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Election 2023
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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.
Episodes
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is this the moment National started to win the election?
All right, it was either a rogue poll, or it was the moment National started to win this election. I think there's a good chance it's the latter. If National is now winning the election, it will be because they have finally started talking about the things they're good at: education and crime....
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Barbara Edmonds: Labour Finance Spokesperson brushes off poll showing Labour down to 27%
The National Party has gained four points, building to a five-point lead over Labour in the latest 1News Verian poll. This is the Nats' strongest result since February, but Labour are at their lowest since the last election. Labour Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds dismissed this poll, saying...
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Barry Soper: Senior Political Correspondent discusses latest polls (1)
The latest 1News Verian poll is out, and National are looking up. National have climbed 4 points to 32%, but Labour have slipped down to 27%. The Green party has also made ground, reaching 16%. Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper says this will give the National Party some confidence....
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Leighton Smith Podcast #350 - October 21st 2026 - Shane Jones
In Podcast 350, the NZ First Deputy Leader presents the case for both himself and the party. Even Mr Jones confesses the he can be a little aggressive at times. Or as he puts it, “brutal at times”. However, honest communication is always welcome and constructive. His manner of delivery always...
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Chlöe Swarbrick: Green Party Co-Leader takes talkback live in studio with Kerre Woodham
The Greens co-leader says she's not taking anything for granted as the party surges in the polls. The latest 1News-Verian poll has the Greens up one point to 16% — retaining a record high result— with National on top, rising a huge four points to 32% and Labour dropping one to 27%. Chlöe…
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Mike's Minute: Labour is fighting our memories - and time
Surely it's only one more day before Chris Hipkins gets to, just maybe, put the gangs in the rear-view mirror. In his new found assessment that handing millions to the Mongrel Mob when last in government was "a mistake", he reveals the real issue he faces this election campaign; Time. The gap...
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Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on the election campaign, threats towards MPs
Today on Politics Wednesday, National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen discuss the latest from the election campaign. Plus, they discuss the rising number of threats towards MPs and the attack on an Australian politician. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Andrew Dickes: A government before Christmas is unlikely
The other day Christopher sent conniptions through the commentariat by saying we'll be lucky to have a Government by Christmas. I'm not surprised. So we have an election on November 7. Writ day is December 3. That's the deadline for all the votes to be counted. It's 3 weeks later. It's always…
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Cats, moa, and ferris wheels (21 October 2026)
Another debate of the Chris's took place tonight prompting a politics focused intro to Marcus Lush Nights with Tim Roxborogh, followed by discussions of 'Jurassic Parking' moa, cats, and dodgy ferris wheels. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jamie Mackay: The Country host on what the latest poll means for rural New Zealand
National's shot up while Labour's slipped in the latest 1News-Verian poll, but both sides still need Opportunity to form a coalition. National's up four points to 32 percent, while Labour's fallen one to sit on 27. The Country's Jamie Mackay examined the results and weighed in on which outcomes...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Erica Stanford doesn't need to apologise for raising standards
All right, we need to talk about a news story that has been written in such a way that you're supposed to be alarmed by the fact that nearly half of all Year 12 students might fail Erica Stanford's NCEA replacement. The story is this - at the moment, 15 percent of Year 12 students fail NCEA Level...
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Jim Jackson: National Party donor creates billboard condemning Government for stalled East West Link
Auckland businessman Jim Jackson is a big supporter of the National Party, but he's raised concerns over a stalled project. The proposed East West Link has been on hold for over a decade, and Jackson recently put up a billboard condemning Luxon for not getting the project done. He says he's been...
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Erica Stanford: National's Education Spokesperson on the new report indicating thousands of students could fail NCEA replacement
National's Education Spokesperson is brushing off concerns over previously unseen modelling suggesting the NCEA level two replacement could make pass rates plummet. Ministry of Education documents released to the PPTA show Year 12 attainment could fall 27 percent under the New Zealand Certificate...
