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Labour Would Put 'Cost of Living First', Hipkins Says

Hipkins criticised rising costs and climate policies, opposing LNG terminal and tolls while pledging affordability and job creation amid 2,000 weekly departures, Labour said.

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Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Photo: Getty Images By Giles Dexter of RNZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins has taken aim at the government's cost of living and climate policies in his State of the Nation speech in Auckland.

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Labour would put 'cost of living first', Hipkins says

Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Photo: Getty Images By Giles Dexter of RNZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins has taken aim at the government's cost of living and climate policies in his State of the Nation speech in Auckland.

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Labour leader Chris Hipkins to deliver State of the Nation speech

The party is not promising many bells and whistles ahead of the address.

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