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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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3:40

Rosemary Riddell: Retired judge says prisons with...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/13

A retired judge believes the public shouldn't be driving policy when it comes to law and order. Party leader David Seymour wants to boost prison capacity by 500 beds and toughen sentencing for offending against vulnerable workers. Act also wants new youth justice beds under Corrections and ankle bracelets on youth offenders. Rosemary Riddell told Mike Hosking that what we need is prisons with serious rehabilitation. She understands dairy owners want to see tough punishments but if policy is

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9:30

The Huddle: Can National afford their promised tax cuts?

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/13

Tonight on The Huddle, Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union and Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A weighed in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! Yesterday's PREFU was eye-opening, and it raised the questions: Should National revise their plan for tax cuts? Can we actually afford them? US News' Best Countries list has concluded New Zealand has amazing scenery and friendly people- but the nation isn't sexy. What do we think of this? LISTEN ABOVESee

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2:30

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Our debt's not bad, but it...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/13

Did I have a debate on my hands when I got home last night about the country’s debt levels. The husband gave me a huge telling off for saying yesterday that the Government had taken on too much debt. So I feel like I need to clear this up: I don’t mind the level of debt New Zealand has. We've heard this a thousand times, but it’s worth saying again- we have very little debt in contrast to other countries in the OECD. Actually, debt is good. If you borrow money to invest in things which

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2:41

Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/13

Another slide for Labour in tonight's One News-Verian poll, with the National Party up two points to 39 percent, and Labour down one to 28. The Greens and ACT are both down, on 10 percent. Winston Peters' New Zealand First is back in the game, up one to poll 5 percent. The Battle of the Chrises is neck and neck with both on 23 percent as preferred Prime Minister- Hipkins is up 2 percent, and Luxon up 3. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Labour's fighting a losing battle as National

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3:46

Dr Ayesha Verrall: Labour health spokesperson on the...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/13

Labour says the pandemic showed a need for more local healthcare worker training. The party's announced it'll train another 335 doctors every year from 2027- and increase medical school places from next year. Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall says they've already increased the workforce by 2,000 people. "So I think the National Party's attack line - that this should've happened earlier - is negated by the fact that we already grew our workforce. We're now choosing a different way." LISTEN ABOVESee

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3:41

David Seymour: ACT leader slams Labour's law and...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/13

ACT thinks more people should be in jail. The party's law and order policy would invest $1 billion into 500 more prison beds, and toughen sentences for offending against vulnerable workers. Leader David Seymour says the Government has tried letting criminals out of prison. He says a Ministry of Justice survey shows the result. "Victimisations are up by about 30 percent in 5 years, but the human price of that is that people feel it's not safe to run a dairy- and for some people, it's been absolutely

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5:52

Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/13

Labour's pledging to lift medical school places by 95 a year from 2025, in New Zealand's largest boost ever. Chris Hipkins says if re-elected, they'll lift training 62 percent over the coming decade. Labour's extra places amount to 874 doctors trained each year by 2027- beating out National's promised 759 by 2030. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this scheme is the latest strategy Labour's borrowed from National, following on from their roading outline and pledge cards. LISTEN

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5:13

Max Rashbrooke: Victoria University expert on...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/13

Questions over divisions within New Zealand. An Essential Research poll shows 77 percent of Kiwis believe the country is either a little more - or much more - divided, depending on their political stance. Labour and Green voters think there's less division, and National and ACT supporters say we are more so. Those aged 55-plus are the most concerned. Victoria University's Max Rashbrooke says he's unsure he agrees. He says the poll doesn't clarify what people mean by division. "But particularly with

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6:49

Election Fix: 13 September 2023

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/13

In today’s Election Fix, Political Reporter Sophie Trigger tells us the reaction to Christopher Luxon’s walkabout around Auckland and breaks down Act’s suite of law-and-order policies. And Chief Political Correspondent Aaron Dahmen tells us about Chris Hipkins’ visit to Dunedin and how he dipped his toe into the student lifestyle. Plus, all your 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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7:48

Murray Campbell: Research Association's Polling...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/12

