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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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4:58

Chloe Swarbrick on her phenomenal upset win in...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

Chloe Swarbrick says it's phenomenal to have won Auckland Central.Special votes haven't been counted but she's leading by 500 votes.Swarbrick told Kerre McIvor she doesn't want to count her chickens before they hatch, but says it was a very good night."When you give every fibre of your being to something, we built up a massive campaign and did things everyone ruled out."Swarbrick says everyone thought it was impossible but she made it across the line.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for

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3:51

David Seymour: Act will hold the Government to...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

Act expects to have power in Parliament - even on the opposition benches.The party is set to go from one MP to ten, after winning Epsom and soaking up eight percent of the party vote.Leader David Seymour says the defeat of the right overall is disappointing.But he told Kerre McIvor Act have proven they can still influence government policy from the opposition."Labour said they were going to introduce hate speech laws, Act really led a campaign against that."We played an honourably role of protecting

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8:12

Gerry Brownlee considering his position in the...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

National's Gerry Brownlee has revealed he's considering his position in the party, after last night's devastating election result.It's ended up with just 26.8 percent of the party vote, meaning 19 MPs are out of a job.Brownlee told Kerre McIvor he'll be taking a couple of days to think about his future with the party."I'll be speaking to colleagues before making a decision. The party will hold discussions, to assess what went wrong."Brownlee believes National ran a very good on-the-ground campaign,

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7:55

Judith Collins on disappointing election result: 'It...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

Judith Collins has admitted National never expected to win the election.She's spoken to Newstalk ZB's Kerre McIvor, in her first interview since last night's historic loss.She says she has no plans to step down.Collins says the loss is devastating, but it was almost inevitable.She felt devastated for her MPs, and the fact the party vote wasn't high enough.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:46

James Shaw: Greens co-leader remains hopeful of being...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

Greens co-leader James Shaw remains hopeful of being part of the next Labour government.He told Kerre McIvor while Labour doesn't have to include them, there's a good chance they will.“I guess the question is, what sort of government do they want?“Jacinda is a consensus builder, she wants to build a broader coalition as possible.”At this stage, Labour has enough votes to govern alone.But James Shaw says Labour would want to have as large a majority in the House as possible."That affects things like

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6:55

Grant Robertson feeling humbled after stunning...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

Labour's Grant Robertson is over the moon with last night's election result.The finance spokesman told Kerre McIvor you never take anything for granted, and he's humbled by the support the party's had."I've spent a lot of time travelling around New Zealand the past few weeks. I really felt that on the ground, people were supporting us."Robertson is confident the party would have won the election - even without the Covid-19 pandemic.He says the Government's been re-elected on the back of a strong

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12:29

Former PM Helen Clark: 'An amazing night' for the...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

Former Prime Minster Helen Clarke has described a spectacular victory for Jacinda Ardern and the Labour Party in the 2020 General Election.With a little over 90 per cent of votes counted, Labour sit on 49 per cent with National far behind on 27. As it stands Labour can govern alone, not needing the Greens to return to Parliament.It will keep Ms Ardern around as Prime Minister of New Zealand.Ms Clarke told Mike Hosking and Barry Soper the Covid-19 pandemic played a big part in the party's sizeable

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3:15

Greens co-leader James Shaw: Chlöe Swarbrick's win...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick is set to win the Auckland central seat in what has been a tight race with Labour's Helen White.Swarbrick has had the edge since vote counting started for the 2020 election tonight, with White in second and National's Emma Mellow over 1,000 votes back.Greens co-leader James Shaw told Mike Hosking and Barry Soper Swarbrick's victory is historical."No third party candidate has won an election seat without the endorsement of a major party leader, and it looks like Chloe has won

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11:45

National's Paul Goldsmith: We're paying the price for...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

It is turning out to be a horror 2020 election for the National Party, who continue to trail Labour by a substantial amount.National is slipping far behind in tonight's polling at 27 per cent, compared to around 50 per cent for Labour at the mid-way point of vote counting.Finance Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith told Mike Hosking and Barry Soper they were hoping for better results. "We haven't helped ourselves by making a few mistakes and with a bit of disunity at times, and the voters punished that very

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8:03

Chris Bishop: National MP 'nervous' over Hutt South seat

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

National MP for Hutt South Chris Bishop has fallen behind Labour's Ginny Andersen, and admits his night is riddled with nerves."At one point in the last campaign I was down by 2,000 and I ended up wining it by 2,000... so bit of a nervous one last time I think it will be the same this time."Doable, but look it's going to be a nervous night and I'm pretty nervous."Bishop says Judith Collins had taken on the party's leadership in "trying circumstances" but had run a good campaign.He said tonight was

