RNZ
The election could see some parties welcoming far more MPs into Parliament. They may celebrate, but sudden party growth has its own pitfalls to avoid.
University of Otago researchers are cautiously predicting that most voters will support the End of Life Choice Act 2019 in next month’s assisted...
RNZ
Labour believes there could be up to $8 billion worth of errors in National's economic plan, released just over a week ago.
Stuff
OPINION: I'm in my entrenched position, and you're probably in yours. So let's get it done.
Stuff
Euthanasia is a curly ethical issue in the medical profession, with many split on whether allowing it causes more harm than not allowing it.
E-Tangata
“There's a kōhanga reo, kura kaupapa generation of us coming through who want something different for Māori. And many Pākehā have no issue with that.” — Rawiri Waititi, Māori Party candidate for Waiariki.
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Co-leader Marama Davidson initially supported the scheme, but now says it should include women-dominated industries.
Newshub
Judith Collins' one chance to become Prime Minister is slipping out of her grip.
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There are additional claims National's finance spokesperson made errors when calculating the party’s tax take.
Newshub
"This referendum is not about whether you like, support or use cannabis."
E-Tangata
"I'm voting 'Yes' in support of the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill because we need meaningful change in an area that has, for far too long, marginalised our young Māori and Pacific people." — Emmaline Pickering-Martin.
Newsroom
Once the party of farmers and other business people, National is increasingly detached from the strategic realities – the threats and the opportunities – which they wrestle with every day.
Newsroom
The Hutt South MP can't resist Twitter during the leaders' debate, and finds room for agreement in unlikely places.
Newsroom
Politicians are stoking a perceived rural-urban divide, while under-pressure farmers struggle with their mental health.
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The closed border may not have killed the immigration debate this election, but it has made it more complicated.
Newshub
How much of what he's claiming is actually true?
Newshub
Will transitioning to 100 percent renewable electricity generation increase power prices in New Zealand?
Newshub
Did National sell off thousands of public houses - and has Labour been successful in making up the shortfall?
RNZ
Analysis - The latest poll and what it means for Judith Collins and National; the first leaders' debate doesn't go well for Jacinda Ardern; and Paul Goldsmith fumbles his figures, writes Peter Wilson.
Newshub
But National's finance spokesperson insists there is no fiscal hole.
Stuff
OPINION: Winston Peters is reaching into the past in the hope of raiding ACT and National votes for his ailing party.
Stuff
National leader quips that she'd be out on the training field with the All Blacks, if she was in charge of New Zealand.
Newshub
The New Zealand First leader is calling for "one law for all" over IhumÄtao.
Newshub
"Winston kept asking him 'Why don't you have a Gold Card?' And he's like, 'I'm not 65'."
Stuff
NZ First leader advocates for "one law for all" in a speech which echoes Don Brash's controversial "iwi-Kiwi" speech in 2004.
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The Spinoff
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
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