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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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5:03

Jordan Williams: Taxpayers' Union executive director...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/05

There's renewed debate over whether an Independent Costings Watchdog is needed to verify election promises. Labour, National and the Greens have all shown support for the idea. The Taxpayers' Union's Jordan Williams says an office separated from the Government of the time is needed to verify each party's election promises for the sake of democracy. "So we don't end up like the situation where we used to have, where even with the big parties, there was just no questioning of costs." LISTEN ABOVESee

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4:31

David Seymour: ACT leader on the party surging ahead...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/05

ACT says it isn't taking anything for granted, despite a staggering leap in a new political poll. The Roy Morgan survey puts it up 4 points to 18 percent - their highest result since December 2021. National is down 2.5 points to 31 percent, but can govern with ACT - while Labour has slumped to a historic low of 24 percent. ACT leader David Seymour says Roy Morgan was the most accurate in the last election, but one of the least before that. "But what we do know is that people do actually want some

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2:08

Chris Bishop: National infrastructure spokesperson...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/05

National's promising shovels in the ground in its first term for a second Mount Vic tunnel- if it gets the top job after the election. Infrastructure spokesperson Chris Bishop says they'll get consents fast tracked. He says it's good for buses, cars, walking, cycling, and it will decongest Wellington. National says alongside upgrades to the Basin Reserve, it'll cost $2.2 billion dollars. The proposal differs to Let's Get Wellington Moving, which would use one tunnel just for walking and

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0:31

Behind the List with Barry Soper - Begins Thursday

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/04

Behind the List with Barry Soper is a weekly interview-based podcast that will get you behind the newsmakers of Election 2023. Newstalk ZB’s Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper has been involved in political coverage since the 1970s, featuring as Newstalk ZB’s political editor for many years after joining the station and press gallery in 1980. Soper will use his years covering politics to give you the cutting-edge analysis only a commentator with his expertise can. Behind the List is your

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84:34

Politicians answer your mental health questions in...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/04

03 September 2023: Last week Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald asked listeners what they wanted to know from politicians about their parties' mental health policies. This week, six of these questions are answered by the six major political parties. With thanks to NZ on Air. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:06

John Carnegie: Energy Resources Aotearoa chief...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/04

ACT's new energy policy is being praised as a helpful solution for New Zealand's future. The party has reiterated its pledge to overturn the ban on oil and gas exploration, and revealed it will scrap the Lake Onslow pumped hydro project. ACT is also campaigning on cutting red tape for offshore wind power projects - and bringing in a regulatory framework for carbon capture technology. Energy Resources Aotearoa chief executive John Carnegie says ACT's policy announcement takes New Zealand a step

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3:23

Richard Wagstaff: Council of Trade Unions president...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/04

The Council of Trade Unions are defending their ad attack on National's leader. Their billboards and newspaper ads call Chris Luxon 'out of touch' and 'too much risk'. National's campaign chair Chris Bishop is accusing Labour of being behind it, but the CTU president says they're not in cahoots with Labour. President Richard Wagstaff says it's their job to call out someone who's 'going after working people'. "He's the leader, the buck stops with him. He's put out a set of policies that will

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8:07

Grant Robertson: Finance Minister defends Council of...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/04

The Finance Minister is defending the CTU's controversial attack ad, claiming it's a technique favoured by both sides. Billboards and newspaper ads from the Council of Trade Unions describe Chris Luxon as 'out of touch' and 'too much risk'. Finance Minister Grant Robertson says it's the CTU's right to highlight relevant issues in a democratic society. "And they wouldn't be alone in doing that, the Taxpayers' Union have done numerous screengrabs of me, unflattering photos- and they're a surrogate of

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31:52

The Front Bench: Attack ads already being published-...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/04

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. The attack ads are already being published, with the CTU going after Chris Luxon on the front page of the Herald and on billboards across the country. Could this be the most negative campaign

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5:34

Andrew Dickens: New Zealand needs smart leadership-...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/04

So we're off and running with an election 40-odd days away and both parties promising the world. Labour is out of the gate with their policy of free dental care for the under 30s. A policy they, themselves, said was unachievable just a month ago. A policy that needs more dentists, but we only train 60 a year and it takes 6 years for them to be in the workforce. Everything is against this policy and Labour knows it, which is why they won't even try to do it until 2026, and only if they get back

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5:10

John MacDonald: All parties set to over-promise and...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/04

I seriously doubt that many of the promises being made by Labour and National will ever see the light of day. The minor parties are promising things too. But it’s Labour and National I’m focused on because it’s going to be either one of those parties that leads the next Government. The latest major party policy came out at the weekend with Labour’s promise to extend publicly-funded dental care to people under-30. At the moment, there's no charge to go to dentist up to the age of 18. On

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7:07

Kerre Woodham: Talk about pot calling the kettle...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/04

So Labour and National kicked off their respective campaigns over the weekend to Labour's big wizz-bang attention-getter was the promise of free dental care for under 30s, but not until 2026. National, having already announced 37 different policies, decided to stick to a pledge card detailing the party's eight main commitments, if and when elected. Both took potshots at one another over the weekend, Hipkins said that National's tax plan was sneaky. He questioned the costings and he said National

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2:08

Mike's Minute: Right, the campaign is officially...

