First published SEP 3, 2023 Updated 49 minutes ago Election 2023 National launches its election campaign with Vegas-like hype but no policy, just a big, wordy policy pledge card from its leader. reports. Dad went to Las Vegas for Father's Day and all I got was a postcard. Well, 'Dad' in this case was Christopher Luxon and Vegas was the hype-machine of the National Party campaign launch event at Manukau. But the postcard was indeed all we got. National kicked off its bid for power one day after the Labour Party with an entertainment extravaganza, a kaleidoscope of ethnic dance and drums, a boxing world title fight's buildup and Vegas-level announcer hyperbole before Luxon took the stage.

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