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Gone By Lunchtime: 50 days out, the campaign ignites
They took it to the supermarket. Don’t know why, but they had to start it…
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KiwiSaver: Would Labour or National make you better off?
‘Essentially, which policy makes people better off comes down to the trade-off between current personal…
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One Candidate, One Pint: Paul Henry on never giving a shit what anyone thinks
‘I know I’m right, I never doubt the fact.’ Heads turn at the Thistle Inn,…
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Gone By Lunchtime: Only 64 more days of tax, tax, tax, tax, tax, tax, tax, tax, tax
Has this election campaign peaked early? National’s campaign manager Simeon Brown has proved unremitting and…
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An out-of-work 18-year-old on not knowing who to vote for
A student wants a place to stay and a job, but doesn’t know if he’ll…
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Tamatha Paul got her property facts wrong – and I’m in the middle of it
I think I can explain what’s going on, writes Joel MacManus. Green MP Tamatha Paul…
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Is Paul Henry’s cancer centre a whim or a solid idea? Health experts give their verdicts
As the public health system groans under pressure, four healthcare experts give their verdicts on…
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The man who made the election electric
Why is everyone jumping on the rooftop-solar wagon? For a minute there you couldn’t move…
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A glimpse inside Dunedin’s new hospital
After years of delay and debate, the first stage of the New Dunedin Hospital project…