Tag: NZ elections 2023

ANALYSIS: By Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne While the tide well and truly went out on Labour on election night in Aotearoa New Zealand,...

By Lydia Lewis and Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalists Pacific leaders fear they will have little or no voice in the new National-led government in...

By Debrin Foxcroft, Finlay Macdonald, Matt Garrow and Veronika Meduna, The Conversation From winning a single-party majority in 2020, Labour’s vote has virtually halved in...

RNZ News Social media users in Aotearoa New Zealand are being warned not to make posts on voting or any aspect of political campaigns come...

RNZ News Two polls out tonight both have Winston Peters firmly in the drivers' seat for forming a government with Aotearoa New Zealand's general election...

RNZ News Labour leader Chris Hipkins says support for National in the polls for the Aotearoa New Zealand election next Saturday is "well and truly...

By Anneke Smith, RNZ News political reporter New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has been spreading misleading climate information at public meetings during the Aotearoa...

COMMENTARY: By John Minto There is a sea change happening in the wider electorate in Aotearoa New Zealand which is counter intuitive to what the...

RNZ News Green Party co-leader James Shaw has compared the language of New Zealand First leader Winston Peters to former US president Donald Trump, saying...

RNZ News New Zealand police are investigating after the home of Te Pāti Māori election candidate Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke was invaded, vandalised, and a threatening letter...

By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist Pacific youth and first time voters in Aotearoa New Zealand feel forgotten and ill equipped ahead of the election. Pasifika...

RNZ News New Zealand's Green Party says it will double the Best Start payment from $69 a week to $140 -- and it will also...

ANALYSIS: By Dr Bryce Edwards The 2023 general election campaign must be the most hollow in living memory. There really isn’t much that is positive...

ANALYSIS: By Annie Te One, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington In his maiden speech to Parliament in 2020, Te Pāti Māori co-leader...

By Eloise Gibson, RNZ climate change correspondent While attention is focused on economists finding a $500 million-a-year hole in National's tax plans, a similar-sized hole...

COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury Aotearoa New Zealand's opposition - and poll leader -- National Party's three biggest donors have a combined net worth of $15...

ANALYSIS: By Ella Stewart, RNZ News longform journalist, Te Ao Māori National Party leader Christopher Luxon made claims about health outcomes that were clearly false....

ANALYSIS: By Maree Mahony, RNZ digital journalist Labour leader Chris Hipkins and National leader Christopher Luxon have faced off in a fast-paced but unspectacular debate...

RNZ News The Green Party, if elected in the Aotearoa New Zealand general election next month, is promising to up workers' minimum annual leave entitlements...

RNZ Pacific An academic says the power of Pacific voters is growing, giving them increasing influence in upcoming Aotearoa New Zealand elections. University of Auckland associate...

By Peter de Graaf, RNZ News Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime walked into the lion's den when she took part in an election debate in Kerikeri...

From RNZ's Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes  Labour leader Chris Hipkins believes there are better ways to bring down the cost of housing, electricity and groceries...