New Zealand Labour shed votes to the right but also the left – the price of a progressive policy bonfire
Tired, broke and eager for change, New Zealand expected to shift right at coming election
August 2023
Youthquake rumbles to a stop? Support for the left falls among New Zealand’s young voters
Bucking global trends, polls find young voter support higher for National and right coalition than Labour as election nears
New Zealand’s Labour party is stumbling towards defeat – a scare campaign could save them
Henry Cooke
With Jacinda Ardern gone, her party’s political capital has been squandered. But a turnaround is possible
New Zealand: ministerial scandals put Labour further behind in polls ahead of election
Survey shows Chris Hipkins’ personal approval rating holding steady, but the opposition National party gaining ground
May 2023
New Zealand budget 2023: Chris Hipkins focuses on young families suffering in cost of living crisis
Prime minister offers measures to ease cost of raising children as part of promise to focus on ‘bread-and-butter issues’ ahead of election
Neither Chris galvanises support as New Zealand voters shun major parties
Henry Cooke
Whether it’s Chris Hipkins or Christopher Luxon, neither leader has seized the moment, allowing the smaller parties to play a major role in the next election
New Zealand Labour minister suddenly defects to Māori party
Meka Whaitiri says she will join an ‘unapologetic Māori political movement’ to stand in the upcoming general election
April 2023
New Zealand budget: Chris Hipkins promises to do ‘small number of things very well’
New Zealand Labour tied with National in latest polls, six months out from election
March 2023
Coalition creaks as New Zealand Greens watch Labour dump climate policies
Greens co-leader James Shaw says Labour shouldn’t count on its support in upcoming election amid glacial progress on emissions
February 2023
Waitangi Day celebrations struggle to mute politics in heated election year
Questions of sovereignty, inequality and New Zealand history hang in the background as political speeches foreshadow a future in which relationship with Māori plays a central role
January 2023
New Zealand’s Labour party sees boost in polls after Ardern resignation
Chris Hipkins says cost of living is ‘absolute priority’ as he becomes New Zealand prime minister
Selfies, sendoffs and star power as Jacinda Ardern has her last day in the sun
Who is Carmel Sepuloni? New Zealand’s first Pasifika deputy prime minister
Hipkins is unlikely to reach heights of Jacindamania, and that may suit New Zealanders
New Zealand’s Chris Hipkins vows to focus on inflation ‘pandemic’ and ‘fairer’ tax system
New Zealand: Chris Hipkins taking over from Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday
New Zealand’s next PM: How will they be chosen and when will we know who it is?
