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- Te Pāti Māori and Tāmaki Makaurau by-electionQuiet since 16 Sep 2025
- New Zealand political polls 2025Quiet since 10 Dec 2025
- Te Pāti Māori turmoil and Labour responseQuiet since 8 Dec 2025
- New Zealand political polls October 2026Ongoing
- Opinion polls ahead of 2026 electionQuiet since 3 Oct
- Wellington mayoral election 2025Quiet since 30 Oct 2025
- Labour's capital gains tax and free GP visitsQuiet since 3 Nov 2025
- Hipkins and Labour election campaign 2026Quiet since 11 Oct
- Labour and National fiscal plans 2026Ongoing
- Pay equity changes 2025Quiet since 9 Jun 2025
- Te Pāti Māori haka suspensionsQuiet since 7 Jun 2025
- Opportunity Party coalition bottom linesOngoing
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October 2026
- National support drops to 29% in latest 1News Verian poll
- Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong discusses election prospects in Dunedin
- Labour proposes rent-to-buy scheme for public housing tenants+1
- Cancer campaigner shows breast scans to political leaders
- Chris Hipkins defends education record against Prime Minister's claims
- Advance voting begins ahead of November 7 election
- Kerrin Leoni to run as independent MP for Tāmaki Makaurau
- Hipkins and Luxon urge voters to enrol before Sunday deadline
- National releases 100-day plan for potential second term+2
- Advance voting begins as election enrolment deadline passes+1
- Political careers at stake in Mt Albert electorate battle
- Luxon distinguishes between his gang photos and those of opposition figures+2
- Luxon defends National MP after photo with gang members emerges+2
- Late-deciding voters could determine outcome of close election
- Labour candidate resigns after video shows campaigning with gang members+3
- Labour candidate denies visiting gang pad after Te Pāti Māori claim
- Luxon faces voter disagreement over ruling out Opportunity Party deal+1
- Electoral Commission defends shift away from door-knocking for voter enrolment
- AI-generated fear-based election messages finding an audience
- National surges to 32% in latest 1News Verian poll+2
- Chris Hipkins extends preferred prime minister lead in latest poll
- NZ First promises to double tax rebate for video game makers
- Chris Hipkins says funding gang-linked programme was a mistake
- Luxon and Hipkins face off in final leaders' debate+3
- Labour unveils plan to address emergency department overcrowding+1
- Labour releases online safety policy targeting tech giants
- Hipkins narrowly wins final leaders' debate against Luxon
- New poll shows Labour leading National in neck-and-neck election+1
- Political parties propose various policies regarding KiwiSaver ahead of election
- Video surfaces of Te Pāti Māori MP meeting Mongrel Mob members
- Labour proposes digital watchdog and social media ban for under 16s
- Hipkins challenges Luxon to a debate on health+1
- Calls for political parties to address superannuation sustainability
- National and Labour remain stuck in polls at campaign halfway mark
- Labour announces plan to reduce children's screen time+1
- Luxon faces voter suppression claims over election date and enrolment changes+1
- Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong hints at resignation
- Commentary on the second leaders' debate
- Labour and National both fall below 30 per cent in new poll
- Wellington North candidates attend Aro Valley community debate
- Luxon says he will work with whoever is needed for second term+1
- David Seymour open to coalition with Opportunity to block left-wing government
- Kāpiti candidates agree on airport but differ on tax incentives
- Chris Hipkins accuses Government of using councils as scapegoats
- Whanganui electorate candidates participate in Stratford debate
- Christopher Luxon clarifies stance on minimum wage inflation increases
- Te Tai Tonga electorate race remains wide open
- Opportunity Party leader to contact party with most seats first
- Labour pledges up to $50m annually for Elevate venture capital fund
- Greens and Te Pāti Māori defend meeting with Mongrel Mob+1
- ACT proposes removing tax ring-fencing rule for residential property investors
- National pledges to remove Auckland's ban on minimum car parking+1
- Chris Bishop and Ginny Andersen clash in Hutt South debate
- National and Labour tied in latest 1News Verian poll+2
- Nursing schools told to limit enrolments to 2025 levels+2
- Chris Hipkins supports Labour candidate Max Harris in Tāmaki
- Labour launches Cost of Luxon campaign targeting National's cost of living
- Green Party unveils $6 billion economic development plan
- Luxon and Hipkins face off in second leaders' debate+3
- Minor party leaders face off in multi-party debate
- Chris Hipkins answers questions at campaign events in Palmerston North and Auckland
- National party says raising retirement age is off the table+1
- Pakaraka School becomes New Zealand's first state school to convert to charter
- National releases fiscal plan with no tax cuts next term+2
- Labour pledges to limit compulsory branded school uniform items+1
- Dame Jacinda Ardern supports Labour Party in election campaign video
- Labour promises to reinstate school lunch programme and rural bus routes
+3 - How much difference would Labour's airline policy really make?
