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Pro-roads National in pole position to win
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Pro-roads National in pole position to win

National-ACT take clear lead in Newshub/Reid Research poll; Luxon prefers NZTA focus on building roads, not cutting emissions; Luxon "absolutely" wants China to build roads; ACT, NZ First opposed
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Luxon wants NZTA focused on building roads, not cutting emissions. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The Kākā

TL;DR: National-ACT could govern alone if a Newshub-Reid Research poll was replicated on October 14. Christopher Luxon would welcome Chinese investment and construction firms building National’s big new roads. He also wants NZTA focused on building roads, not cutting emissions. ACT and NZ First oppose the Chinese investment.

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