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on what the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll means ahead of the election
Labour and National are regaining a little ground in the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll, but both major parties remain well below 30 percent. The poll has Labour up to 28.7 and National up to 27.6, the Greens are unchanged on 14.3, New Zealand First is down to 11.8, ACT is unchanged on…
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Kerre Woodham: What issues are concerning you this election?
In light of the Green and Te Pāti Māori MPs' visit to the Mongrel Mob pad and their stated determination to restore the mana of the mob, I read Jamie Ensor's piece in the Herald with interest. According to Jamie, Labour hasn't proposed any specific new law and order policies with just days to go...
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John MacDonald: Forget the under-16 social media ban, but do try this
Does Labour really think Facebook and all the other social media platforms are going to be paying any attention to its threat to crack down on them? Yesterday, the party’s social media spokesperson Reuben Davidson warned “they will pay the price” if they don’t make the kinds of changes Labour…
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Steve McCracken: Secondary Principals Association Chair and B416 Expert Advisory Panel member on Labour's social media policy
A school leader says it's fantastic both major parties are backing a crackdown on children's social media use. Labour says if elected, an under-16 social media ban will go before a select committee within 100 days, alongside a new digital duty of care law. National introduced a similar bill to...
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Mike's Minute: Why the gang pad video hurts Labour the most
Only good thing about Oriini Kaipara and her gang video, which spent the better part of the day front and centre, starting with us yesterday morning as we played you the cringe-inducing audio, to be followed by the rest of the media, was that Oriini is from the Māori Party, not the Greens. If it...
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Guy Roper: Dairy Companies Association Chair on the sector's priorities for the next government
The Dairy Companies Association has laid out its priorities for the next government. The five points include biosecurity, bipartisan infrastructure and energy, streamlined food regulation, and food and nutrition policy based on science and clear labelling. It also calls for an ambitious trade...
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Holly Brooker: Makes Sense campaign co-founder on the enforcement of social media bans in the wake of Labour revealing its social media policy
Both major parties are backing tougher rules on children's social media use, with questions now turning to how they'll be enforced. Labour's promising an under-16 social media ban will go before a select committee within 100 days if elected, while National introduced its own bill to Parliament in...
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Nicola Willis: National Finance Spokesperson on the party's new right to silence policy
National is open to expanding its proposed ban on the right to silence for child killers, depending on legal advice. The party's proposing a law change that would send witnesses of child killings to prison for up to 10 years, if they don't reveal who was responsible. National's Nicola Willis has...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: The Greens and Te Pāti Māori are committed to digging this hole deeper
Unbelievably, the Mongrel Mob drama is still rolling on. It's been six days. A video has emerged from the hui at the gang pad in which Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara tells the Mongrel Mob that Te Pāti Māori's policies would reinstate what should have existed all along. Depending on how you...
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Reuben Davidson: Labour's Technology spokesperson on the party's proposed teen social media ban
Labour's Technology spokesperson says the party could get a social media ban for under-16s legislated in one year. It's promising to progress the ban to select committee stage within its first 100 days of Government, if elected, alongside new law on digital duty of care. Reuben Davidson says...
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Te Ururoa Flavell: former Te Pāti Māori co-leader on MP Oriini Kaipara doubling down on support for gangs
A former Te Pāti Māori co-leader is defending current MPs chatting with the Mongrel Mob. MP Oriini Kaipara went to the gang's South Auckland HQ last week, and today defended the visit. Leaders of other parties have criticised the two Te Pāti Māori MPs at the meeting, joined by Greens candidates....
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The Front Bench: The political fallout of visiting the Mongrel Mob
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, Sherson Willis' Trish Sherson and Childfund CEO Josie Pagani have the insight and analysis as the...
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John MacDonald: Ditching the right to silence would be a slippery slope
You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who hasn’t been appalled by the cases here in New Zealand where a child has been killed and the people who know full well what has happened have kept their mouths shut. They’re able to do that because of the right to remain silent, which National has announced...
