Sixth National Government of New Zealand
Government of New Zealand since 2023
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| February 11 2025 | The New Zealand Herald reported that Detective Superintendent Ross McKay was leading an inquiry into allegations of Te Pāti Māori's misuse of census data and Covid-19 vaccination information for electoral campaigning purposes. |
| January 22 2025 | A Statistics New Zealand report cleared the Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency of data breaches during the 2023 New Zealand census, made nine recommendations to improve procedures, and referred allegations against Manurewa Marae to the Privacy Commissioner. |
| October 2024 | Jamie Arbuckle, a Marlborough District councillor and New Zealand First list MP, planned to resign from his council position, noting the proximity to the 2025 local elections. |
| August 27 2024 | Former academic Rawiri Taonui asserted that whistleblowers connected to Destiny Church made allegations against Manurewa Marae and Te Pāti Māori following a failed attempt by the church to take over the marae. |
| July 2024 | Radio New Zealand reported that political parties received a total of almost NZ$25 million in donations during the 2023 general election, the biggest total declared in New Zealand history. |
| June 2024 | The Electoral Commission referred Green MP Darleen Tana and Verve Magazine publishers to Police for an alleged election advertising breach from the previous year. |
| June 7 2024 | Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Waititi and Ngarewa-Packer called for an urgent Police investigation into the data breach allegations. Police confirmed they were already investigating complaints. |
| June 2 2024 | Stuff journalist Andrea Vance reported that Statistics New Zealand was investigating allegations that Te Pāti Māori illegally used 2023 New Zealand census data to target Māori electorate voters in the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate during the 2023 election. |
| May 7 2024 | Auditor-General John Ryan completed an investigation revealing that the final election vote count was rushed and done under extreme pressure, failing to identify multiple errors. Ryan found several dual votes were included in the official count and recommended process improvements for the Electoral Commission. |
| February 2024 | RNZ reported that third-party groups spent a total of NZ$2 million during the 2023 election, which is 13 times the amount spent during the 2020 general election. |
| February 17 2024 | Voting closed for three local government by-elections resulting from MPs who previously held local council positions: Hamilton City Council's East ward, Christchurch City Council's Banks Peninsula community board, and Wellington City Council's Pukehīnau Lambton ward. |
| 2023 | During the regulated election period, campaigning rules prohibited political activity on election day and within 10 metres of advance polling booths. |
| 2023 | Ryan Hamilton resigned from Hamilton City Council immediately after the general election to take up his role as Hamilton East MP. |
| 2023 | Multiple polling firms conducted opinion polls during the term of the 53rd New Zealand Parliament for the 2023 general election, including regular quarterly polls by Television New Zealand (1News) and Discovery New Zealand (Newshub), as well as monthly polls by Roy Morgan Research and Curia. |
| December 6 2023 | Camilla Belich was declared elected as a Member of Parliament following Andrew Little's resignation. |
| December 5 2023 | Andrew Little resigned as a Labour Party list MP following Labour's election loss. |
| November 2023 | New MPs began the induction process, with 42 first-time parliamentarians representing approximately one-third of the new parliament. |
| November 2023 | Labour Party filed a complaint against Te Pāti Māori for allegedly using personal information collected during the COVID-19 immunisation programme for political campaigning purposes. |
| November 27 2023 | Christopher Luxon was sworn in as prime minister by Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro, marking the end of the Sixth Labour Government and the beginning of the Sixth National Government. |
| November 25 2023 | Port Waikato by-election held after the ACT New Zealand candidate's death during the general election voting period. Andrew Bayly was elected as the MP, switching from a list MP to an electorate MP, which allowed National to gain one extra List MP with Nancy Lu becoming the 123rd MP. |
| November 24 2023 | Terms of the coalition agreement were officially unveiled. |
| November 24 2023 | Christopher Luxon announced the formation of a coalition government with ACT and New Zealand First after the election. |
| November 23 2023 | Coalition negotiations between National, ACT, and NZ First concluded, with Luxon, Seymour, and Peters meeting in Wellington to finalize the agreement. |
