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Evidence on NZ's carbon emissions far from clear

Have New Zealand's carbon emissions increased over the past three years under the Labour-led government?

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Is Australia 'outplaying' NZ on debt and unemployment?

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was recently quizzed on how New Zealand's COVID-19 budget response compared to Australia's.

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Does NZ spend less on pensions than most wealthy countries?

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand's superannuation system is among the world's most affordable.

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Did Labour turn a big surplus into deficit before COVID-19 struck NZ?

ACT leader David Seymour has questioned whether the Labour-led government is capable of managing New Zealand's mounting debt.

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Has NZ spent more on Corrections in two years than on all Treaty of Waitangi settlements?

Maori Party co-leader John Tamihere claims high levels of Maori imprisonment is costing the NZ government dearly.

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NZ Greens cite outdated greenhouse gas figures

The party's co-leader claimed emissions from the construction industry increased by two-thirds over the past decade.

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NZ National overstates impact of oil and gas exploration ban

Is New Zealand using more coal because of the government's offshore oil and gas exploration ban?

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Are tourists and international students still contributing to the NZ economy?

Judith Collins claimed $21b had been lost in exports from the sectors in the coronavirus pandemic.

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NZ PM makes flawed claim about police numbers under National

Did the number of police decline when National Party leader Judith Collins' was police minister?

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National misleads with NZ renewable energy claims

Experts say changes in electricity generation shares under Labour and National haven't been driven by government.

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National overstates benefit of NZ tax cut plan

Would New Zealanders earning between $50,000 and $70,000 be $3000 better off under National's proposed tax cuts?

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Will pumped hydro result in significant energy price hikes for NZ?

Will transitioning to 100 per cent renewable electricity generation increase power prices in New Zealand?

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New Zealand's oil and gas ban hasn't led to energy price spike

Has the NZ government's ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration caused an increase in energy prices and a rise in coal consumption and imports?

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Labour and National both claim credit for NZ public housing rise

Did National sell off thousands of public houses - and has Labour been successful in making up the shortfall?

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Can NZ PM Jacinda Ardern claim success on child poverty trends?

Can the Ardern government claim early success in addressing child poverty in New Zealand?

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Has NZ's state housing waiting list risen under the Labour coalition?

Are there 20,000 people on the state housing waiting list in New Zealand, up from 5,000 at the end of the last National government?

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Has NSW weathered the impacts of COVID-19 better than NZ?

Has every Australian state bar Victoria had fewer COVID-19 deaths than New Zealand?

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Tourism, lockdown key to deep New Zealand recession

Does New Zealand's reliance on international tourism and its more stringent lockdown explain why its economy entered a deeper recession than Australia's in the second quarter?

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Lockdown critic says COVID-19 is only slightly worse than the flu

Is the fatality rate for COVID-19 only marginally worse than the seasonal flu?

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Drink driving fatalities were halved by RBT in NZ, but it took more than three years

NZ National Party MP Nick Smith supports random roadside testing of drivers for drugs and alcohol, but his memory of the impact of RBT on road fatalities was faulty.

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