Election 2023 ·

2023/09/04

I suppose, officially, it's all underway. Parliament has finished and the two major parties have kicked off their campaigns. So far it is sooo depressing. New Zealand First over the weekend promised, in a “made it up on the spot” sort of way, to compensate the vaccine injured and the vaccine mandated. How they would do that, I don’t know. It will never come to pass because they need to get 5 percent, be on the right side of the ledger in terms of Government and then even if they were involved in

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14:02

The Front Bench - Post-election analysis

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/19

Labour's number two Kelvin Davis is getting strong backing for the job of Deputy Prime Minister, even from those in other political parties.The Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi, who has very likely secured the party's comeback seat in Parliament, says he would expect "nothing less" than for Davis to be appointed Deputy Prime Minister.Speaking of the wider Labour caucus, he says Māoridom will be expecting nothing less than for those MPs to get senior ministerial roles inside Cabinet."As te iwi Māori,

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49:54

Spotlight on Wellington: What the election means for...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/19

In this Spotlight on Wellington special, Georgina Campbell and Katrina Bennett dissect some of the more interesting results from the Wellington electorates, and discuss what they mean for the likes of Let's Get Wellington Moving, housing - and even the Johnsonville Mall.Wellington has voted overwhelmingly in support of Labour - the whole lower North Island has turned red.Stand-outs include Otaki where Labour newcomer Terisa in-go-be ousted National's Tim Costley - Wairarapa where Labour's Kieran

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18:28

Political commentators weigh in on Labour's historic...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/18

The pressure is on Jacinda Ardern to make use of her new mandate to affect real change.Labour has secured 49.1 percent of the vote in last night's election - with National on 26.8 percent, Act on eight percent and the Greens on 7.6 percent.Political commentator Shane te Pou told Kerre McIvor there will be huge expectations on Ardern, now that she isn't reliant on New Zealand First."If a party is given a mandate like this, it needs to use it, otherwise there is no point to it."Political commentator

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4:06

Katie Bradford: What next for NZ First leader Winston...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/18

NZ First leader Winston Peters has thanked voters, volunteers and NZ First staff around New Zealand at the Duke of Marlborough in Russell."Ladies and Gentleman elections are bout democracy and what the people wish and we should never stop trusting the people," he said."We committed ourselves three year ago to be a constructive partner with government."To provide certainty and stability in a fast-changing world."To those who have been successful tonight - our congratulations," he said."For 27 years,

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7:54

Māori Party back in Parliament as Rawiri Waititi wins...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/18

The country's "unapologetic Māori voice" is returning to Parliament with Rawiri Waititi wresting the Waiariki seat off Labour's Tāmati Coffey."The people have spoken and I am absolutely overwhelmed that they have put their trust in me to represent them for the next parliamentary term," Waititi said."I cannot thank them enough for having the belief in us as te iwi Māori to champion our own mana motuhake and to return our authentically and proud Māori voice to Parliament, ka nui te mihi aroha e te

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7:20

Sir Michael Cullen: This parliamentary term, Labour...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/18

Sir Cullen Michael says Labour's historic victory is a green light for much needed changes in climate action and transport infrastructure.But it is not a mandate for a lurch to the left in terms of tax or welfare reform, and any attempt to do so quickly could risk "middle-ground voters jumping off a cliff", the former Finance Minister told the Herald.Last night Labour secured a parliamentary majority with 64 seats, the party's best result under MMP and its strongest showing since 1946, when Labour

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9:59

Steven Joyce on Labour's landslide win: 'A lot of...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

A former National Finance Minister believes many of those who voted for Labour - will have been holding their noses as they did so.Steven Joyce told Kerre McIvor he believes a lot of people voted strategically."With the discussions around the wealth taxes the past few weeks, I knew some people who are normally National voters saying they will vote for Labour, just to keep the Greens out."Joyce congratulated Labour on a historic win and said Ardern could be proud of her campaign.On Winston Peters

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