions, mandatory work experience, and someone's money being managed by WINZ. Labour's Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni told Tim Dower that it's in line with previous National parties, she's still surprised by the timing. She

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10:05

The Huddle: How will voters respond to proposed...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/26

Tonight on The Huddle, former Labour Chief of Staff Mike Munro and Business Mentors NZ CEO Sarah Trotman joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! National seeks to introduce sanctions if beneficiaries don't meet their obligations to prepare for or find work. What do we make of this policy? Despite Labour assuring everyone that a wealth tax is off the table, Wellington Central candidate Ibrahim Omer said in a leaked video that the party hadn't given it up. Should

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3:56

Aaron Dahmen: ZB chief political reporter follows...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/26

National's Chris Luxon was set to make an impression at Auckland’s NorthWest mall. Between declining a hairdresser's offer to moisturise his head, pulling off a man’s beanie without asking and getting a blue stain on his suit at Little Lab- it was a memorable day on the campaign trail. ZB chief political reporter Aaron Dahmen says it was a mix of entertaining and weird- making for perfect campaign fodder. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:12

Louise Upston: National social development...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/26

National denies their new welfare policy will put more children into poverty. The party wants a traffic light-style scheme, which sanctions beneficiaries who don't meet their Jobseeker obligations. A third breach could see benefit reductions, mandatory work experience, and someone's money managed by WINZ. Labour argues the policy would increase child poverty, but National's Louise Upston says it'll be better for beneficiaries' kids. "We want to see more families, more households in work, because we

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5:26

Jason Walls: ZB Political Editor on Labour Wellington...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/26

There's growing speculation that Labour could eventually introduce a wealth tax. In a leaked video, Labour's Wellington Central candidate Ibrahim Omer tells a meeting that the party hasn't given up on the policy. Hipkins has pushed back against these claims and plans to discuss Omer's comments with him. ZB Political Editor Jason Walls says Hipkins has made it clear that he's not introducing a wealth tax- but other Labour candidates are feeling the pressure ahead of the election. LISTEN ABOVESee

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6:45

Election Fix: 26 September 2023

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/26

In today’s Election Fix, Chief Political Reporter Aaron Dahmen takes us through Christopher Luxon’s visit to the strawberry fields. And we get a breakdown of his eventful visit to Auckland’s NorthWest mall. Political Editor Jason Walls questions why Chris Hipkins is continuing his attacks against National, Act and New Zealand First. Plus he asks whether the Labour leader is getting desperate. Plus, the Election 2023 headlines you need to know – including the Green Party’s Best Start policy and

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2:42

Kerre Woodham: Luxon's being respectful of democracy

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/25

A little bit of politics, because we didn't really get a chance to talk about Christopher Luxon and David Seymour saying yes, okay, if we have to, we will work with New Zealand First. Commentators have got themselves into quite the lather over that. A sign of weakness, they were saying, being bullied by the media and all that sort of carry-on. And it's not often I agree with the leader of New Zealand First, but like him, I think that the only poll that really matters is the one on Election Day

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2:05

Mike's Minute: We've proven we like democracy

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/25

My favourite quote of the week, and admittedly it is only Tuesday, is from the Governance Services Manager at the Auckland city council. Submissions have just closed on the council's plan to establish Māori wards. The manager says "most submitters seemed to not want Māori seats". No kidding. Now, there are two sorts of democracy; one is what we are in at the moment, the election, where we get to have a vote and that vote counts. The other is the bit where they say they want to hear from people on

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4:17

Dr Grant Duncan: Political Commentator on the latest...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/25

Latest polling shows National will need New Zealand First on board to form a government. The latest Newshub-Reid Research poll shows Labour's fallen slightly to 26.5% and National's dropped to 39.1%. The Greens' boosted to 14.2%. With ACT's 8.8% the right-bloc would have 60 MPs, just below the 61 needed to form a government. New Zealand First's 5.2% would be required. Political commentator Dr Grant Duncan told Tim Dower that Luxon 'had to' end the speculation, because in all likelihood, he may

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8:13

Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on polling, NZ First,...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/25

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking that polls are polls, and they need to spend the next few weeks getting their poll numbers up. “Every day in an election campaign matters, and we intend to fight until the last day.” When questioned on why election odds for Labour, Greens, and Te Pati Maori sit at 0.2% if the election was held today according to a Herald poll, Hipkins said National and ACT’s numbers are coming down. “Luxon should have done what Key did and ruled Winston

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3:06

James Shaw: Green Party Co-Leader on the results of...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/25

The Greens are the quiet movers in the latest poll. The latest Newshub-Reid Research poll puts them up 1.9 points to 14.2%, a result which would deliver them 18 MPs. Labour was down slightly to 26.5%, National dropped a bit more to 39.1%, and ACT fell to 8.8%. New Zealand First would just make it to Parliament on the numbers at 5.2%. Green Party Co-Leader James Shaw told Mike Hosking that he's campaigning to be returned to Government. He says a lot of people write off the election before voters

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2:07

Tim Dower: Has National played a smart card?