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Mike's Minute: Do you know the policies of the party you're voting for? Or does it not matter?
One of Opportunity's polices is to stop you from using your KiwiSaver for first home purchases. The big question around that policy is - did you know that? Everyone, and I mean everyone, I have talked to that is even contemplating supporting Opportunity can't name a single one of their policies…
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Dr Angus Chambers: Chair of GenPro on ACT's proposed GP funding boost
The ACT party is promising to commit an extra $400 million over four years to boost GP numbers and appointments, with 35% of GPs intending to retire within five years. The party claims a $100 million annual boost could help increase patient numbers by at least 6%. Doctor Angus Chambers Chair of...
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John Munro: Defence Lawyer on National's proposed changes of right to silence
A criminal defence lawyer warns a new National policy is tackling a very vexed area of law. The party is campaigning on removing the right to remain silent when a child under 12 is killed. The party suggests this is an exceptional circumstance that justifies breaching the Bill of Rights Act....
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Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister and National Party Leader on voter suppression, right to silence, and aluminium dumping
Christopher Luxon isn't worried that removing the right to silence in exceptional cases would clash with the Bill of Rights Act. Under the policy, people who witness a child's murder could face up to 10 years in prison, if they don't reveal to Police who was responsible. Luxon told Mike Hosking…
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Andrew Dickens: Split voting is undemocratic
The split voting thing. In the weekend papers were full of full-page ads paid for by RCR. This appears to be the vessel for Don Brash and Nick Mowbray to promote their tactical voting tactic to create an overhang that benefits the centre right. I don't like it the same way Don Brash doesn't like...
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Ethan Griffiths: Newstalk ZB political reporter on the Green Party's bid to abolish the training wage
The Greens say their trades policy will end up providing a boost to the local economy. If elected, the party will abolish the training wage, and introduce a $2000 equipment grant to help cover tools, uniforms and course materials. Newstalk ZB political reporter Ethan Griffiths says this is in...
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Dr Luke Bradford: Royal College of General Practitioners President on ACT's proposed funding boost to retain more doctors and attract more from overseas
GPs hope a $400-million-dollar political pledge results in more competitive pay packets. The ACT Party is promising the funding boost if elected, which is designed to help practices offer competitive remuneration and retain staff. It's worth about six percent of GPs budgets. Royal College of...
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Francesca Rudkin: Is there a case for four-year parliamentary terms?
It is about now in an election campaign when you start weighing up the benefits of a 4-year term, right? Attack ads? Tick. Scare tactics? Tick. MPs in a Gang furore? Tick. The release of basic, sensible and unspectacular policies? Tick. Debates in which no one shines? Tick. It’s hardly been an...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: The Taxpayers' Union's Chris Hipkins AI advert is brilliant campaigning
Right, so the question is whether the Taxpayers' Union has gone too far with its AI advert about Chris Hipkins. If you haven't seen the ad yet, let me explain it. It's a short video that starts with a ginger-haired man in a suit and red tie sprinting down a suburban street. He kicks in a door and...
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the National party's messaging on working with Opportunity
There has been some confusion over whether the National party is open to working with the Opportunity Party after leader Christopher Luxon reportedly told supporters he would work with 'whoever he has to' to secure a second term. The party has since clarified that Luxon was referring to working...
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John MacDonald: This is a new low in political attack ads
Anyone who’s ever been the victim of a home invasion needs to avoid seeing the latest election campaign ad from the Taxpayers’ Union. It’s the latest in a series of attack ads from this outfit. Alongside all the other negative advertising out there from some of the actual political parties. But...
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Election 2026: Vanessa Weenink and Tracey McLellan on who should be the next Banks Peninsula MP
This week's Politics Friday Election Special focused on the Banks Peninsula electorate. The candidates, Vanessa Weenink from National, and Tracey McLellan from Labour, made their pitch about why they want to become the next local MP. They discussed the tight 2023 election result, which was…
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Andrew Dickens: Is the Greens' co-leadership a thing of the past?
