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Election 2023 headlines with summaries.
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Election updates: Luxon arrives at Parliament, stays tight-lipped about negotiation details
16 Oct 2023MPs and party leaders have arrived at Parliament, as confidential discussions about the formation of a new National-led government begins.
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Greens' result a 'banner of hope', incoming MP says
16 Oct 2023The Green Party has cemented its status as the voice of the most left-leaning city in Aotearoa and will keep on fighting for people and the planet, the new MP says. Audio
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'Very devastated' Labour MPs prepare for spell in political wilderness
16 Oct 2023Crushed Labour MPs - grappling with the reality of being banished to the opposition benches - will start returning to the capital today.
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'We are not doing this by negotiation through the media' - Luxon on coalition talks
16 Oct 2023The incoming prime minister says he wants to do coalition negotiations behind closed doors - differently to what he has seen in the past. Audio
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As election uncertainty settles, NZ must unify climate vision - councillor
15 Oct 2023Opinion - With the window of time for transformational emissions reductions closing, we cannot afford to remain in a state of defeat for long, writes councillor Sophie Handford.
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Election 2023: National and Labour both face urgent issues
15 Oct 2023Analysis - National could face a crisis of expectation after promising so much, while Labour has to rebuild its devastated ranks, writes Peter Wilson.
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Local Government Minister McAnulty unseated but tipped to remain list MP
15 Oct 2023Kieran McAnulty looks set to remain in Parliament as a list MP but has been unseated from his position in the Wairarapa electorate MP by National's Mike Butterick.
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Voters weigh in on Labour's future in Mt Albert, Te Atatū
16 Oct 2023In Auckland, two of Labour's safest seats are on a knife edge with just a handful of votes between the leading candidates.
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'A reset in mindset': Maureen Pugh on plans as West Coast-Tasman MP
16 Oct 2023National's new West Coast-Tasman MP Maureen Pugh says her communities have been calling out for change and now they've got it.
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Parties must work towards 'political stability' - David Seymour
16 Oct 2023The ACT Party leader says there needs to be political stability to have intelligent policy change and that means starting negotiations early.
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On a knife edge: Tense wait for special votes in marginal seats
15 Oct 2023Te Atatu in West Auckland is New Zealand's most marginal seat after last night's vote count.
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On a wing and a prayer: Christopher Luxon lands politics' top job
15 Oct 2023Husband and father, Crusaders fan, high-achieving businessman and relative political novice - RNZ profiles the man set to become New Zealand's 42nd prime minister.
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Chris Hipkins: The rise and fall of 'the boy from the Hutt'
15 Oct 2023Analysis - Less than 10 months after being sworn in as prime minister, Chris Hipkins has conceded the election and finds himself in a caretaker government.
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Live election updates: ACT expecting to lose a seat from 'less organised' special voters
15 Oct 2023David Seymour says he wishes people would "vote in the right place", but respects every vote has to be counted.
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Watch: Luxon on working with Seymour: 'We have good alignment and good chemistry'
15 Oct 2023The incoming prime minister says he has spoken to ACT Party leader David Seymour twice and will work with him "in a constructive way".
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Nanaia Mahuta: taking stock and spending time with whānau
15 Oct 2023Defeated Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta says she hopes the gains for Māori over the last two Labour terms will not be wound back.
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Too early for Labour leadership talks, says outgoing MP
15 Oct 2023Labour's outgoing MP for Ilam Sarah Pallett says it is too early to say if Chris Hipkins would continue as the leader of the party.
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Watch: Winston Peters speaks to media after party's election gains
15 Oct 2023New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says he will be consulting with colleagues on post-election plans, but gave no specifics of the party's position.
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National holding senior team meetings over forming government - Bishop
15 Oct 2023The National Party will discuss strategy around forming a government this afternoon, after everyone has finished watching the All Blacks game, says campaign chair Chris Bishop.
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Election 2023: Everything you need to know today
15 Oct 2023New Zealanders have voted for change, giving the National Party a clear mandate to lead the next government with 50 seats in Parliament.
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Election 2023: Labour's Chris Hipkins concedes, congratulates National on results
14 Oct 2023Chris Hipkins says he knew it would be an "uphill battle" and no prime minister that was replaced in an election year has gone on to win.
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In pictures: Joy and sadness on Election Night as results roll in
14 Oct 2023RNZ journalists have been out and about throughout the country today on election day. Here are some of the scenes from the night as results come in.
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Maipi-Clarke becomes country's youngest MP with win in Hauraki Waikato
14 Oct 2023Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke has won the Hauraki Waikato electorate, making her the youngest elected MP in Aotearoa.
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Election wrap: National, ACT poised to form government
15 Oct 2023Christopher Luxon and the National Party are on course to form a government with the ACT Party, with National winning almost 40 percent of the party vote in today's general election.
