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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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6:59

Election Fix: 15 September 2023

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/15

In today’s Election Fix, Political Editor Jason Walls fills us in on Chris Hipkins more traditional day on the campaign trail. Plus, he analyses the Labour Leader’s continued attacks against National. Political reporter Sophie Trigger discusses National’s plan for the tech sector and talks Nicola Willis’ bold promise this morning. Plus, all your latest 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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5:03

John MacDonald: National's tax dance is like watching...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/15

National’s tax plan debacle is looking more and more like an episode of Grand Designs. A wide-eyed optimistic couple with a big dream. They reckon they’ve done the numbers and can definitely make it work. But, as time goes on, some people start raising their eyebrows and asking a few questions and the shiny happy people start getting all defensive on it. But then, as we all know, most times we find out that people were right to be raising their eyebrows and the numbers never stack up. Another

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31:03

Friday Faceoff: Mark Sainsbury and Justin Lester

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/15

Broadcaster Mark Sainsbury and former Wellington Mayor Justin Lester join Nick Mills on Friday Faceoff. This week they discuss the current polls ahead of the 2023 election, National refusing to release its tax plan numbers, city councillor Diane Calvert drawing attention to the council's books, and how Cuba Street can be improved. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:14

Mike's Minute: Week two of the campaign

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

Week two of the campaign has come and gone - so who are the winners? Well, if you go on polling alone, it's the new Government of National and Act. But if you believe that this campaign counts, if you believe that these events and stunts and announcements count for a lot, then there is still much to play for. For the record, I will repeat, I think the whole thing is a foregone conclusion. This, more than most elections, has already been decided on the Government's record. It's not about policy from

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4:49

Nicola Willis: National's Finance Spokesperson on the...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

Willis said National is offering tax reductions to working Kiwis, and Labour is "obsessed" with finding holes in their tax policy. "We've gone above and beyond," Willis said of the party's budget. Willis told Mike Hosking that she would not release the costings of the budget because the next step would be "releasing Excel sheets." "We've chosen more conservative numbers." "I'm confident people will see we've been thorough here and we've been careful." "Ultimately what New Zealander's need

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2:11

Michelle Sands: Horticulture NZ Policy Manager on...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

The horticulture industry is welcoming a new policy on water storage with open arms. National's promising that farmers will not need a resource consent to build a water storage pond in most cases unless wetlands or Significant Natural Areas are affected. It's a plan they say cuts red tape around food production. Horticulture New Zealand Policy Manager Michelle Sands says it's a positive policy. She told Mike Hosking that most growers are conscious of managing their environmental effects, but

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4:07

Ginny Andersen: Labour's Justice Spokesperson on the...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

Labour's promising a justice system shake-up, with the party saying it'll streamline the process for people to take legal action. The party claims it'll be a more cost-effective way for groups of people to take legal action together by establishing a class actions regime. Labour's Justice spokesperson Ginny Andersen told Mike Hosking that this has worked overseas. She says for example, it's good for small investors who get "done over" by a big company. It also wants to investigate the threshold

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2:56

Kate Hawkesby: Unfortunately for Labour, voters don't...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

It’s funny as we get to the sharp end of the election campaign, what exercises people and what doesn’t. The media are exercised by the Nats tax cut plan. They’re exercised by it largely I assume because the Labour party are exercised about it. And the Labour party are exercised about it because they hate it because it’s popular. It’s seen poll surges for National, and they’ll do anything to try to stem that tide. Problem is, as the feedback I’ve received this week would attest, and as the polls

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8:38

The Huddle: Do National's tax numbers stack up?

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

Tonight on The Huddle, former Labour Chief of Staff and current director at Mike Munro communications, Mike Munro, and ZB's Nick Mills joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! Multiple economists have teamed up to scrutinise aspects of National's tax plan and it's been made clear the numbers don't add up. Will voters care? Will National have to find ways to cut more spending? Restore Passenger Rail protestors spray-painted Wellington's Gazley Motor Group building

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3:46

Jamie Mackay: The Country host on the Rural Issues...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

Ministers from several major parties are expected to go head to head at tonight's Rural Issues Debate at Mystery Creek. Damien O’Connor (Labour), Eugenie Sage (Green Party), Todd McClay (National), Andrew Hoggard (Act), and Mark Patterson (New Zealand First) will discuss the issues impacting the region's rural community. The Country's Jamie Mackay explains what can be expected. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:04