- Chris Hipkins receives normal blood pressure reading on campaign trail
- Quake and tsunami monitoring centre closed for hours due to staff shortages
- Luxon v Hipkins: Stuff’s Leaders’ Debate set for October 20
- NZ First renews push to ban backyard fireworks
- Opportunity leader doubts Luxon's refusal to form coalition
- Chris Hipkins pledges to continue Nelson infrastructure projects
- Chris Hipkins visits Nelson businesses during election campaign
- Labour pledges 'automatic refunds' for cancelled flights on big airlines+1
- National proposes random drug testing for Jobseeker beneficiaries+2
- Labour will not campaign to reverse parental test for benefits
- Labour proposes reforms to increase competition in banking sector
- National unveils small business policy package
- Rawiri Waititi leads in Waiariki electorate according to new poll
- Coalition projected to retain majority in latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll+1
- Chris Hipkins faces voter concerns during Mt Albert market walkabout
- Helen White prepares for close Mt Albert electorate contest
- Labour and National dispute savings from Investment Boost policy
- Chlöe Swarbrick says National attacks on wealth tax are backfiring
- National and Labour neck and neck in latest poll+1
- Luxon 'looking forward to' Leaders Debate, Hipkins vows he's PM-in-waiting+2
- Labour pledges to lower fuel and car repair costs
- Labour’s consumer law proposals won’t stop companies breaking them
- Election 2026: Error page on Labour website as fiscal objective made ‘clearer’, National’s Nicola Willis says ‘not serious people’
- ACT proposes removing tax on KiwiSaver investment earnings+1
- Labour releases fiscal plan ahead of November election+2
- Letters discuss political campaigns and potential coalition agreements
- Politicians and iwi leaders attend tangi for Adrian Rurawhe+1
- David Seymour works shift at St Heliers Four Square
- Candidates hold first election debate on the Chatham Islands
- National Party launches campaign bus in East Auckland
- New poll of Māori voters shows strategic voting may be sinking in
- Greg O’Connor elected unopposed as new Wellington councillor
- Election 2026: Farming, tax and climate policy debated at Mystery Creek
- Greens promise to reinstate pay equity, set aside funding for care and support workers
- Hipkins announces four-point plan for government transparency and democratic reforms
- Chris Hipkins criticises campaign to create MMP overhang
- Labour proposes crackdown on hidden fees and consumer protections
- Minor parties could decide next government in tight election race
- Chris Hipkins campaigns in New Plymouth to win electorate seat
September 2026
- Labour MP holds narrow lead in Mt Albert electorate poll
- Debbie Ngarewa-Packer leads candidate poll in Te Tai Hauāuru
- Former Speaker and Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe has died
- Tākuta Ferris open to coalition with National, Act and NZ First
- TVNZ defends election reporting after criticism from senior MP
- Treasury reduces forecasts for New Zealand house price growth
- No land tax or 'citizens' income' in Opportunity's bottom lines+1
- Labour candidate leads in Te Tai Tonga polling
- Chris Hipkins hits up Christchurch after student loan announcement
- Greens eye key portfolios following surge in latest poll+1
- Treasury forecasts smaller deficits and less debt in pre-election update+2
- Christopher Luxon discusses National's election campaign launch in Auckland
- Hipkins pledges to reverse pay equity changes within 100 days+2
- Chris Hipkins faces questions during Christchurch campaign visit
- David Seymour warns against supermarket sector interventions
- Luxon responds to NZ First proposal to abolish Waitangi Tribunal
- Why Mt Albert could be pivotal for National as it plots its way back to power
- Labour promises to write off 10% of some student loan balances+3
- National Party launches 2026 election campaign in Auckland+3
- Chris Hipkins heckled by Vision NZ candidate at Ōtara markets+1
- Labour Party to launch election campaign on Sunday
- Petition presented to Parliament to include Sam’s Creek in national park
- Survey shows support for wealth tax and narrowing political gap
- Labour kicks off election campaign in Hamilton with policy announcement, eyes wins in ‘bellwether’ seats
- Labour pledges $4.3 billion for social housing, schools and hospitals+1
- Petition for Fire and Emergency NZ inquiry delivered to Parliament
- Labour would ditch Peters’ realpolitik for ‘moral clarity’
- Chris Hipkins defends Labour's ambition at Wellington meeting
- Election 2026: National attack ads against Labour use crime footage from Government’s own term
- Christopher Luxon to hold post-Cabinet briefing as Parliament enters final week
- Labour proposes breaking up Foodstuffs and Woolworths from their wholesale arms
- National promises screen ban in early childhood education
- Police issue over 1000 charges and notices under new stalking law
- Labour proposes independent body to oversee school curriculum and assessment
- Prime Minister Luxon to lead penultimate post-Cabinet press conference
- No, it wasn’t a rogue poll. Chris Hipkins and Labour’s trend is down – Heather du Plessis-Allan
