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Election 2017 headlines with summaries.
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TOP staffer's 'two tops' tweet under investigation
27 Sep 2017The Electoral Commission is looking into complaints about a tweet sent on election day by The Opportunities Party's communications adviser Sean Plunket.
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Education groups pin hopes on NZ First MP
27 Sep 2017Education groups are hoping schools and early childhood centres will benefit from NZ First's position deciding the make-up of the next government. Audio
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Winston wins the web
27 Sep 2017Can't get a straight answer from Winston Peters about who he'll go into coalition with? Ask Google instead.
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Winston Peters tight-lipped as he returns to Wellington
27 Sep 2017The New Zealand First leader wasn't answering questions as he flew into Wellington to discuss coalition options with his colleagues.
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Dunne predicts 'blood on the floor'
27 Sep 2017New Zealanders should expect a messy process as National and Labour try to woo NZ First, former United Future leader Peter Dunne says. Audio
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Farmers 'batten down their hatches' post election
Some farmers are "genuinely worried" about the uncertain outcome of the election and are keeping their wallets in their pockets, Federated Farmers says.
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What happens without a Māori voice?
25 Sep 2017Analysis - MMP promised a more representative government giving minorities more of a voice. But what happens when there isn't an independent Māori voice, asks Shannon Haunui-Thompson.
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The Māori Party’s Pacific path
25 Sep 2017Opinion - Ousted from Parliament, the Māori Party has endured a miserable election, but its venture into Pacific politics is a story which shouldn't be overlooked, writes Damon Salesa
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Mixed-member proportional and the 2017 election
24 Sep 2017Opinion - The MMP parliamentary system is designed to create a diverse government for the country, but it rubs against the binary thought processes taught over generations of two-party struggle…
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Parties gather for first post-election caucus
26 Sep 2017The two main parties are holding their first caucus meetings as they get ready to start negotiations with New Zealand First to try to form a government.
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VIDEO: Jacinda Ardern on coalition talks
26 Sep 2017The Labour Party leader will be meeting the party's senior MPs and the party leadership today as it prepares for negotiations with Winston Peters. Watch her interview with Morning Report here. Video
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Wooing Winston: National, Labour pick their teams
26 Sep 2017National and Labour are assembling their teams of negotiators, each vying to win over Winston Peters to form a government.
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Epsom voters stand by Seymour after election result
26 Sep 2017National supporters who backed ACT Party leader David Seymour in the Epsom electorate say their vote wasn't wasted, despite him being ruled out of government.
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No referendum on Māori seats: Ardern
25 Sep 2017There will be no referendum on the Māori seats in coalition talks with New Zealand First, the Labour Party leader says. Video
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NZ pets join the political pawty
23 Sep 2017The UK started it, now New Zealand is continuing the trend. RNZ presents: #dogsatpollingstations
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Election night eats to suit every voter
23 Sep 2017Got your vote sorted? Here's our incredibly scientific guide to what you should eat on election night, writes Charlotte Graham
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New MPs: 'It's been a big road to here'
25 Sep 2017A new batch of MPs are battling the wintry Wellington weather, and some nerves, as they arrive for their first day in Parliament.
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National's grip on Akl, provinces tipped election - analyst
25 Sep 2017National's strength in the suburbs and provinces was overlooked by a media with an inner urban mindset, a political commentator says. Audio
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VIDEO: National has no 'moral mandate' - Twyford
25 Sep 2017National's leader has over-reached and has no commanding moral mandate to form a government, Labour's campaign chair Phil Twyford says. Video, Audio
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RECAP: Labour leader Jacinda Ardern speaks at Parliament
25 Sep 2017Recap - Labour leader Jacinda Ardern spoke to media at Parliament today. Video
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VIDEO: 'We live again' - ACT leader
25 Sep 2017David Seymour tells Morning Report he's grateful to the Epsom electorate but "obviously very disappointed" with ACT's party vote. Video, Audio
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'Reasonable' to spend weeks on negotiations - English
25 Sep 2017National Party leader Bill English says it could take several weeks to work out a deal with NZ First that would allow him to form a government. Video, Audio
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VIDEO: Vote shows there's a mood for change - Shaw
25 Sep 2017The Green Party leader's goal is to be at the heart of the next government, he tells Morning Report. Video, Audio
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Might as well face it, you're addicted to polls
24 Sep 2017Opinion - The only thing dramatic and devastating about election polls is how uncritically we accept them, David Cohen writes.
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