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Israel-Gaza ceasefire call needs 'high degree of diplomacy' - National
20 Nov 2023The National Party is accusing caretaker Prime Minister Chris Hipkins of playing politics over Gaza and says he did not consult them over calling for a ceasefire.
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins calls for a ceasefire in Israel Gaza conflict
19 Nov 2023Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, while the National Party has accused him of 'playing politics.'
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Weekend ends without a new government as talks continue
19 Nov 2023The weekend is ending without a government being formed, more than five weeks after election day, as caretaker Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said today, 'my boxes were packed several weeks ago'.
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Christopher Luxon defends use of taxpayer funds for Auckland-based coalition talks
19 Nov 2023The National Party leader says the cost of holding talks in the city to form a new government is the price of democracy.
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MBIE spending on consultants on the rise again
19 Nov 2023A major ministry's spending on the Big Four consultancies is back to where it was two years ago, after a jump higher in the intervening year.
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Talks will 'keep going as long as it takes' - Luxon
18 Nov 2023Coalition talks have wrapped up for the day and are set to resume tomorrow, as New Zealand continues to wait for its new government to take shape more than a month after the election.
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Knives out for incoming PM
18 Nov 2023Opinion - Christopher Luxon is now being openly mocked and ridiculed by political commentators for his failure to achieve a coalition government, writes Bryce Edwards.
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APEC summit wraps up with closed door meeting
18 Nov 2023The United States has hosted the week-long gathering in San Francisco, with Trade Minister Damien O'Connor flying the flag for New Zealand in the absence of a new government being in place.
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Only a handful of issues to work through in coalition talks, Luxon says
17 Nov 2023Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says a deal with New Zealand First and ACT is "very close".
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Labour's Damien O'Connor sole Kiwi face at APEC
17 Nov 2023Outgoing Trade Minister Damien O'Connor is talking up the trade positives and skirting the geo-political negatives at the APEC summit.
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Luxon defends negotiating skills as coalition talks continue
17 Nov 2023National leader Christopher Luxon has defended his negotiating credentials as meetings to form a government with ACT and NZ First continue in Auckland.
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Week in Politics: Peters' no show steals the show
17 Nov 2023Analysis - Winston Peters' no show at the talks on Tuesday created controversy and is being described as a "humiliating show of political brinkmanship", writes Peter Wilson.
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Political editors panel: Posturing and progress in negotiations
17 Nov 2023RNZ, NZ Herald and Newsroom political editors Jane Patterson, Claire Trevett and Jo Moir examine the past week of coalition talks. Audio
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Why Winston Peters was a no-show in Wellington this week
16 Nov 2023Winston Peters says "pretty substantial" progress has been made today, and shed some light on why he never arrived in Wellington on Tuesday.
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Election 2023 process officially over, though no government formed yet
16 Nov 2023The election process has officially come to an end with the return of the writ.
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Coalition talks in 'final stages' - Luxon
16 Nov 2023National's leader Christopher Luxon says negotiations to form a government are in the final stages.
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Slow pace of coalition talks 'speaks volumes' - Sepuloni
16 Nov 2023As National's negotiating team gathers in Auckland this morning, Labour's Carmel Sepuloni says the slow pace of coalition talks "speaks volumes".
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Fake news didn't play a big role in NZ's 2023 election – but there was a rise in 'small lies'
15 Nov 2023The threat of disinformation on social media in the lead-up to New Zealand's 2023 election loomed large for the Electoral Commission and academics studying fake news.
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Coalition agreement getting 'closer by the day' - ACT leader David Seymour
15 Nov 2023Seymour says progress has been made on tax, and the parties are looking at ministerial positions as well as policies now.
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Recounts confirm Helen White, Takutai Tarsh Kemp as electorate MPs
15 Nov 2023The final recount results from the election have come through, confirming the seat results for Tāmaki Makaurau and Mt Albert.
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Coalition talks: Luxon, Seymour, Peters meet
15 Nov 2023The first meeting between the leaders of all three parties negotiating to form a government has taken place, with Seymour calling it "congenial and promising".
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Congestion charging bill derailed at last minute, former MP says
Legislation to allow congestion charging on roads just failed to make it over the line in the last Parliament, but is parked up ready to go.
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Luxon, Peters and Seymour to finally meet - at least, that's the plan
14 Nov 2023It was a "risky business" to assume where Peters was "these days", said the ACT leader ahead of the three leaders' first meeting together Wednesday.
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Mini budget will be released before Christmas - Nicola Willis
14 Nov 2023The National Party is adamant that it can provide a mini budget by Christmas, despite slow progress in coalition talks. Audio
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