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Election 2020
Election 2020 headlines with summaries.
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Tactical voting could have helped Labour's landslide win
23 Oct 2020Analysis - There's only crumbs for the Greens, there's anger in the National caucus ranks, and the huge swing to Labour indicates possible tactical voting on an unprecedented scale, Peter Wilson write…
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Does the new Parliament look like us?
23 Oct 2020Analysis - After the election, Parliament will be much more representative than it has been - but it still doesn't fully represent NZ's population, writes Paul Spoonley.
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Election of first Kiwi-Indian electorate MP marks a milestone
21 Oct 2020Opinion - The Kiwi-Indian community is shocked by the scale of Labour's election victory and thrilled to see it has also resulted in the first win by a Kiwi-Indian in an electorate Sandeep Singh write…
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Building support for transformational policies crucial to Labour's vision
20 Oct 2020Opinion - Labour needs to persuade us that the necessary pathway to change, while challenging, is in our best interest if it wants to achieve its bold vision, Jessica Berentson-Shaw writes.
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With clear mandate, Labour must decide what it really stands for
20 Oct 2020Opinion - A pandemic can change a society's foundations. But if this happens in New Zealand over the next three years, it will be for reasons beyond the control of the sixth Labour government.
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Greens continue talks with Labour
29 Oct 2020Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and James Shaw say they expect to have an announcement about how they would work with Labour on Sunday.
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Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi replaces John Tamihere as co-leader
29 Oct 2020The Māori Party has confirmed Rawiri Waititi as its new co-leader, pending special votes confirming his win in the Waiariki electorate seat.
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Questions hang over National MPs still teetering in the balance
28 Oct 2020A major question mark remains over the future of National's deputy leader Gerry Brownlee, following the party's devastating election loss.
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Labour and Greens still on track to take deal to membership by Friday
28 Oct 2020The Green Party co-leaders say talks with Labour are in the closing stages and they expect to take a deal to their membership by Friday.
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Labour and Greens meeting: 'There's a lot to work through'
27 Oct 2020Green Party co-leaders have emerged from their second round of talks with Labour in hopes of taking a deal to their membership by the end of the week.
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Green Party should avoid Cabinet positions - former MP
27 Oct 2020Former Green Party MP Keith Locke says his contemporaries should stay out of Cabinet in order to remain critical of Labour while also working constructively with it. Audio
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Uncertainty around billions in Defence Force spending
29 Oct 2020Military analysts think Labour's victory at the general election will put some Defence Force changes and purchases on the backburner.
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Collins staying quiet about post-election review
27 Oct 2020Judith Collins says a review of the National Party's election campaign will extend to the past three years in opposition, but won't say much else. Audio
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Labour and Greens to wrap-up final talks this week
27 Oct 2020Labour and the Greens will meet again today to thrash out areas they can cooperate on in government.
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Billy Te Kahika's party splits from alliance with Jami-Lee Ross
26 Oct 2020The Public Party says it was always in the plan to revert to being its own party, if it failed to make it into parliament.
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Misinformation, complacency to blame for low Waiariki turnout - Labour electorate committee chair
22 Oct 2020Preliminary election results show only 71 percent of East Coast and 54 percent of Waiariki enrolled voters turned out to vote. The nationwide average was 82.5 percent.
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Green Party: 'Fruitful discussions ... further discussions to have'
21 Oct 2020The Green Party says there is a negotiation going on with the Labour Party, but there are more discussions to be had. Video
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Greens better off independent - Former Green MP
21 Oct 2020Catherine Delahunty says the party does not have the leverage to form a government with Labour and is better off pushing for change from opposition. Audio
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Winning election a 'big ask' - National leader Judith Collins
21 Oct 2020Judith Collins is looking to the future where she envisions herself as leader, and the party as the best opposition ever. Audio
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What happens if there's a draw in an electorate
20 Oct 2020It's never happened before, but if an electorate ends up with the candidates tied, the Electoral Commission "must determine by lot which of those candidates is to be elected".
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Tears, goodbyes and silver trays for departing National MPs
20 Oct 2020It was haere rā to a massive chunk of National's caucus on Monday, after the blue bloodbath at the weekend. Audio
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'Now I know how a Pākehā feels walking onto a marae'
20 Oct 2020The Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi - donning a white cowboy hat - touched down at Parliament today for the first time since winning the Waiariki electorate.
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Farmers want Labour to govern alone - Fed Farmers
Farmers are anxiously waiting to see whether or not Labour will choose to govern alone or bring in the Green Party. Audio
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Analysis - ex-National voters opted for Labour as its own handbrake
19 Oct 2020Analysis - Many ex-National voters opted for Labour to ensure the Greens don't have the power to pull the party further left, writes Tim Watkin.
