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Winston Peters continues to insist NZ First will surprise everyone.
Winston Peters continues to insist NZ First will surprise everyone. Keep Reading
"If people don't want to see me resign, then vote for Labour," Jacinda Ardern said after the final debate of the election. Keep Reading
Tonight's political poll puts Labour on 46 percent and National on 31 percent with just one day remaining until election day. Keep Reading
"At the moment it's there [in our communities], and it's out of control." Keep Reading
Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins are in the ultimate fight for the future of New Zealand. Keep Reading
Winston Peters says New Zealand First is getting a late surge and he feels great with just a couple of days to go before Saturday's election. Keep Reading
Almost half of all enrolled voters have cast their vote, with polls open until the end of the official election day on Saturday. Keep Reading
"I feel strongly that the caucus would support me." Keep Reading
PM slams woman who directed racist comments at Al Noor Mosque imam. Keep Reading
Two days out, we hear surprise calls on wealth taxes and obesity and the Caucus crew debate the seats to watch, highs and lows, winners and losers. And we put our picks in an envelope. Keep Reading
With just days to go before voting closes, political discourse has taken a bizarre turn, writes Ben Thomas. If this year’s election campaign trail could be likened to a breezy summer getaway with your best friends (and in my judgment as a political expert, I believe it can be) then this week we r Keep Reading
Voting is under way in the New Zealand general election. Explore the main parties’ pledges at Policy.nz, but here’s a whistlestop tour of what’s on offer for the arts, culture and heritage sector. Read more two-minute policy wraps here. When it comes to arts policies, only a few parties have r Keep Reading
For the first time in a decade, prisoners serving less than three years can vote this election. Keep Reading
James Shaw says Kiwis don't appear to understand who the Greens' wealth tax would hit. Keep Reading
Anti-cannabis campaigners say the minimum age of 20 to use and purchase weed wouldn't stop young people from feeling the harm of legalisation. Keep Reading
New ACT Party candidate bravely talks about alcoholism, and she's not the only one sharing her demons. Keep Reading
The Green Party is keeping its cards close to its chest on what its bottoms lines will be at potential coalition talks just a few days out from the election. Keep Reading
The ACT Party uploaded a newsletter mailing list to Facebook for targeted advertisements in a move experts warn may have breached the Privacy Act. Keep Reading
On Tuesday Collins told reporters that obesity is a "weakness" for which people must take "personal responsibility". Keep Reading
Analysis - Unless the polls have got it wrong we're heading for a four-party Parliament, a political scientist doubts Labour can win enough seats to govern alone, Judith Collins launches a tax attack, writes Peter Wilson. Keep Reading
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern says the National Party's position on obesity under Judith Collins is a departure from the science-based stance of John Key and Bill English. Keep Reading
Judith Collins accused the Greens of not paying tax before entering politics. Keep Reading
"I have made my position and Labour's position very, very clear. We have ruled it out." Keep Reading
Leaked results of the latest UMR poll suggests that National is under 30% and that Judith Collins campaign techniques are not working. She responded by calling the Prime Minister a liar and fat shaming the population. Keep Reading
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Latest collected news stories and opinion articles through to polling on Saturday 17 October 2020 Keep Reading
Latest collected news stories and opinion articles on the current New Zealand political scene. Keep Reading
The usual way electoral results maps are presented can be deceiving, over-emphasising large but sparsely populated rural areas and under-emphasising densely populated ones. Here's another way to make sense of 2020's election results. This post was updated on 16 November 2020 to reflect the final Keep Reading
How is the next government going to look? Check results for each electorate and the nation Keep Reading
Quo Vadis, Winston? Where are you going, Winston, Son of the winterless north? We have lost count of the summers Since first you ventured f... Keep Reading