Election Tim Watkin (RNZ): Sending out the political assassins as National shoots itself in the foot Peter Dunne: Greens’ fate uncertain, but the rest of the election jigsaw is beginning to look remarkably settled Andy Fyers (BusinessDesk): Will the polls move this close to election day? (paywalled) Ali Shakir (Herald)
Election Audrey Young (Herald): Act’s job is to destroy NZ First vote says National’s Judith Collins Ben Leahy (Herald): Wealth tax ‘a bottom line’ for a Greens-Labour Government: Genter Claire Trevett (Herald): Why Jacinda Ardern has more to fear from a poll she won than a debate she
TVNZ leaders debate Tim Watkin (Pundit): A Rabbit-Hole Election Debate: So Do You Want More Avocado Orchards? Steve Braunias (Guardian): First TV debate between Ardern and Collins avoids being a horror show Luke Malpass (Stuff): Leaders’ election debate verdict: Jacinda Ardern lost, but Judith Collins didn’t win it Herald:
Thank you for your kind welcome. It’s great to join you all today for National’s first-ever virtual election campaign launch. But it’s a bittersweet day. We should all be here together. However, because the rhetoric never matches reality with this Government, New Zealanders have again had our
Election 1News: Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins to face off as first party leaders debate airs tonight on TVNZ Irra Lee (1News): Expert’s guide on what to look for in first TVNZ leaders’ debate Thomas Manch (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins to go head-to-head in first leaders’ debate 1News:
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Election Luke Malpass (Stuff): National tries to deal itself in, but Jacinda Ardern has all the momentum Dan Satherley and Conor Whitten (Newshub): Auckland Central poll puts Labour’s Helen White way out in front Georgia Forrester (Stuff): New poll results are in for the hotly contested Auckland Central seat,
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Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update, Economy Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): High unemployment, high house prices and a social crisis on the books Audrey Young (Herald): Leaders make case for wisdom, honesty, balance and discipline (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): No matter who wins the election, the belt will have to tighten Heather
Election Henry Cooke (Stuff): Judith Collins and David Seymour battle for the right wing Richard Harman (Politik): How Collins and Seymour are divided Andrew MacFarlane (1News): Vote Compass: Most New Zealanders support higher taxes for the wealthy Claire Trevett (Herald): Are National and Labour both guilty of ‘misinformation’? (paywalled) The
hobsonspledge.nz Last Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she had “listened to Kiwis” and will make Matariki a public holiday from 2022 if re-elected. The “Kiwis” she had listened to were the 30,000 who had signed two petitions calling for Matariki to become a public holiday. Launched by
Alert level decision Luke Malpass (Stuff): Big questions linger after Covid-19 alert level decision Derek Cheng (Herald): Travel spike could thwart Government’s level 1 plans – Covid modeller Science Media Centre: Alert Level status quo stays a little longer – Expert Reaction Crystal Wu (Stuff): Public health, economic experts react to
Election Andrea Vance (Stuff): When these are the options, this is why I don’t vote Claire Trevett (Herald): Behind the leaders – the National and Labour campaign players and tricks (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): Labour lines up ducks to win big Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): Labour’s policies sink other
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Election Audrey Young (Herald): Election battlegrounds – Political parties eye strategic seats (paywalled) Katie Scotcher (RNZ): An introduction to ‘The Outliers’: The political parties who aren’t in the daily headlines Tova O’Brien (Newshub): With two Government parties under threat of political obliteration, is it time to rethink MMP? Tim
Louis Houlbrooke Campaigns Manager New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Labour’s New Tax Is About Envy, Not Slaying the Debt Monster Yesterday Grant Robertson announced the Labour Party’s new tax policy – the headline item being a new personal tax rate of 39 per cent for income over $180,000. It’
