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September 20, 2023
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. Why was he left unchallenged? In the TVNZ leaders’ debate last night, Luxon and Labour’s Chris Hipkins had a testy exchange over Māori healthcare. Hipkins held firm on the creation ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Truth behind National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood in debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/20/nz-election-2023-truth-behind-national-leader-christopher-luxons-maori-health-falsehood-in-debate/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Truth behind National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood in debate">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2023
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 in the Aotearoa New Zealand general election campaign with co-governance and gangs among the issues producing the liveliest exchanges. It was the first time the two leaders had squared off ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Hipkins and Luxon in fast-paced debate but fail to excite pundits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/20/nz-election-2023-hipkins-and-luxon-in-fast-paced-debate-but-fail-to-excite-pundits/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Hipkins and Luxon in fast-paced debate but fail to excite pundits">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 7, 2023
Asia Pacific Report Opposition National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis was among three political leaders who made a surprising commitment at a debate last night to build 1000 state houses in Auckland each year. Labour Party leader and caretaker prime minister Chris Hipkins and Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson also agreed to do so, with ... <a title="NZ election 2023: ‘People power’ alliance wins pledge of 1000 new state houses a year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/nz-election-2023-people-power-alliance-wins-pledge-of-1000-new-state-houses-a-year/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: ‘People power’ alliance wins pledge of 1000 new state houses a year">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist National says a series of attack ads targeting its leader Christopher Luxon funded by the Council of Trade Unions in the Aotearoa Election 2023 campaign is “disgraceful”. The NZCTU launched its campaign targeting Luxon today, with billboards going up around the country and social media. A full ... <a title="NZ election 2023: National hits back over union ads slamming Luxon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/nz-election-2023-national-hits-back-over-union-ads-slamming-luxon/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: National hits back over union ads slamming Luxon">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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May 30, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University When New Zealand’s opposition National Party’s transport spokesperson, Simeon Brown, questioned the logic of bilingual traffic signs, he seemed to echo his leader Christopher Luxon’s earlier misgivings about the now prevalent use of te reo Māori in government departments. Genuine concern or political signalling in an election year? After ... <a title="Slow down Simeon Brown – NZ bilingual traffic signs aren’t an accident waiting to happen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/30/slow-down-simeon-brown-nz-bilingual-traffic-signs-arent-an-accident-waiting-to-happen/" aria-label="Read more about Slow down Simeon Brown – NZ bilingual traffic signs aren’t an accident waiting to happen">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2023
By Rayssa Almeida, RNZ News reporter New Zealand’s Māori Party co-leader says the opposition National Party should go back to school if it thinks including te reo Māori on road signs is confusing. In a transport meeting yesterday in Bay of Plenty, National’s spokesperson Simeon Brown said introducing the language to road signs would make ... <a title="NZ’s opposition ‘need to go back to school’ over bilingual sign attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/27/nzs-opposition-need-to-go-back-to-school-over-bilingual-sign-attack/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s opposition ‘need to go back to school’ over bilingual sign attack">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: National’s progressive childcare-consultocracy switch National’s pitch to voters is both progressive and shrewd. Christopher Luxon declared a war on business consultants in his state of the nation speech yesterday, promising to crack down on the public service’s $1.7bn overuse of expensive business consultants and contractors, and use the savings ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s progressive childcare-consultocracy switch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nationals-progressive-childcare-consultocracy-switch/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s progressive childcare-consultocracy switch">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2023
Health New Zealand’s board chairperson Rob Campbell has been sacked over a political attack he made about the National Party’s Three Waters policy. Video: RNZ Checkpoint “I thank Mr Campbell for his contribution since the establishment of Te Whatu Ora last year.” In a statement, Campbell said the removal from his position was “an inappropriate ... <a title="Health NZ chair fired over ‘political’ post, but says govt ‘overreacted’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/01/health-nz-chair-fired-over-political-post-but-says-govt-overreacted/" aria-label="Read more about Health NZ chair fired over ‘political’ post, but says govt ‘overreacted’">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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February 1, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Peter Wilson, political commentator for RNZ News Tuesday, February 7, at 2pm. That’s when New Zealand’s new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ parliamentary year begins and he faces National leader Christopher Luxon in the debating chamber for the first question time of 2023. He needs to “Win the House”, as the saying goes. That ... <a title="Chris Hipkins’ first question time as PM – will he ‘win the House’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/01/chris-hipkins-first-question-time-as-pm-will-he-win-the-house/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Hipkins’ first question time as PM – will he ‘win the House’?">Read more</a>
