National party
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Christopher Luxon’s new coalition struggles with self-inflicted crises – but it has time to recover | Henry Cooke
New Zealand’s incoming government still has three years to show it stands for something other than clumsily un…
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New Zealand gets two deputy PMs after marathon coalition talks
After weeks of negotiations, incoming PM Christopher Luxon announces that populist Winston Peters and libertar…
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Final New Zealand election results show National party will need populist NZ First to govern
Centre-right party loses two seats in final tally and will need to rely on traditional partner Act as well as …
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Youthquake rumbles to a stop? Support for the left falls among New Zealand’s young voters
Bucking global trends, polls find young voter support higher for National and right coalition than Labour as e…
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Will New Zealand’s opposition fall into the same tax trap as Liz Truss? | Henry Cooke
New Zealand and the UK both have top tax rates that raise little revenue but lie as potent political traps for…
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Former New Zealand PM John Key says he would have voted for Trump and Bolsonaro
Influential National party figure said he had never voted ‘anything other than right’, but that some on the ri…
- Asia Pacific, Jacinda Ardern, Labour party, National party, New Zealand, New Zealand politics, World news
New Zealand’s local elections appear to show a backlash against Ardern. The reality is more complex
Many cities chose conservative candidates but the results were less about national trends than local condition…
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New Zealand National party reinstates MP after inquiry clears him of bullying
Sam Uffindell had been stood down after allegations he had bullied a female housemate while at universityA New…
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New Zealand’s political right surges ahead in polls as Ardern’s popularity dips
Centre-right National and libertarian Act could form government, according to latest survey, with Labour-Green…
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New Zealand’s National party stands by MP who beat fellow student while at high school
Sam Uffindell was asked to leave prestigious private school Kings College after taking part in a group attack …
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It is time for New Zealand to end gay conversion practices | Shaneel Lal
The National party’s opposition to the bill outlawing conversion therapy is anti-children – a ban would send a…
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Why New Zealand rejected populist ideas other nations have embraced
Labour’s historic win delivered Ardern a second term while voters punished politicians who embraced populism J…
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What next for New Zealand’s National party and its embattled leader?
New Zealand overwhelmingly embraced Jacinda Ardern’s Labour, leaving Judith Collins’ party in the wildernessJu…
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New Zealand has put its faith in Labour: now the party must deliver | Claire Robinson
With its most resounding victory since 1946, the weight of expectation on Labour has never been greaterThe Jac…
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‘Poor cousin’: New Zealand opposition leader insults Tasmania in off-script remarks
Judith Collins says she would not want New Zealand to emulate Tasmania economically and says it was ‘much nice…