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Only active when you might need to know who’s in charge. Inspired by @WhoIsPM. We track every challenged, beleaguered and embattled leader, regardless of party.

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It's April 21, 2026 at 12:48PM and the current Leader of the National Party is Christopher Luxon. (For now.) #nzpol

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We're suspending our tracking updates of the leadership of the [Labour Party]. Until next time…

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It's January 21, 2023 at 03:00PM. The new Leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister-designate is Chris Hipkins. #nzpol

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It's January 22, 2023 at 02:18PM and the new Deputy Leader of the Labour Party is Carmel Sepuloni. #nzpol

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It's January 21, 2023 at 07:00PM and the current Leader of the Labour Party is Jacinda Ardern. #nzpol

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It's January 21, 2023 and the next Leader of the Labour Party is Chris Hipkins. #nzpol

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It's January 20, 2023 at 07:00PM and the current Leader of the Labour Party is Jacinda Ardern. #nzpol

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It's January 19, 2023 at 07:00PM and the current Leader of the Labour Party is Jacinda Ardern. #nzpol

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We're back and tracking the leadership of the @nzlabour party. #nzpol

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We're suspending our tracking updates of the leadership of the [National Party]. Until next time…

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It's November 30, 2021 at 5:04 PM. The leader of the National Party is Christopher Luxon.

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It's November 30, 2021 at 3:39 PM. The new leader of the National Party is Christopher Luxon.

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It's November 30, 2021 at 3:38 PM. The new deputy leader of the National Party is Nicola Willis.

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It's November 30, 2021 at 2:02 PM. The next likely leader of the National Party is Christopher Luxon.

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It's November 30, 2021 at 1:09 PM. The interim leader of the National Party is Shane Reti.

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It's November 30, 2021 at 9:04 AM. The interim leader of the National Party is Shane Reti.

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It's November 30, 2021 at 5:04 AM. The interim leader of the National Party is Shane Reti.

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It's November 30, 2021 at 1:05 AM. The interim leader of the National Party is Shane Reti.

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It's November 29, 2021 at 9:04 PM. The interim leader of the National Party is Shane Reti.

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It's November 29, 2021 at 5:05 PM. The interim leader of the National Party is Shane Reti.