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NZ First promises to implement 'shortage-led' skilled work visas

RNZ 11 Oct 2026
Entry into the country under the scheme would be tied to an occupation, region and "demonstrated need" - not an employer getting accreditation ....
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NZFirst To Scrap Accredited Working Visa Model

Scoop 11 Oct 2026
Immigration must serve New Zealand’s economic interests, fill identifiable shortages, and complement our workforce, not become a general source of labour for ordinary jobs ....
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Election 2026 live: NZ First pledges to increase minimum wage by inflation levels if back ...

RNZ 10 Oct 2026
Meanwhile, Christopher Luxon has told a couple praying for a National victory that he will "take all the prayers I can get" ....
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Election 2026 live: Hipkins speaks out against foreign aid cuts, NZ First pledges minimum wage increase

RNZ 10 Oct 2026
Meanwhile, Christopher Luxon has told a couple praying for a National victory that he will "take all the prayers I can get" ....
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NZ First To Increase Working For Families, Minimum Wage

Scoop 10 Oct 2026
As a government we cannot just view the economic recovery from a national level, it needs to start with our workers who are the backbone of our communities, says Winston Peters, NZ First Leader ....
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Election 2026 live: Live: NZ First pledges to increase minimum wage by inflation levels if ...

RNZ 10 Oct 2026
Meanwhile, Christopher Luxon has told a couple praying for a National victory that he will "take all the prayers I can get" ....
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Live: NZ First campaigns on banning fireworks, Opportunity says Luxon will call after election

RNZ 09 Oct 2026
Meanwhile, NZ First is promising to ban fireworks and National is wooing farmers with loans ....
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NZFirst To Ban Public Sales Of Fireworks

Scoop 09 Oct 2026
The taxpayer should not be spending millions on something that drastically impacts pets, causes the inevitable fires, and causes havoc for our emergency services ....
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NZ First surge extends coalition lead, latest Taxpayers' Union Curia poll shows

RNZ 08 Oct 2026
The latest Taxpayers' Union Curia poll shows the coalition has slightly extended its lead over the left bloc thanks to a surge in support for New Zealand First ....
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Live: NZ First campaigns on banning fireworks

RNZ 08 Oct 2026
Meanwhile, the Greens are making a train promise, and the latest poll puts election on a knife-edge ....
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NZ First list ranks newcomers above sitting MPs

RNZ 07 Oct 2026
Craig Stobo and Taine Randell are eighth and ninth, ahead of existing MPs including Jenny Marcroft and Andy Foster ....
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Election live: NZ First has no bottom lines for negotiations, Peters says

RNZ 07 Oct 2026
Winston Peters told Morning Report bottom lines are negotiation losers, and show naivety in politics ....
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NZ First unveils party list – who are the winners and losers?

NewstalkZB 07 Oct 2026
New Zealand First has unveiled its party list.  ... Last night’s 1News-Verian poll would give NZ First 12 seats in Parliament.  New Zealand First party list for 2026 election .
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NZ First calls National's foreign aid cut promise desperate, ACT hails it as win

RNZ 06 Oct 2026
National's $820m pledge to increase Pharmac funding and other health programmes would redirect more than half the funding from non-Pacific foreign aid budgets ....
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NZ First gets $161,000 boost from anonymous donors, latest Electoral Commission disclosure shows

RNZ 01 Oct 2026
National has banked the most from secret donors, but NZ First got a big boost as the election campaign kicked off ....

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