| November 21 2023 | Luxon met with Seymour to discuss ministerial portfolios. |
| November 20 2023 | Luxon announced National had reached policy agreement with ACT and New Zealand First, which Peters disputed. Parties began discussions about allocating cabinet ministerial positions. |
| November 16 2023 | Victoria University of Wellington political scientist Mona Krewel released the 'New Zealand Social Media Study', finding that misinformation and disinformation were not significantly problematic during the election campaign, with fake news posts remaining below 3%. |
| November 15 2023 | First meeting of Luxon, Seymour, and Peters at Pullman Hotel's boardroom in Auckland since the election. |
| November 15 2023 | Recounts for three electorates were completed, with no changes to the original outcomes. |
| November 15 2023 | Electoral Commission confirms two key recount results: Helen White retains Mount Albert for Labour by 18 votes, and Takutai Moana Kemp unseats Peeni Henare in Tāmaki Makaurau by 42 votes. |
| November 13 2023 | Luxon stated he was unlikely to attend APEC due to prioritizing government coalition formation. |
| November 10 2023 | Electoral Commission confirms Rachel Boyack retains Nelson electorate by a margin of 26 votes, slightly narrower than the previous final count. |
| November 10 2023 | Hipkins and Luxon agreed to advise Governor-General Cindy Kiro to extend the caretaker government arrangement until coalition talks conclude. |
| November 10 2023 | Tamatha Paul will serve her last day as a Wellington City councillor, having been elected as Wellington Central MP. |
| November 9 2023 | The Electoral Commission admitted 15 voting places had data entry errors, with over 700 votes left off the final vote announced on 3 November. They confirmed these corrections did not affect overall election results or parliamentary seat allocation. |
| November 9 2023 | Writ for election returned; official declaration of elected members (subject to judicial recounts). |
| November 8 2023 | District Court of New Zealand receives three applications for judicial recounts in marginal electorates: Tāmaki Makaurau (Labour vs Māori Party), Nelson (National vs Labour), and Mount Albert (National vs Labour). |
| November 8 2023 | First contact made in coalition talks between ACT and NZ First, with chiefs of staff meeting to establish communication. Simultaneous high-level negotiation talks conducted between National and NZ First in Wellington. |
| November 7 2023 | The New Zealand Herald reported vote counting errors in Port Waikato and Ilam electorates, where hundreds of votes were mistakenly assigned to the Leighton Baker Party and the New Conservatives Party, affecting votes for National, Labour, Greens, NZ First parties and Te Pāti Māori. |
| November 3 2023 | Official election results declared. |
| November 3 2023 | Final election results were released, revealing changes in parliamentary representation, including additional seats for Te Pāti Māori and the Greens, and revisions to some preliminary results. |
| November 3 2023 | Final election results released, showing National's seat count dropped from 50 to 48, necessitating New Zealand First's support for a majority government. |
| November 3 2023 | Electoral Commission released official election results, including special votes and a recount of ordinary votes, 20 days after the initial election day. |
| October 2023 | Reuben Davidson resigned from the Banks Peninsula community board in late October to become Christchurch East MP. |
| October 2023 | Radio New Zealand reported significant under-representation of Pasifika New Zealanders in the incoming Sixth National Government, noting a decline from 12 Pasifika MPs in the previous Labour Government to zero Pasifika MPs in the new government. |
| October 21 2023 | Radio New Zealand estimated total online advertising spend between NZ$1.5 and NZ$2.3 million for major political parties, with parties focusing on different key messaging such as economy, health, crime, and climate change |
| October 21 2023 | Stuff reported low voter turnout in New Zealand prisons, releasing detailed voting data from the Electoral Commission, including voting patterns across several correctional facilities for prisoners eligible to vote. |
| October 20 2023 | The Spinoff reported on political parties' online advertising spending, with ACT Party being the highest spender on Meta and Google platforms |
| October 17 2023 | Labour Party member Andrew Little announced his retirement from politics. |
| October 14 2023 | Election day - polling places open from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. People may enroll in-person at polling places. Preliminary election results released progressively after 7:00 pm. |
| October 14 2023 | Deadline for overseas voters to cast their votes by 7:00 pm New Zealand time (UTC+13). |
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