Yesterday's talkback outrage was all about the MPs and the gangs. A meeting that was condemned by both the Chrises in the Leaders debate. But despite this weight of opinion, Marama Davidson doubled down on the visit – and then she promised more funding for gang run social programmes. Well, I…
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Mark the Week: Are we debated out?
At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. The campaign: 6/10 Was this the week that we got debated out? One too many or two too many? And can you believe there are at least two more still to come? Gangs: 1/10 May turn…
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Mike's Minute: Did October 15 change the election?
Is it too far-fetched to ask two things: 1) Whether the campaign turned dramatically against Labour yesterday. 2) If within a 24-hour period, whatever chance they might have thought they had is now blown to smithereens. The Greens want to fund gangs. They are unapologetic about hanging with gangs...
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Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Are Kiwis already over the election campaign?
The week has come to an end, which means it's time for Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson to help Mike Hosking Wrap the Week that Was. They discussed cancelled credit cards and wayward subscription services, and dug into the third week of the election campaign. Is the country over it already? LISTEN...
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: It took courage for Goldsmith to turn up to the Silver Scrolls
Now, there's a headline today that deserves a bit of discussion. It's this: "Silver Scrolls: Why does Paul Goldsmith keep turning up to these things?" And the reason for that headline is that Paul Goldsmith went to the Silver Scroll Awards and, yet again, the musicians gave him a hard time....
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Mike Angove: City Kickboxing trainer on NZ First's pledge to set up a Combat Sports Commission
New Zealand First is promising more regulation in combat sports - but an MMA coach advises caution. The party wants to set up a Combat Sports Commission, to oversee licensing, and require medical professionals at events. It also wants penalties to crack down on gangs hosting unsanctioned events....
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Denis O'Reilly: lifetime Black Power member on the Greens and Te Pāti Māori meeting with the Mongrel Mob
A lifelong gang member says Green Party decisions around gangs this week have a bad look. Greens and Te Pāti Māori MPs this week visited the Mongrel Mob HQ, posing for photos. The Greens say they'd consider dumping the patch ban, and are open to mob-delivered drug-rehab work. Denis O'Reilly says...
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Green and Te Pāti Māori candidates meeting with the Mongrel Mob
Candidates from Te Pāti Māori and the Greens were recently spotted meeting with the Mongrel Mob on social media, and it's prompted some backlash. Chris Hipkins and Labour have since ruled out any MP from those parties holding the Justice or Police portfolios. Newstalk ZB senior political...
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Kerre Woodham: The MP-gang meeting brought back memories of the bad old days
Sweet mercy. I don't know about you, but the sight of Green and Te Pāti Māori MPs posturing and posing with members of the Mongrel Mob brought back very bad memories of the bad old days. Remember when gang members were given funding for dubious rehab programs? And when they took over the roads…
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Christopher Luxon: National Party Leader takes talkback, discusses coalitions, achievements, education
Christopher Luxon says National's delivered a lot of what it wanted to this term. While taking talkback with Kerre Woodham, a supporter asked why he allowed ACT and New Zealand First to veto National promises after the 2023 election. She pointed out although Luxon had expressed support for…
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Brigitte Morten: Political Commentator unpacks the second major leaders debate
Is there a clear winner in the wake of the second major leaders debate? Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins went head-to-head in the NZ Herald's Leaders Debate last night, clashing on education, geopolitics, and wages, amid other things. Political Commentator Brigitte Morten told Ryan Bridge the...
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Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader unpacks the leaders debate, education, Green and Te Pāti Māori MPs meeting with gang members
Chris Hipkins is lambasting Greens and Te Pāti Māori for engaging with gangs. MPs from those parties met and posted photos with members of the Mongrel Mob in South Auckland this week, surrounded by patches. It's led to the Labour leader ruling out any MP from the Greens or Te Pāti Māori holding…
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