- Heckling, ‘bitching’ and a cat at Hipkins’ first public chat
- Labour promises AI office and online safety regulator
- Chris Hipkins dismisses latest poll showing Labour support in mid-20s
- National and Labour both fall below 30% in new poll+3
- Coalition members disagree over select committee recommendations for move-on orders
- Cervical screening to be free for women aged 25 to 69
- Labour demands MBIE chief executive resign after misleading MPs
- Labour's fuel tax freeze plan lacks cost details
August 2026
- Labour pledges guaranteed jobs for all graduate nurses if elected
- Labour launches Māori campaign at Wainuiomata Marae
- Labour pledges $21 million annually for Māori-led trades training
- Government confirms planned fuel tax increase will not proceed
- Luxon defends prioritising rates cap over social media ban
- Labour to support government bill banning social media for under 16s
- Government introduces bill to ban under-16s from social media
- Greg O’Connor considering Wellington City Council by-election run
- Labour unveils slogan for 2026 election campaign
- National pledges no new taxes and abandons bank and bed tax plans
- Labour outlines fiscal strategy and surplus targets ahead of election
- Stuff Group launches Aotearoa Decides election coverage
- Majority of New Zealanders support restricting voting to citizens only
- National develops new policy for Fire and Emergency New Zealand
- Ministers apologise for error affecting winter energy payments
- Labour rules out streaming tax following administrative oversight
- Winston Peters opposes new business case for second Waitematā Harbour crossing
- National out of government in new Talbot Mills poll
- National promises to complete Christchurch Hospital tower if re-elected
- National Party unveils growth plan for the South Island
- Police apologise to Rakesh Naidoo over incorrect information
- Opportunity Party leader open to confidence and supply agreement
- Opportunity Party surges to 8% in latest 1News Verian poll
- Chris Hipkins pledges AI and start-up support for small businesses
- Chris Hipkins rules out governing deal with NZ First+2
- Coalition on track for re-election according to latest poll of polls
- National announces three budget responsibility rules for re-election pitch
- Labour support drops as Opportunity passes 5% threshold in new poll
- Christopher Luxon maintains support for MMP referendum proposal
- Labour unveils $1.56 billion small business policy package
- Christopher Luxon defends use of Defence Force flight for travel
July 2026
- Wellington City Council proposes wide-ranging redundancies
- Labour leads National on most important issues in new poll
- Review recommends changes to speed up solar panel installations
- Calls for Winston Peters to be sacked over comments to Green MP
- Labour seeks copy of social media ban bill before offering support
- Hipkins and Luxon rule out working with Opportunity Party
- Luxon defends timing of National's new parental leave policy
December 2025
- Labour remains undecided on support for India free trade agreement
- New Zealand secures free trade agreement with India
- Nicola Willis to stand as list-only candidate at 2026 election+3
- New Zealand economy grows 1.1% in September quarter
- Parliamentary leaders deliver final speeches as year concludes
- Government to close road cone hotline ahead of schedule+1
- Chris Hipkins promises a different Labour Party for 2026
- Speed limits reduced on State Highway 1 near Motutere Holiday Park
- Labour leads National in latest Taxpayers’ Union/Curia poll
- Coalition government announces replacement for Resource Management Act
- Pro-Palestine protesters removed from Parliament after disrupting Question Time
- Government announces major replacement for the Resource Management Act+3
- Te Pāti Māori support drops to 1 per cent in latest poll+1
- Ian Taylor criticises lack of clarity in NZ political speeches
- Luxon to address social media lobbyist texts and KiwiSaver changes
- Hipkins signals distance from Te Pāti Māori amid new polling
November 2025
- Labour pledges low-interest loans for new GP practices+2
- Labour Party delegates rally in Auckland ahead of election year+1
- Expelled Te Pāti Māori MP urges Labour to create electoral overhang
- Labour shifts into campaign mode at Auckland annual general meeting
- Winston Peters rejects Labour offer to repeal Regulatory Standards Act
- Labour leader Chris Hipkins criticises potential coalition partners in Auckland
- Labour MP Greg O’Connor uncertain about political future
- Luxon says coalition remains strong after Peters and Seymour dispute
- Craig Renney selected as Labour candidate for Wellington Bays
- Former Labour minister Michael Wood to seek political comeback+2
- Tensions emerge within the coalition Government
- Winston Peters to campaign against new regulatory services law
- Doctors criticise government pause on new puberty blocker prescriptions
- Winston Peters vows to repeal Regulatory Standards Bill if re-elected+1
- Labour MP Ingrid Leary deletes post regarding government event invitation
- Chris Bishop defends reallocation of Kāinga Ora funds for local bridge+1
- Labour leader Chris Hipkins announces engagement to partner Toni Grace+2
- Government performance rating reaches record low in latest survey+1
