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Election 2020 headlines with summaries.
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National Party reveals pregnancy support package proposal
3 Sep 2020Every pregnant woman would get $3000 of extra support such as additional parental leave or a longer postnatal stay, and Best Start payments would be means tested, Judith Collins has announced.
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Opportunities Party stands in favour of cannabis bill
3 Sep 2020The Opportunities Party is encouraging its supporters to vote in favour of the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill in the upcoming referendum.
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Waiariki candidates offer dynamic debate
1 Sep 2020Nearly 200 people turned out to see the three candidates for the Waiariki electorate discuss topics ranging from abortion laws to racism.
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National promises $4.8bn for education infrastructure
National says it would invest an extra $4.8 billion on school repairs and redevelopment, and a yet-to-be-developed three-decade school growth plan.
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Māori Party announces candidate list with co-leaders ranked 1st and 7th
28 Aug 2020The Māori Party has today released its candidate list, with co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer sitting at number 1 and John Tamihere at a surprise number 7.
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National promises at least five years of Tiwai Pt smelter
28 Aug 2020National Party leader Judith Collins told an enthusiastic Southland crowd she was confident a commercial deal could be reached, preventing more than 2000 job losses across the region.
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Populism from Brexit and Trump playbooks enters election campaign
25 Aug 2020Opinion - Covid-19 might have been challenging for populist governments, but that hasn't stopped populist strains emerging in the run-up to the general election, Robert Patman writes.
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Election date shift: Ardern's move seen as 'clever'
20 Aug 2020Analysis - Has the election been saved from becoming another victim of Covid-19? The issue of when to hold the election had come under serious scrutiny, writes Bryce Edwards.
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Political commentators - insight, or just noise?
The Detail - Political commentators often light up the comments section, but how much of what they have to say is valuable insight, and how much is clutter and noise?
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Poll shows large majority of Chinese still favour National over Labour
27 Aug 2020A strong majority of Chinese New Zealanders say they still prefer National to Labour, even though they're pretty happy with the government's Covid response.
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Nats backpedal over 'gone by lunchtime' freshwater statement
26 Aug 2020The National Party is backpedalling after claiming the freshwater standards coming into force next week will be "gone by lunchtime" if is elected.
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Kiingi Tūheitia addresses nation: 'Together we are stronger'
21 Aug 2020In a koroneihana celebration like no other, the Māori King addressed the nation by urging people to care for one another as the Covid-19 crisis continues. Video
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National promises $300m to fix Hawke's Bay roads
If elected, the party said it would fast-track improvements on the dangerous Napier-Taupō road, four lane part of the Hawke's Bay Expressway and upgrade the Napier-Wairoa Rd.
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Ex-Gloriavale members say community told as collective who to vote for
24 Aug 2020Former members of Gloriavale Christian Community say people still there do not have the freedom to vote for who they want in the general election.
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Why is National struggling to convince voters?
22 Aug 2020Opinion - National and its leader Judith Collins don't fit very well with the times, writes Josiah Banbury in a look at the wider context of this year's general election.
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Week in Politics: Screws turned over border testing regime
Analysis: Jacinda Ardern's decision to delay the election pleases nearly everyone, Judith Collins holds her accountable for the Covid-19 outbreak, and National announces its own protection plan.
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Election date change lets parties spend more
21 Aug 2020Political parties are allowed to spend an extra $30,000 on expenses in the lead up to the new 17 October election date, and over a shorter time period.
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Lower voting age means 'stronger democracy' - teen
Some 16 year olds are so determined to gain the right to vote, they're about to take their case to the High Court. Audio
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Referendum campaigners look for clarity after election date change
21 Aug 2020Registered campaigners can only spend $330,000 in the three months before the election, and say they now need clarity about how that might change.
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An election in a pandemic
The Detail - Our election date has been delayed but there is no guarantee we won't still be in lockdown on 17 October. How did Singapore manage to conduct its Covid election?
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Warnings of election 'disaster' if postal votes not properly handled
Postal votes could potentially explode and number in the hundreds of thousands because of Covid-19 if the elderly and vulnerable cannot physically go to public polling booths.
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ACT says NZ should model its Covid approach on Taiwan
The ACT Party wants to allow most returning New Zealanders to isolate in privately-run facilities - such as Airbnbs - rather than government-managed isolation hotels.
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Māori voters anxious for Electoral Commission to get it right
19 Aug 2020A Māori electoral expert wants assurances workers at voting booths will be properly trained in how the Māori roll works after mistakes at the last election.
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Smaller East Coast parties struggling to campaign under Covid-19
18 Aug 2020This national election cycle has been more challenging than most and candidates from smaller, grassroots style parties are struggling to make their voices heard.
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