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/25

Now we've had a day to mull it over... has Christopher Luxon played a smart card or a dopey one? Up until yesterday we were under the impression Luxon wants nothing less than to have to deal with New Zealand First. But this feels like an admission of defeat, as though Luxon has realised NZ First may well hit the threshold, and if they do that's going to drag down the number of seats National can have. He says he'll do whatever it takes to form a coalition and I guess a lot of people will have

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3:33

Fran O'Sullivan: NZME business commentator responds...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/25

Both Labour and National took a dive in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll. The National Party has lost nearly 2 points of support, taking it to just over 39 percent - and with ACT on 8.8, it needs New Zealand First to govern. NZME business commentator Fran O'Sullivan explains what this could mean for the election. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:48

David Parker: Labour Associate Finance Minister...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/25

Labour's Associate Finance Minister is looking on the bright side of the latest poll. The party has fallen a further 0.3 points to 26.5 and National's dropped 1.8 points to 39.1 percent. NZ First is up 1.9 points to 5.2 percent, reaching the necessary threshold to enter Parliament. David Parker says it appears the left has stabilised - while National and ACT have peaked early. "I think it's the good economic news- not just unemployment being low, but those growth figures that came out recently were

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4:49

Winston Peters: NZ First leader doesn't feel...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/25

Winston Peters says he doesn't feel snubbed by being the National leader's last resort. Chris Luxon today confirmed he would work with New Zealand First post-election if absolutely necessary- but reiterates his preference is a National-Act Government. Peters says Luxon's been under media pressure to make a call and has taken the time to make the right decision. He says he'd be happy to take Luxon's call post-election. "I'm a courteous person, as you know. Of course I'll talk to people when they want

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32:28

The Front Bench: Luxon confirmed he'll work with...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/25

Every Monday until the election The Front Bench will take on the biggest talking points of the election campaign. Heather du Plessis-Allan, Newstalk ZB Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper, former Business NZ CEO Phil O’Reilly and Auckland Councillor Richard Hills have the insight word and analysis. This week, the Executive Director of the Taxpayer’s Union Jordan Williams steps in for Barry Soper. Our expert panel discusses Christopher Luxon confirming he’ll form a Government with Winston

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6:20

Election Fix: 25 September 2023

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/25

In today’s Election Fix, Chief Political Reporter breaks down the worst kept secret of the campaign. The fact that Christopher Luxon will work with Winston Peters and New Zealand First post-election, if he has to. Plus, Aaron talks through the public’s reaction during Luxon’s time in Waikato. Political Editor Jason Walls tells us what Chris Hipkins’ reaction to the news has been – and also paints the picture of the Labour leader of the hustings in New Plymouth. Plus, the Election 2023 headlines you

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5:09

John MacDonald: The clocks go forward, so Luxon winds...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/25

So the clocks went forward one hour yesterday morning. And then, today, National leader Christopher Luxon winds them back again. In fact, he’s wound the clocks back to 2017. Which is the last time we had Winston Peters deciding the outcome of an election. And today, it looks like there’s potential for that to happen all over again this time around. Because Luxon says that, if he has to after the election, he will be getting on the blower to Winston Peters and talking turkey about including NZ

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17:26

Winston Peters: NZ First leader reacts to National's...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/24

Winston Peters joined Canterbury Mornings this morning following National's announcement that they will consider working with NZ First should they need to form a government. John asked Winston if he received a phone call from Chris Luxon, and how he felt about working with National. They also covered co-governance, the campaign for NZ First, and why Winston still feels so passionately about running again. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:09

Mike's Minute: This National coalition call is a mess

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/24

This morning's call by National that they will deal with New Zealand First, if they have to, is exactly the sort of thing they should have been able to avoid if they took the advice of people like me weeks ago. The poll last week showing 82 percent of us wanted to know one way or the other shows how shockingly National misread the mood. By spending all that time and energy the way Chris Luxon did sticking his fingers in his ears, telling us he wasn't even thinking of it, he didn't want to talk

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