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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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2:05

Mike's Minute: Thoughts on the leaders' debate

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

So, the debate. Firstly, I fear I may be wasting your time if you didn't see it. If you didn't, you didn't miss much. If you did see it you will have been, I assume, bored witless. If you were a Chris Hipkins fan going in I don't think he did anything to put you off. Chris Luxon did well because it was his to lose. In fact, given the build up about him being new and so on, he did very well. He looked in command of what he was saying but then, hype aside, you don't get to be the leader of a large

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11:34

Pollies: MP's Megan Woods and Mark Mitchell on the...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

MPs Megan Woods and Mark Mitchell joined the Mike Hosking Breakfast to wrap the week's political news. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:54

Brigitte Morten: Political Commentator on the first...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

Last night saw the first leaders’ debate between Labour’s Chris Hipkins and National’s Chris Luxon. Most seem to agree that it was a lacklustre affair, with Luxon perhaps winning by a hair. Political Commentator Brigitte Morten told Mike Hosking that in the past, audiences would see politicians under pressure when it came to live debates. She said that since every press conference is now streamed live on social media, the pressure is off, and the debates just become a competition of talking

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4:19

Carmel Sepuloni: Deputy Prime Minister and Labour MP...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

Labour says it's taking a long-term approach to reducing youth crime. In Auckland, a 16-year-old boy has been charged over Monday's fatal bus station attack, the victim's family revealing he was a 24-year-old alleged 501 deportee from Australia. And in Christchurch, an 18-year-old learner driver is facing charges over Sunday's fatal Rangiora crash, with new figures revealing Canterbury has been facing a sharp rise in serious boy racer incidents. Labour's Carmel Sepuloni told Kate Hawkesby that

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2:38

Kate Hawkesby: How over the violence are you?

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

How over all the violence are we right now? I can’t tell you how over it I am. I’m sure you are too. It’s actually getting ridiculous and what I’m worried about now is that not even a change of government is going to stop it. A stabbing murder at an Albany bus stop in Auckland Monday, another knife incident 30 minutes later in Auckland’s Waterview, the next day, Tuesday, a person taken into custody after a knife found Kepa Road, in Auckland’s Orakei. That same day a shooting at a Rotorua

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4:50

Jason Walls: Newstalk ZB political editor on the...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

Some are picking Chris Luxon as narrowly taking the crown in last night's leaders’ debate. The National Party Leader went head to head with Labour Party Leader Chris Hipkins in the first of three debates ahead of the election. Newstalk ZB Political Editor, Jason Walls, told Kate Hawkesby who he thought came out on top. He says Luxon was more passionate and had a better plan on law and order, whereas he believes Hipkins couldn't defend the Government's record on that issue. LISTEN ABOVE See

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9:56

The Huddle: Labour ditched their prison reduction...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

Tonight on The Huddle, Neale Jones from PR firm Capital and Paddy Gower from Paddy Gower Has Issues joined in on a discussion about the following topics- and more! Labour appears to have quietly scrapped their prison reduction target- is this a big deal? They had achieved a 30 percent drop in the last two terms but it's since climbed again to 20 percent. Does it seem to you also that Hipkins accidentally announced this? More young people are behind violent crimes- in the last couple days, we've

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3:56

Paul Bloxham: HSBC chief economist says New Zealand's...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

A leading economist believes New Zealand's economy is at the "bottom edge" when compared to other developed countries. This follows the Government laying out their Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update and revealing a surplus has been pushed out an extra year amid a lower tax take. HSBC's Paul Bloxham says inflation isn't coming down fast enough, when compared to other countries. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:14

Jamie Mackay: The Country host recaps last week's...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

Last week, political parties polling above five percent squared off at Hamilton's Mystery Creek Events Centre. Labour's Damien O’Connor, National's Todd McClay and others faced off in the Rural Issues debate, hosted by ZB's Heather du Plessis-Allan. The Country's Jamie Mackay recapped the highs and lows of the debate. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:08

Pattrick Smellie: BusinessDesk managing editor asks...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

Labour and National are facing scrutiny as they promote their respective tax policies ahead of the election. Both parties will also have the additional challenge of getting New Zealand back to budget surplus by 2027. BusinessDesk managing editor Pattrick Smellie explains why both parties should release a pre-Christmas budget ahead of the election. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:23

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour's finally admitted...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