Polls are coming in thick and fast as we head towards October 14th. The latest is the New Zealand Herald's Poll of Polls, which combines results from a range of pollsters, specifically Curia, Kantar Public, Talbot Mills, and Reid Research. According to the Poll of Polls, National and ACT’s chances continue to soar. They have a 95.1% chance of forming a government if the election were held this weekend, and an 87% chance of forming a government for the actual election date. Research Association's

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2:05

Mike's Minute: Our Prefu numbers are nothing to be...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/12

So was this PREFU better than expected as a number of headlines suggested? Answer: possibly. Possibly not. What numbers were they looking at? It's important to point out this is not retrospective. This is not stuff that has happened, therefore cannot be argued with. This is a projection and the projection comes from Treasury. There are some numbers from their projections to ponder, such as we are not returning to surplus until 2026/27. That is now years after they first suggested they

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11:02

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

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/12

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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8:38

The Huddle: PREFU 2023- better or worse than expected?

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/12

Tonight on The Huddle, Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR and current affairs commentator Josie Pagani joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! This year's deficit is expected to be $10 billion, next year's expected to go up to $11.4 billion - Treasury reckons we've come out of recession but the next Government will have a tough battle on its hands to pay down debt and return to a surplus. Is this a nail in the coffin for Labour or is there an inkling of good news

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6:22

Chris Luxon: National leader slams Labour's 'economic...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/12

National's Chris Luxon has been quick to slam Labour's 'economic mismanagement' after the PREFU revealed Government debt has blown out further. Treasury's latest update is forecasting no recession, but shows the Government will be in deficit longer than expected and take on billions more debt. Luxon says Kiwis are worried about losing their homes and taking on second jobs as the Government continues to spend. "What's obvious is that Hipkins and Robertson have no idea how to run the economy, they're

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7:11

Grant Robertson: Finance Minister stands by...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/12

The Finance Minister is standing by the Government's record, after Treasury today laid the books bare. The Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update suggest our recession's likely over, but shows the Government deficit will continue longer than predicted in the Budget. Debt's now expected to peak at 22.8 percent of GDP by 2025. Grant Robertson says our Government borrowing wasn't for nothing. "Lots of New Zealanders alive today who wouldn't have been during Covid, businesses that have been able to

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6:41

Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/12

National's promising to spend our money on the right things, if elected next month. Treasury's today revealed the Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update. It suggests our recession's likely over - but shows the Government will be in deficit for longer, and take on billions more in debt. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says the Opposition's now crunching its numbers. "What National's now got to do is sit down and look at the meaning of these figures that have been presented

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5:37

Election Fix: 12 September 2023

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/12

In today’s Election Fix, Political Editor Jason Walls combs through the Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update – and gives us the Prime Minister’s reaction. And Chief Political Correspondent Aaron Dahmen has National’s reaction to the PREFU – and also gives us an insight into all the snacks Christopher Luxon is getting on the campaign trail! Plus, all your 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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3:39

Kerre Woodham: Do the polls count for anything?

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/12

Well, good news last night for National. Labour must be left wondering how many more election bribes they'll have to offer before voters begin to nibble. The latest Newshub Reid Research Poll that came out last night has seen National shoot up 4.3 points to 40.9%, and Labour suffered a 5.5% fall from the last Newshub poll, they're on just 26.8%. But before gleeful right and centre right voters pull the cork on the St Emilion premier cru that you have cellared for the day those bloody socialists

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4:31

John MacDonald: The springtime chill in the air for...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/12

It was a beautiful sunny morning. But, even though it looked warm, it was still pretty chilly. And when Chris Hipkins looked out the window at his Christchurch hotel this morning he would’ve thought the same. That it looked like a beautiful spring day. But, as soon as he walked outside, he would’ve realised that it wasn’t and there was still a chill in the air. Except for him, it wouldn't have been just the fresh air sending a shiver up the spine. He’s also had the fright of his political life with

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17:58

Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the party's political...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/12

Chris Hipkins joined John MacDonald live in studio to discuss poll results, crime, and economic management. Plus, Labour’s strengths, weaknesses, and what Hipkins have left in the tank. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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