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Labour welcomes Opportunity bottom lines, National ignores them (opens the original)
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Labour is welcoming most of Opportunity’s bottom-line policies while National is ignoring them, its leader again ruling out working with Opportunity. It comes as the latest Herald-Motu Research Poll of polls shows for the first time the probability of the current coalition being re-elected is lower than for a coalition of Labour, the Greens, Opportunity and Te Pāti Māori. The model, which works by running thousands of election simulations to calculate probabilities for likely outcomes, suggests
On the Campaign: Luxon’s surprise McDonald's mission and his ‘toot to finger’ ratio (opens the original)
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National leader Christopher Luxon needed a pitstop between campaign events and had a chat with the staff. Photo / Adam Pearse The election campaign is well and truly underway with all the usual hallmarks of sign-waving, handshakes and more selfies than you can count. The Herald joined Christopher Luxon as he embarked on an afternoon of campaigning in Auckland. If you’re driving towards popular intersections in town centres and hear “How Many Taxes” ringing through the air, be warned; you’re head
'Bull****': Hipkins slams National tax attacks, promises to wipe 10% student debt (opens the original)
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Labour is promising to forgive 10% of student loan debt, a policy costing an estimated $583 million over the next four years. It comes as Labour leader Chris Hipkins slams National’s campaign suggesting a Labour-led coalition would introduce several new taxes, calling the claims “bull****”. The party is unveiling the policy at its campaign launch at the Due Drop Events Centre in South Auckland, where Hipkins anchored his speech on the impact of rising costs and declared he’d never felt so strong
Two-thirds of Kiwis want wealth tax, Labour's grip on main issues loosens (opens the original)
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The National Party of Christopher Luxon (left) trails Chris Hipkins' Labour Party on the country's main issues, according to a new survey. Photo / NZME About two-thirds of Kiwis support a wealth tax while about half back introducing taxes on inheritance, visitor accommodation stays and capital gains, according to a new survey. It comes as Labour’s perceived ability to manage taxation has suffered in the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor survey after attacks led by the National Party. The survey, which
Tobacco influence and a fight over Māori issues: Hager’s Dirty Work takes aim at Taxpayers’ Union (opens the original)
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Nicky Hager claims the Taxpayers’ Union had an internal dispute in 2022 over whether it should move beyond tax and economic issues and campaign more heavily on Māori and co-governance issues. Releasing his latest book Dirty Work in Wellington this evening, Hager told a crowd of hundreds that it was an exposé of the “latest front for New Zealand’s hard right”. In the book, he claims co-founder David Farrar wanted the Taxpayers’ Union (TPU) to “weigh in on these Māori issues more”, while staff pus
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