Chris Hipkins has just confirmed Labour is dropping its plan to get people out of jails. When they first took over six years ago, Labour set a target of reducing the prison population by 30 percent in 15 years. That target is now gone. Hipkins was asked about it today, and says there is no target for the next term. This is massive, because Labour was celebrated for this. On November 29, 2018, there was a huge write up in the Guardian about how great Kelvin Davis was. “The man on a mission to get

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3:19

Sir John Key: Former Prime Minister ahead of Luxon...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

The countdown is on to this election's first Leaders' Debate. Labour's Chris Hipkins and National's Chris Luxon go head-to-head on TVNZ from 7pm. Former National Prime Minister, Sir John Key, says Luxon's the under-dog - and may have the tougher job. "There are actually a lot of people who want to vote for him and want to vote for National- so they will just be making sure he's the real deal. So there's a lot to play for Chris Luxon." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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2:47

Mark Mitchell: National Corrections spokesperson on...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

A u-turn from Labour. The Party says it'll dump its 2018 target of reducing the prison population by 30 percent within 15 years. It says the crisis has been averted and a target's no longer needed. National Party Corrections spokesperson Mark Mitchell says it's an extraordinary change. He says it's been Labour's core justice policy for the past 6 years. "At the same time, they had no plans to keep the public safe. And we've seen just a tsunami of violent crime and disorder in our country over the

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4:55

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

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

Prison population targets will be no more if Labour gets back in Government, because it says they've served their purpose. In 2018, the Labour Government promised to reduce the prison population by 30 percent within 15 years. Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis says the target was set because prisons were bursting at the seams when Labour took office, describing scenes of triple bunks and mattresses in hallways. ZB Political Editor Jason Walls says this policy change came as a shock to several key

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6:15

Election Fix: 19 September 2023

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/19

In today’s Election Fix, Political Editor Jason Walls and Chief Political Reporter Aaron Dahmen take a look at tonight’s Leaders debate – and what we should expect. Plus, they discuss another day of Chris Hipkins attacking National’s tax policy and whether it’s having any impact. And we get the details of the Greens latest campaign policy. Plus, the key Election 2023 headlines. Election Fix is your daily wrap of the Election 2023 campaign, talking to our reporters in the field plus the day’s big

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4:11

Peter Dunne: Former MP and political commentator on...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/18

A former MP has some advice for both candidates in tonight’s leaders’ debate. Labour's Chris Hipkins will face off against National’s Chris Luxon on TVNZ. Peter Dunne mastered the crowd reactor tool the Worm during TV debates in the 2000s, and says Hipkins should control his words to avoid seeming snide. But, he told Kate Hawkesby, there are traps for Luxon too. He says Luxon needs to avoid management language and really connect with people. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for

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2:02

Mike's Minute: What to expect from the first debate

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/18

It's debate night tonight. As the campaign takes its next step in intensity, the unknown this year is the Luxon factor. We have never seen him head to head, unless you watch Parliament and no one does. He has down played his credentials against a bloke who has spent his entire career in politics. A lot of energy goes into these things. Having hosted a couple over the years, they get nervous and they spend a good chunk of the day preparing. They arrive early and get given a specific room, on a

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8:29

Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on tonight's leaders'...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/18

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he knows there is a lot riding on his performance in tonight's first leaders' debate as Labour needs to make up ground in the polls. The PM told Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking his party can be trusted to deliver on its election promises, will tackle crime, and that the economy will bounce back. When asked by Hosking if the leaders' debate was his to lose, Hipkins replied he "wouldn't go that far". "They are often more difficult for incumbent Prime Ministers than

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2:56

Kate Hawkesby: Are the Chrises ready to face the heat?

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/18

David Seymour said yesterday that the media can’t be trusted to fairly carry ACT’s message. Based on the texts we got yesterday from people who attended the ACT launch rally, there may be some truth in that. In general, I don’t think we’re being well served by election coverage at the moment... but from all sides. The annoying disruptors, the shadow boxing politicians, the agenda driven clickbait media who proclaim not to have any agenda at all. Give it up, we can see your agenda, it’s plain as

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1:57

Jason Walls: Newstalk ZB Political Editor on the...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/18

It will be Chris v Chris in the first leaders' debate tonight. Labour's Chris Hipkins and National's Chris Luxon will face off on TVNZ. The Labour leader says he hasn't spent a lot of time preparing, while Luxon says the country needs a great leader not a great debater. But Newstalk ZB Political Editor Jason Walls told Mike Hosking that it will be important for those voters who haven't yet decided who they like. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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