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Saturday, October 14, 2023, was the final day of the tri-annual New Zealand election. In the weeks leading up to the closing day, mainstream broadcasting companies, like NewsHub and TVNZ hosted leader’s debates. Aotearoa New Zealand has two major parties that have been going back and forth in parliament since its establishment. We’ll start with the opposition, the National Party. The New Zealand National Party, or in Te Reo Māori, Te Rōpū Nāhinara o Aotearoa, shortened to National, Nāhinara or the Nats, is a centre-right political party in New Zealand . National was formed in 1936 through the amalgamation of conservative and liberal parties, r eform and united respectively, and subsequently became New Zealand's second-oldest extant political party. Here’s a brief explanation of what they seek to do, should they get into parliament. Kiwis are struggling because the economy is damaged. This has seen costs outstrip wages as food, fuel, rents and mortgages skyrocket, creating