Election 2023

I’m wondering at this point who’s more obsessed with the election, the media, the politicians, or the voters.   The bulk of the feedback I’m getting at the moment is: we’re over it, open early voting,...

11 Sep 20232min

Support for National has rocketed up to just over 40 percent, with a 4.3 point jump in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll. Labour has taken a devastating tumble, down 5.5 percent to 26.8 percent. A...

11 Sep 20238min

ACT's Leader denies he's threatening the National Party by suggesting a confidence-only deal, post-election. David Seymour previously said his party would consider it - if National doesn't co-operate ...

11 Sep 20233min

Every Monday until the election The Front Bench will take on the biggest talking points of the election campaign. Heather du Plessis-Allan, Newstalk ZB Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper, form...

11 Sep 202332min

In today’s Election Fix, Chief Political Reporter Aaron Dahmen breaks down National Leader Christopher Luxon’s visit to Ohariu. Newstalk ZB’s Political Editor Jason Walls takes a look ahead to tomorro...

11 Sep 20235min

What a wild and woolly weekend on the hustings. Christopher Luxon turns up on Q&A to talk about National's policies. First up, he promises to close Rotorua's emergency housing motels and kick any trou...

11 Sep 20234min

For an outfit that doesn’t like red tape, the National Party seems to be having some sort of brain explosion.  Because it doesn't just want EV owners to pay road user charges - which I don’t think any...

11 Sep 20234min

We've also got an election coming up in five weeks, haven't we? So it was another weekend and another presentation of party policies coming thick and fast, wasn't it?   Health targets from National, t...

11 Sep 20234min