As It Happened: Luxon and Hipkins Face Off in Leaders' Debate, Parties Talk Finance in Queenstown

Chris Hipkins joins Mike Hosking in studio after leaders debate

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Fact-checking the leaders' debate after Luxon and Hipkins said they never lie

As Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins clashed in the NZ Herald leaders debate, a Newsroom fact check finds they both made false claims.

Leaders spar as NZ election remains too close to call

A back-and-forth on minimum wages lost the second leaders debate for Prime Minister Chris Luxon, according to an influential broadcaster.

As it happened: Luxon and Hipkins face off in leaders' debate, parties talk finance in Queenstown

Following Tuesday's TVNZ-RNZ multi-party debate, on Wednesday, the Chrises - Luxon and Hipkins - clashed again in the Herald leaders debate.

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Hipkins and Luxon go head to head in the second leaders’ debate

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