Election 2023

Sitting National Rodney MP Mark Mitchell looks set to retain his seat, but said he was hugely disappointed by what the polls were saying. Mitchell told NZME there was no way he had "anticipated" what was coming through in the vote count. He said he felt for the party's "volunteers and supporters" who had given their all for the party. "You can't argue there is not a swing, but people just do not w...

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Potential new Auckland Central MP, the Green Party's Chloe Swarbrick told Mike Hosking he was thrilled, but it was "early days still". Swarbrick said the Green Party had "thrown everything" at a local campaign. She said it was "exciting times we are in the race" with about 60 per cent of the vote still to be counted. She put the current result "down to campaigning, and campaigning works". That inc...

Despite not even half of votes counted for the 2020 election, Labour are looking strong with the possibility of being able to govern alone. As it stands the main party in the current coalition Government are ranging around 50 per cent, with National way down on roughly 26. Senior Labour MP David Parker told Mike Hosking and Barry Soper he is thrilled with how election night was playing out to date...

The early votes counted suggest the Labour Party could govern alone, and National are heading for a huge defeat this election. As it stands Labour are hovering around 50 per cent, while the Opposition are sitting around 26. The greens and Act are not far off, at roughly 8 and 7 per cent respectively. National deputy leader and campaign manager Gerry Brownlee told Mike Hosking and Barry Soper it wa...

Votes are beginning to flood in for the 2020 election, and early signs are showing the Labour Party could govern alone. Should they need help, Labour are set to turn to the Greens who are sitting strong in third behind the two major parties. One of those in National are struggling for numbers, and could be set for an early defeat. Act sit fourth, not far off what the Greens have garnered so far. L...

A less than auspicious showing at National's election headquarters in Auckland’s Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron at this early stage of the night. Early voting results have National well behind, with nearly less than half of Labour's support.  Political reporter Aaron Dahmen is there, and he told Mike Hosking that the atmosphere is sombre so far.  "There's not many people here to witness these re...

The leader of the National Party's making a last-ditch plea to undecided voters ... to tick twice for blue. Judith Collins told Kerre McIvor they should vote for her Party - because it understands the economy. She says the Reserve Bank is predicting the worst economic times in 160 years. Watch the video above. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are just five days to go until Election Day, and things are heating up on the campaign trail! Tune in today for the final Front Bench - Heather du Plessis-Allan, Barry Soper, Trish Sherson and Chris Carter thrash out the big political issues in the lead up to Vote 2020. There is no holding back, no topic off limits, and no rules in this rapid-fire, highly opinionated election podcast. In tod...

Focus on the key issues facing Hutt South and Remutaka this election: Hear from Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Helen Down and REINZ regional director Mark Coffey on what needs to be done to boost the economy, and address rising house prices and growing congestion in the Hutt Valley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Greens don't have a bottom line for forming a coalition in parliament. Co-leader James Shaw reveals instead the party has six top priorities it's taking into this election. He told Kerre McIvor those include income support, transport, housing, the marine environment, clean energy and the future of farming. Shaw says they're not going to get everything they've laid out - but they want to make p...

Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern joined Mike Hosking this morning for Newstalk ZB’s final Leaders Breakfast event of the 2020 election campaign. Ardern yesterday laid out her vision for 2030, but her party will need to be re-elected if she hopes to achieve those goals. Covid-19 response, Ihumātao, coalition partners, the economy and trade were all on the agenda in a wide-ranging, two hour interv...

Focus on the Remutaka electorate: Hear from Green Party candidate Chris Norton, ACT candidate Grae O'Sullivan and NZ First candidate Talani Meikle on how they plan to address rising house prices, improve water management and boost the economy in Upper Hutt and surrounding suburbs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Seymour is predicting the demise of his own party. The ACT leader told Mike Hosking it's only a matter of time until New Zealand reverts back to a two-party political system. "In five elections time, the Greens will be gone, Act will make it for the next few elections but probably not forever, and we will be back to two parties." LISTEN ABOVE OR WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW See omnystudio.com/liste...

The co-leader of the Green Party is disappointed he couldn't bring in a capital gains tax. Jacinda Ardern has ruled out ever bringing in the tax during her time as Labour leader. But James Shaw told Mike Hosking a wealth tax could be another option. "I was irritated a few weeks back when people were claiming it's been ruled out. "We have to have the election first and then sit down and have a conv...

Winston Peters has rated the coalition Government's Covid-19 response an eight out of ten. The New Zealand First leader told Mike Hosking the Government claimed to go early and hard against the virus. “We went early but didn't go hard enough, and we should've brought in the military and implemented wider mask use.” Winston Peters says stopping the capital gains tax was his proudest achievement of...

Jason Pine hosts a Spotlight on Wellington Transport pre-election special with panelists Nick Leggett of the Road Transport Forum, Dr Caroline Shaw of Otago University's Department of Public Health, John Milford of Wellington Chamber of Commerce, and micromobility expert Oliver Bruce.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winston Peters say the next Government needs his Party's wisdom. The New Zealand First leader says there's a huge drive to rebuild the economy after Covid-19. But Peters says it wasn't performing as it should even before the pandemic. He told Kerre McIvor other parties aren't up to scratch, and a stabilising and common sense voice is needed in Cabinet. Watch the video above. See omnystudio.com/lis...

Focus on the Remutaka electorate: Hear from incumbent, Labour's Chris Hipkins, and National candidate Mark Crofskey on how they plan to address rising house prices and upgrade transport in Upper Hutt and surrounding suburbs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Focus on the Hutt South electorate: Hear from minor party candidates Richard McIntosh (Green Party), Roger Earp (New Conservative Party), Ben Wylie-van Eerd (TOP), Andy Parkins (ACT), Wilf Bearman-Reidel (Outdoors Party) and Paris Winiata (VisionNZ) on the anticipated close race in Lower Hutt, and what they see as the most important issues for voters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Heather du Plessis-Allan, Barry Soper, Trish Sherson and Chris Carter thrash out the big political issues in the lead up to Vote 2020. There's no holding back, no topic off limits, and no rules in this rapid-fire, highly opinionated election podcast. National leader Judith Collins has gone to great lengths to make sure people understand she is a woman of faith. Things ramped up yesterday when Coll...

National leader Judith Collins is being grilled on why her party should lead New Zealand through a pandemic and the economic fallout during the first of Newstalk ZB's Leaders Breakfasts today. Mike Hosking will put the questions to Collins over two hours, starting from 7am. Collins has used her extended interview to announce new policy - in the first 100 days of Government to launch an inquiry int...

Focus on the Hutt South electorate: Hear from sitting MP, National's Chris Bishop, and Labour candidate Ginny Andersen on the anticipated close race in Lower Hutt, and what they see as the most important issues for voters. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Focus on the key issues facing the Ohariu and Mana electorates this election: Hear from former Wellington Mayor and Johnsonville local Justin Lester, former Porirua Mayor and Road Transport Forum boss Nick Leggett, and current Porirua Mayor Anita Baker on what needs to be done to address growing congestion on our roads, the housing shortage and child poverty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

An expert panel is tonight debating whether New Zealanders should be able to request help to end their lives. Hosted by Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis-Allan, the panel features: Wellington GP Dr Mary English Professor Rod MacLeod of Hospice NZ Stuart Armstrong, a terminal cancer patient Dr John Bonning, an emergency medicine specialist from Waikato Hospital. It comes ahead of the End of Life Cho...