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Leaders clash over MMP loopholes, climate costs and household budgets

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National leader Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins met in their third Leaders' Debate where issues such as strategic voting, climate change and...

‘It will be all of us’: Peters warns social media bans won’t stop at children

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NZ First leader Winston Peters has defended cash protections, criticised online safety laws and warned that social media restrictions could give the state too...

French riots spread to Italy as looters break into private homes

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Student riots in France have reportedly spread to Italy, with looters fighting police in Milan, Bologna and Turin. Local residents have been throwing objects at...

Brian Tamaki pleads not guilty to inciting racial disharmony

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Destiny Church Leader Brian Tamaki has pleaded not guilty to three Human Rights Act charges of inciting racial disharmony at Manukau District Court on...

Peters takes aim at Seymour over strategic voting

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NZ First Leader Winston Peters has accused ACT Leader David Seymour of putting his own electoral seat ahead of a centre-right government, calling Seymour’s...

Election 2026 Round Up – 20 Oct

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Labour: Leader Chris Hipkins says the gang patch ban will stay if he becomes Prime Minister despite his earlier opposition, and criticised Green and...

Labour pledges under-16 social media ban and ‘Digital Duty of Care’ law

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Labour has promised a Digital Duty of Care law that would require online platforms to protect Kiwis from “harmful content and addictive designs”. The party...

Rioters in France burn 143-year-old town hall and storm other buildings

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Rioters in France have torched the 143-year-old town hall in Limoges, amid violent demonstrations and looting. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said about 550,000 people protested...

Election Roundup: Parties pitch spending plans and draw coalition boundaries

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ACT put GP access at the centre of its health pitch, promising $400 million over four years to retain doctors, recruit overseas and increase...

NZ First promises rail revival, BNZ buyback and supermarket crackdown

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NZ First is promising a 12-month Canterbury commuter rail trial and the return of the Southerner passenger service linking Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill. Leader Winston...

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