- Labour party support rises to 38 per cent in new poll
- Record number of New Zealanders move overseas in year to September
- Labour gains support in latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll
- Labour to campaign for Māori seats and Te Pāti Māori's removal+1
- Luxon and Peters clash over potential state asset sales+1
- Chris Hipkins says Te Pāti Māori is not ready for government
- Hipkins calls for improved vetting after former police official's guilty plea
- Labour pledges free cervical screening through Medicard scheme+4
- Government to remove school board Treaty of Waitangi requirement+3
- Labour withholding details on capital gains tax valuation process until after election
- Labour criticises David Seymour over measles testing event
October 2025
- Luxon dismisses Hipkins' comments regarding his personal finances
- Hipkins targets Luxon over property earnings during capital gains tax debate+2
- Ben McNulty named as Wellington deputy mayor
- Labour promises three free GP visits funded by capital gains tax
- Thousands remain without power in Southland and Otago after severe weather
- Tributes paid to Irish man who died in Queenstown accident
- Willis criticises Labour's proposed capital gains tax+1
- Labour announces targeted capital gains tax to fund free doctor visits+3
- Official funeral held for former prime minister Jim Bolger+2
- Labour promises to increase rebate for video game developers
- Four MPs drive from Tauranga to Wellington after flight cancellation
- Opposition promises to repeal changes to marine and coastal rights law
- Chris Hipkins surprised by Labour health policy announcement
- Hipkins defends Labour economic policy amid National criticism
- Labour MP Duncan Webb to stand down at next election+1
- Labour calls for investigation into Public Service Commission strike advertisements+2
- Government approves $675 million for Roads of National Significance projects
- Labour unveils Future Fund as first major election policy+2
- Te Pāti Māori co-leader failed to declare two properties
- Ray Chung re-elected to Wellington City Council by narrow margin+1
- National Party support declines in latest political polls
- Tory Whanau considers overseas work after losing council ward election
- National urges Labour to rule out working with Te Pāti Māori
- One in seven New Zealanders believe violence may be necessary
- Approval ratings for Luxon and Hipkins drop in latest poll+1
- Andrew Little begins term as new Wellington mayor
- Andrew Little elected mayor of Wellington+1
- Select committee recommends amendments to Regulatory Standards Bill
- Parliamentary vote on TV advertising bill nullified due to low attendance
- Oriini Kaipara delivers maiden speech as Parliament is suspended+3
- National Party support falls below 30 percent in latest poll+1
- Nicola Willis defends comments following protest at Winston Peters' home
- Labour defends opposition to banning protests outside private homes
- Toitū Te Tiriti cuts ties with Te Pāti Māori
- Expert warns government energy plan unlikely to reduce power bills
September 2025
- Luxon urges Hipkins to support offshore gas exploration+1
- Winston Peters did not seek ministry opinion on Palestine decision
- Proposed law change could result in 55,000 disallowed votes
- Inquiry launched into National MP Carl Bates over undeclared properties+1
- Labour and Police Minister condemn former deputy commissioner over firearms vetting changes
- Luxon backs Nicola Willis following GDP decline+1
- New Zealand economy shrinks by 0.9 per cent in June quarter
- Public support for capital gains tax depends on family home exemption
- Labour leads National in latest RNZ-Reid Research poll
- John Tamihere defends substance of Tākuta Ferris' controversial comments+1
- Andrew Little leads in Wellington mayoral poll
- Tākuta Ferris refuses to apologise for controversial posts
- Tākuta Ferris refuses to delete post amid Te Pāti Māori changes
- Wayne Brown's name recognition aids Auckland mayoral re-election bid
- Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris defends controversial social media post+2
- Taxpayers spent $44,000 on prime ministers' Queenstown helicopter trip
- Stuart Nash provides crude definition of woman at NZ First conference
- Peeni Henare undecided on future Tāmaki Makaurau candidacy after by-election loss
- Labour leader signals uncertainty regarding working with Te Pāti Māori
- Coalition would lose power in latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll
- Oriini Kaipara wins Tāmaki Makaurau by-election for Te Pāti Māori+2
- Shane Jones criticises government managerialism at NZ First convention
- Oriini Kaipara wins Tāmaki Makaurau by-election+3
- Former Labour minister Stuart Nash speaks at NZ First conference
- Former Labour MP Stuart Nash speaks at NZ First annual meeting+1
- Winston Peters says fixing New Zealand will take time
- Former National MP Harete Hipango joins New Zealand First
- Te Pāti Māori apologises after MP questions ethnicity of campaign workers
- Andrew Little leads in first Wellington mayoral poll
- Nicola Willis denies involvement in Reserve Bank cover-up
- Foreign buyer ban eased to attract wealthy investors
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