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Labour leader Chris Hipkins open to idea of means-testing superannuation

NewstalkZB 30 Apr 2026
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he is open to discussing whether New Zealand’s superannuation should be means-tested ... Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins in Newstalk ZB's studio with Kerre Woodham.
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Chris Hipkins takes talkback with Kerre Woodham

NewstalkZB 29 Apr 2026
As things heat up in the political realm, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins is joining Kerre Woodham live in studio to answer Kiwis’ burning questions. .
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Chris Hipkins on drinking culture in the Beehive

NewstalkZB 29 Apr 2026
Labour leader Chris Hipkins joins Nick Mills in the studio for his monthly catch up ... Hipkins shares Labour's plans, and talks tax and ...
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Chris Hipkins Announces Labour Will Back India Free Trade Deal

Scoop 23 Apr 2026
Chris Hipkins says his party will help National pass the free trade agreement, but admits parts are "almost impossible". The NZ First leader says it's "madness" ....
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Chris Hipkins Must Come Clean On Tax

Scoop 20 Apr 2026
One thing is clear – Labour will increase taxes on Kiwis, but is not being honest on which taxes it will increase and by how much, senior National MP Simeon Brown says ....
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Kerre Woodham: Chris Hipkins has got to go

NewstalkZB 27 Mar 2026
Chris Hipkins has consistently maintained he never received advice telling him there was a risk involved in requiring 12 to 17-year-olds to have a second Covid vaccination ... Chris Hipkins says don't know, don't recall, didn't see it.
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins denies misleading public over Covid vaccine risk to under 18s

RNZ 27 Mar 2026
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has denied misleading New Zealanders after revelations he had been aware of the potential risks to teenagers of a second Covid-19 vaccine dose in 2022 despite recently claiming otherwise.
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Labour Leader Chris Hipkins on the fuel relief package announcement from National

NewstalkZB 25 Mar 2026
Nick is joined in studio by Labour Leader Chris Hipkins for the first of their monthly chats for the year. Starting with the fallout from last week's events in Hipkins' private life being bought to the public eye.
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Chris Hipkins says he considered his future in politics after ex-wife's claims

RNZ 18 Mar 2026
New Zealand First's leader Winston Peters says he's not interested in weighing in on the personal relationship of Labour's leader Chris Hipkins ... Earlier on Wednesday, Hipkins said he did consider his ...
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Watch: Labour leader Chris Hipkins holds media conference over ex-wife's allegations

RNZ 17 Mar 2026
In an emotional media conference, Labour leader Chris Hipkins has again rejected the allegations made by his ex-wife, and the characterisation of the events she described ... Asked if his children were okay, Hipkins choked up and said.
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Chris Hipkins rejects social media allegations from his ex-wife

NewstalkZB 16 Mar 2026
Labour leader Chris Hipkins ex-wife has made a series of allegations about his conduct, suggesting they contradict Labour’s electioneering on “health, houses and jobs”.
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Chris Hipkins' ex-wife makes series of unsubstantiated claims about him

RNZ 16 Mar 2026
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is seeking legal advice about a series of unsubstantiated claims made by his ex-wife on social media, RNZ understands ... In a brief statement on Monday, Hipkins said ... Hipkins proposed to Grace in November.
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Labour's Chris Hipkins To Wait Until After Budget 2026 To Make Commitments

Scoop 24 Feb 2026
Criticism came in thick and fast after his State of the Nation speech with Nicola Willis describing it as "a lot of words that amount to nothing" ....
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State Of The Nation Address: Chris Hipkins

Scoop 23 Feb 2026
I am promising this. A government that puts the cost of living first. A government that partners with business to create jobs and raise wages. A government that invests in our people and backs our potential ....
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