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Ardern says the final results strengthen Labour's mandate
5:17 PM.Labour leader Jacinda Ardern says the final election results give her party a strengthened mandate to continue with coalition negotiations. Audio
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Bill English says National still best placed to lead
5:14 PM.The National Party leader Bill English spoke to reporters at Lake Hayes. Audio
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Colin James crunches the numbers
5:10 PM.Veteran political journalist Colin James crunches the numbers. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 6 October 2017
6:38 PM.Perhaps the biggest upset of the election was the Maori Party's exit from Parliament as voters abandoned the party for Labour. In a shock few saw coming, co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell lost his 12-year… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 29 September 2017
6:38 PM.The election may be over, but there is no sign of a new Government just yet. All four parties involved in the coalition talks are getting their negotiating teams ready and figuring out where and what… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 22 September 2017
6:30 PM.The day before the polls close in New Zealand, RNZs Poll of Polls shows National widening its lead over Labour, but when you add in the Greens they are pretty much even. While we've heard a lot about… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 15 September 2017
6:30 PM.The election is rapidly approaching and it's still anyone's game. National and Labour are neck and neck in the countdown to September 23rd and there's still plenty happening on the campaign trail. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 8 September 2017
6:40 PM.New Zealand is another week closer to the September 23rd election, and the race could not be tighter. National and Labour are neck in neck in RNZ Polls of Polls and the rest of the political parties… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 1 September 2017
6:38 PM.Another week on the campaign trail and another big story. The New Zealand First leader is claiming he's the victim of a National Party leak, after personal information about his superannuation payment… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 25 August 2017
6:30 PM.The shocks just keep coming in this election campaign - the latest political leader to fall on their sword is the United Future leader and government ally, Peter Dunne. The other big news of the week… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 18 August 2017
6:45 PM.Trans-Tasman relations have been strained at times but the controversy surrounding the Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and his links to New Zealand put the relationship clearly in the… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 11 August 2017
6:45 PM.The Green Party's campaign slogan "Great Together" is now painfully ironic given its tumultuous week, with two MPs leaving and then its co-leader Metiria Turei resigning. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 4 August 2017
6:40 PM.The tired old adage - a week is a long time in politics - has proven itself to be more than apt this week. In that time Labour has completely changed its leadership and campaign, and the Greens have… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 28 July 2017
6:45 PM.The prospect of the Greens co-leader Metiria Turei being under investigation for benefit has raised questions about her place in a potential Labour Greens government. All political parties are busy… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 21 July 2017
6:38 PM.As the election draws nearer opposition parties are busy trying to carve their own path, while also presenting a picture of a stable, credible alternative government. However, nothing is… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 14 July 2017
6:45 PM.The Prime Minister wants to stick with National's current support partners if the party is in a position to lead the Government for a fourth term. But is that healthy and would it work for another… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 14 July 2017
6:38 PM.The Prime Minister wants to stick with National's current support partners if the party is in a position to lead the Government for a fourth term. But is that healthy and would it work for another… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 7 July 2017
6:38 PM.After several months a report into petrol prices has confirmed what many suspected, that people in Wellington and the South Island are paying more than the rest of the country for their fuel. But will… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 30 June 2017
6:38 PM.The Government's been in court this week over the way it has set New Zealand's climate targets. Hamilton law student Sarah Thomson is taking legal action against the Minister for Climate Change Issues… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 23 June 2017
6:30 PM.It's been an unexpectedly messy week for the National Party this week in the lead up to its election year conference, and the first real test of Bill English's leadership. The party clearly thought… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 16 June 2017
6:38 PM.Immigration continues to be hot election year topic, and Labour has poured fuel on the fire with its new immigration policy. The leader Andrew Little says New Zealand is not prepared for the thousands… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 9 June 2017
6:38 PM.The controversial voluntary euthanasia debate took another twist this week after a member's bill legalising the right to die was pulled from the ballot. The legislation in the name of the ACT party… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 2 June 2017
6:35 PM.An investigation is underway into whether the Auditor General Martin Matthews is fit to continue in that role. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 26 May 2017
6:38 PM.The Finance Minister, Steven Joyce, has delivered his first budget, clearly aimed at helping National win September's election. It includes a lift for lower income families through changes to Working… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 19 May 2017
6:38 PM.The trans-Tasman bond is again being tested with the rights of New Zealanders living in Australia being stripped further. Australia tightened its visa rules last month making it harder for people to… Read more Audio