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12:49

Mark Mitchell and Matt King on keeping seats as...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

Sitting National Rodney MP Mark Mitchell looks set to retain his seat, but said he was hugely disappointed by what the polls were saying.Mitchell told NZME there was no way he had "anticipated" what was coming through in the vote count. He said he felt for the party's "volunteers and supporters" who had given their all for the party."You can't argue there is not a swing, but people just do not want a swing."He said losing up to 20 MPs was "devastating . . . it is going to be very tough"He said

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5:53

Aaron Dahmen: 'Subdued affair' at National HQ

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

‌ window.addEventListener("load", (event) => { new window.Main("#nzh-datavis-root__parliament", { component: "parliament", }); }); ‌ .tilemap .header { background: transparent; height: auto; } window.addEventListener("load", (event) => { new window.Main("#nzh-datavis-root__tilemap", { component: "tilemap" }); });There is little activity going on at the National Party headquarters at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.National is currently sitting around 26 per cent,

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12:18

Chloe Swarbrick, Grant Robertson and Stuart Nash...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

Potential new Auckland Central MP, the Green Party's Chloe Swarbrick told Mike Hosking he was thrilled, but it was "early days still".Swarbrick said the Green Party had "thrown everything" at a local campaign.She said it was "exciting times we are in the race" with about 60 per cent of the vote still to be counted.She put the current result "down to campaigning, and campaigning works". That included doorknocking right throughout the Auckland Central electorate."We are stoked. But again, still early

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8:50

David Parker: 'Thrilled' with how election is playing...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

Despite not even half of votes counted for the 2020 election, Labour are looking strong with the possibility of being able to govern alone.As it stands the main party in the current coalition Government are ranging around 50 per cent, with National way down on roughly 26.Senior Labour MP David Parker told Mike Hosking and Barry Soper he is thrilled with how election night was playing out to date.He said he was keeping a close eye on some of the "electorate battles", including Nelson which could be

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12:23

Peter Goodfellow: National president concedes they...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

The early votes counted suggest the Labour Party could govern alone, and National are heading for a huge defeat this election.As it stands Labour are hovering around 50 per cent, while the Opposition are sitting around 26.The greens and Act are not far off, at roughly 8 and 7 per cent respectively.National deputy leader and campaign manager Gerry Brownlee told Mike Hosking and Barry Soper it was a campaign hampered by Covid."You've got got take some responsibility I suppose but I think Judith ran an

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8:32

David Seymour concedes getting into Govt 'unlikely'

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

Votes are beginning to flood in for the 2020 election, and early signs are showing the Labour Party could govern alone.Should they need help, Labour are set to turn to the Greens who are sitting strong in third behind the two major parties.One of those in National are struggling for numbers, and could be set for an early defeat.Act sit fourth, not far off what the Greens have garnered so far. Leader David Seymour told Mike Hosking and Barry Soper they as a party are very happy with the numbers."It

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8:19

Aaron Dahmen: You can hear a pin drop at National...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/17

A less than auspicious showing at National's election headquarters in Auckland’s Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron at this early stage of the night.Early voting results have National well behind, with nearly less than half of Labour's support. Political reporter Aaron Dahmen is there, and he told Mike Hosking that the atmosphere is sombre so far. "There's not many people here to witness these results. You can hear a pin drop." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:29

National leader Judith Collins joins Kerre McIvor for...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/14

The leader of the National Party's making a last-ditch plea to undecided voters ... to tick twice for blue.Judith Collins told Kerre McIvor they should vote for her Party - because it understands the economy.She says the Reserve Bank is predicting the worst economic times in 160 years.Watch the video above.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:03

The Front Bench - October 12th 2020

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/12

There are just five days to go until Election Day, and things are heating up on the campaign trail!Tune in today for the final Front Bench - Heather du Plessis-Allan, Barry Soper, Trish Sherson and Chris Carter thrash out the big political issues in the lead up to Vote 2020. There is no holding back, no topic off limits, and no rules in this rapid-fire, highly opinionated election podcast.In today's topics, National has gone hard on the possibility of a wealth tax under a Labour-Green Government

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2:31

Spotlight on Wellington: Focus on the key issues...

Election 2023 ·

2020/10/09

Focus on the key issues facing Hutt South and Remutaka this election: Hear from Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Helen Down and REINZ regional director Mark Coffey on what needs to be done to boost the economy, and address rising house prices and growing congestion in the Hutt Valley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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