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February 6, 2026
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News political reporter New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon faced sustained heckling and had to fend off questions about a revived Treaty Principles Bill as he returned to Waitangi this year. ACT leader David Seymour predictably attracted his own jeers, and NZ First’s Winston Peters focused on a return serve. The ... <a title="Speeches, celebrations and heckling – what happened at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/speeches-celebrations-and-heckling-what-happened-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Speeches, celebrations and heckling – what happened at Waitangi">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2024
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been warned that Māori will not sit by without a fight if the government attempts to meddle with te Tiriti o Waitangi. As politicians of all stripes have flocked to Rātana near Whanganui, it was a rare chance for Māori to address politicians directly on the ... <a title="Luxon warned over ‘meddling’ on Te Tiriti – ‘Māori will not sit idly by’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/24/luxon-warned-over-meddling-on-te-tiriti-maori-will-not-sit-idly-by/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon warned over ‘meddling’ on Te Tiriti – ‘Māori will not sit idly by’">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2023
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 2023 in the Aotearoa New Zealand general election. Pre-election polls appear to have under-estimated support for National, which on the provisional results last night can form a government with ACT ... <a title="NZ elections 2023: It’s National on the night as New Zealand turns right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/15/nz-elections-2023-its-national-on-the-night-as-new-zealand-turns-right/" aria-label="Read more about NZ elections 2023: It’s National on the night as New Zealand turns right">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2023
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist The Pacific Election 2023 debate kicked off today with one of the most pressing issues for Pacific communties — an amnesty for overstayers. The Dawn Raids apology was two years ago, and weeks out from the election, the Labour Party has announced it would offer a lifeline for long-term ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Overstayers issue kicks off Pacific communities debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/25/nz-election-2023-overstayers-issue-kicks-off-pacific-communities-debate/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Overstayers issue kicks off Pacific communities debate">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2023
Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime walked into the lion’s den when she took part in an election debate in Kerikeri last night. The traditionally blue seat is currently held by Labour — the election of 2020 was the first time it had been won by the left since 1938 — but polls suggest that won’t last ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Raucous Northland debate crowd rails at covid, te reo Māori mentions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/nz-election-2023-raucous-northland-debate-crowd-rails-at-covid-te-reo-maori-mentions/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Raucous Northland debate crowd rails at covid, te reo Māori mentions">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2023
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist Parliament has ended for another term, shutting down ahead of the Aotearoa New Zealand election campaign with a debate where many focused on attacking their political opponents. Labour Party leader and Prime Minister Chris Hipkins warned New Zealanders: “We can continue to move forward under Labour, or ... <a title="Hipkins warns NZ voters against ‘turning the clock back’ on reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/01/hipkins-warns-nz-voters-against-turning-the-clock-back-on-reforms/" aria-label="Read more about Hipkins warns NZ voters against ‘turning the clock back’ on reforms">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2023
By Jamie Tahana, RNZ News Te Ao Māori journalist at Waitangi, and Russell Palmer, digital political journalist Iwi leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand have accused opposition parties National and ACT of “fanning the flames of racism”, urging the prime minister to be brave and not walk away from partnership on Three Waters. With Waitangi events and ... <a title="Iwi leaders warn Hipkins not to bow over Three Waters co-governance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/04/iwi-leaders-warn-hipkins-not-to-bow-over-three-waters-co-governance/" aria-label="Read more about Iwi leaders warn Hipkins not to bow over Three Waters co-governance">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2020
By Richard Shaw, of Massey University Strong team. More jobs. Better economy. So say the National Party’s campaign hoardings. Only thing is, last Sunday’s Newshub-Reid Research poll – which had support for the Labour Party at 60.9 percent and for National at 25.1 percent – suggests the team is not looking that strong at all. ... <a title="Rogue poll or not, all the signs point to a tectonic shift in NZ politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/rogue-poll-or-not-all-the-signs-point-to-a-tectonic-shift-in-nz-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Rogue poll or not, all the signs point to a tectonic shift in NZ politics">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2018
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