Newshub
"Nothing over the past few days has changed my view that he is an exceptional minister."
The Spinoff
If the yes votes prevail and it's legalised, employers will need to figure out where to draw the line for worker cannabis use, write employment law specialists Susan Rowe and Shaun Brookes. With the referendum on the legalisation of cannabis looming, employers are asking what legalisation might m
The Standard
The NZ Property Investors Federation has proposed to its members they should hold off on making flats warmer and drier just in case there is a change of government.
nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
'In the 2014 general election, nearly 730,000 of those enrolled to vote did not cast a ballot. For the first time in my life I was one o...
Comment: Are we open to ideas? Do we want a debate? How engaged are we?
RNZ
New Zealand First could still put the brakes on the extension of cameras on more fishing boats, depending on the outcome of the election.
E-Tangata
“I arrived in Boston about three months before my family, and I thought: ‘Okay. The best way for me to meet people is to take my guitar and my squash racket.’” — Dr Shane Reti, MP for Whangārei and National's health spokesperson.
Newsroom
Our most consequential election in many generations past and future begins officially this Sunday when Parliament is dissolved.
Peters said he felt ambushed by TVNZ's questioning.
RNZ
Councils around the country have teamed up to support the idea of four-year terms for central and local government.
Newshub
"If you're thinking of voting against it, you're denying people choice. Why would you do that?"
E-Tangata
“I think it's right for us not to forget the times in Labour's history when they went with what was popular and lost sight of Labour's values.” — Arena Williams, Labour candidate for Manurewa.
Stuff
EDITORIAL: The last day of Parliament was a fizzer and the election campaign is threatening to go the same way.
Stuff
OPINION: Sir John Key was never Johnnie. Sir Bill English was not called Billie. No Jimmy Bolger, or Robbie Muldoon.
Newshub
The homecoming is becoming a tradition.
Stuff
The sinking of livestock export ship Gulf Livestock 1 is igniting calls for political parties to ban the live shipments of animals. Here's what they have to say on the subject.
The Spinoff
With six weeks to go to election day, the Labour leader sits down with Spinoff political editor Justin Giovannetti to cast ahead to the world and New Zealand of the post-Covid future. For a leader whose brand was built on ideas of transformation and an optimistic projection of the future, Jacinda
CNA
Jacinda Ardern's command of social media and her celebrity-level engagement rates make her a formidable campaigner in the digital age, says an ...
E-Tangata
“I walk in a couple of worlds at the same time. If I’m in a Pacific situation then I’m obviously a Pacific Islander — and the same applies to the Māori context.” — Teanau Tuiono, Green Party List candidate.
Newshub
"The anxiety levels went down, and the confidence went up."
The Spinoff
The struggle of an early life that included hunger and homelessness is a critical part of what led Shelley Pilkington to put her hand up for the National Party. This election, she’s ranked 75th on the National list. Read more from The Spinoff's Last on the List series here. “Disappointed with
Stuff
Wow! I rarely use exclamation marks but in the case of the Green School row, my “wow” merits one.
Newshub
The Labour Party leader says there "will certainly" be other cases.
Newshub
The issue of lockdown fatigue has been among topics discussed.
bowalleyroad.blogspot.com
Cuckoo In The Nest? Unlike Rod Donald, Jeanette Fitzsimons, Russel Norman and Metiria Turei, Shaw has never shown any recognisable affinity ...
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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
NZ Herald
How is the next government going to look? Check results for each electorate and the nation
bowalleyroad.blogspot.com
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...
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