Michael Reddell: Former Reserve Bank economist...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

Three economists have teamed up to scrutinise part of National's tax plan. The party's proposed ending the ban on foreign buyers - for homes worth more than $2 million- and taxing them 15 percent. It expects foreigners will buy 1700 houses valued on average at around $2.9 million. But economist Michael Reddell says it'll be more like 700 in that price range. "That $2 million threshold really does matter, because average house prices - even in Auckland - are well below $2 million. And there just

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6:21

Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

Winston Peters won't close the door on sitting with ACT leader David Seymour around the Cabinet table. Depending where the chips fall at next month's election - both parties could be in the Beehive as part of a National-led government. But Peters and Seymour don't see eye to eye, with the latter categorically ruling out working with New Zealand First. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Winston Peters is insistent on both parties putting their differences aside to solve the economic

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4:49

Julie Douglas: Tertiary Education Union National...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

The country's three biggest education unions have joined forces to put education funding on the political agenda this election campaign. A new BERL report has found public spending per student in 2019 was nearly 25 percent lower than the OECD average. Tertiary Education Union National President Julie Douglas says more investment would allow better decisions about the sort of system we want. "I think that we would make sure that the programs are secure and staff are secure, so we can be delivering to

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30:29

Episode 2: NZ First's Winston Peters and Act's David...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

This week on Behind the List, Newstalk ZB's Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper dives into one of politics' most tense relationships. He speaks to both Winston Peters and David Seymour - and finds out why they won't work together. Plus, the pair send a message to each other through the podcast. The seasoned political analyst then casts his eye over this week's political polls which have been bad news for Labour. Plus he discusses Act's threat to enter a confidence-only deal with

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7:12

Election Fix: 14 September 2023

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

In today’s Election Fix, Political Editor Jason Walls talks the latest pushback to National’s tax plan from three independent economists. And Christchurch reporter Pierre Nixon reviews both Chris Hipkins’ and Christopher Luxon’s visits to the South Island. Plus, all your latest 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 headlines. Presented by Newstalk ZB’s Raylene Ramsay, Election Fix is your

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4:31

John MacDonald: More prison beds or more commonsense...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

ACT leader David Seymour wasn’t eating pies on TV last night like the other party leaders. But he was spitting tacks about dangerous criminals not being locked-up in prison. He was out promoting his party’s law and order policy and, if I was to sum up the message he was trying to get across, it would be this: “More people should be in prison”. Now I don’t necessarily agree that there should be more people behind bars. But we sure as hell need to get things in order and make sure the people who

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2:16

Mike's Minute: Our debt numbers don't lie

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

Like so many of these things, a day or so after the big event is when you really get a measure of what is true and what is BS, or spin. The PREFU was bad news. The upside of the bad news was the Government argued and, sadly, the too many of the media, who either don’t have time to digest the real numbers, don’t care to digest the real numbers, or don’t know how to digest the real numbers, swallowed the line that there was "light at the end of the tunnel". The light at the end of the tunnel came

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5:50

Kerre Woodham: Why did they wait til now to train...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/14

Now the National Party announced some weeks ago that should it become Government, a new medical school will be established at Waikato University. They've also said they'd add another 50 placements in Otago and Auckland from 2025. Now Labour, in the midst of an unprecedented senior specialist strike, has woken up to the fact that we're short of doctors. Who knew? And has announced an extra 95 doctors will be accepted for training at Otago and Auckland in 2025 should they become Government. Cool,

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8:51

Chris Luxon: National Leader on the economy and debt...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/13

The divide between the right and left continues to grow heading into the election. The latest 1 News Verian poll shows Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins are neck-and-neck in the preferred prime minister rankings: both on 23%. But the right bloc is on 49%, well ahead of the left bloc on 41%. Put to him that they had "less than no money" to run a country, Luxon said: "Yep. We're going to have a really tough and difficult country. But National governments always have to come in and clean up a mess

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3:02

Tim Wilkinson: Otago University Acting Dean of...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/13

A medical school leader says they've been waiting to be allowed to train more doctors. If elected, Labour's promised to train an additional 335 doctors every year from 2027, with numbers increasing from next year. National previously announced a new medical school at Waikato University, which would provide 220 extra places by 2030. Otago University Acting Dean of Medicine, Tim Wilkinson, told Mike Hosking that they're not able to train more than the Government allows. He says there's plenty

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