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Election 2023: Who won Newshub leaders’ debate? The verdicts on Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon

OPINION Claire Trevett – Herald political editor “I know you’re keyed up, and I know you came out here for a...
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Election 2023: New poll and Chris vs Chris is second leaders’ debate; what spark will Hipkins show to dent National’s lead?

A 1News Verian poll shows National has slipped further to 36 per cent – down 1 – and would need NZ...
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Coroner rules on death of Mathew Arrowsmith whose body was found on SH65

Mathew Kevin John Arrowsmith died on State Highway 65 in the Tasman district. WARNING: This story discusses suicide. Rumours that “foul...
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Day 24798 of My Life

This is my daily post for day 24798 of my life.
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Election 2023 live updates: Labour releases fiscal plan showing how it will raise and spend money

How Labour expects to keep the books in order while keeping its election promises if re-elected is being revealed this morning....
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Whangārei District Council under fire as more homeless people set up on Robert St

Some of the tents outside Open Arms. Photo Tania / Whyte A “tent city” pitched on a street in downtown Whangārei...
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Blackmailer sent naked photos of woman to her partner, workmates in sextortion case

The woman’s partner paid her ex $1000 in the hope that it would end the blackmail. It did not. A blackmailer...
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Election 2023: TVNZ’s Kaupapa Māori debate – wealth tax, co-governance and ‘indigenous’

Labour’s Willie Jackson and Act’s Karen Chhour during TVNZ’s Kaupapa Māori debate. Photo / Supplied A wealth tax “deal” with Labour,...
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Hawkeye needs to hitch a ride to the Magpies’ shield challenge in Wellington

Hawkeye gets a bit of 50th-birthday TLC from Simon Tremain (right) in 2015. Now, he needs a tow to Saturday’s Ranfurly...
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Election 2023: Who can give businesses more certainty? Grant Robertson and Nicola Willis battle it out

Finance Minister Grant Robertson is continuing to pledge to take a “balanced” approach towards managing the economy, while his National Party...
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