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Election 2020
Election 2020 headlines with summaries.
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Māori Party campaigning for next election - Tamihere
18 Oct 2020Māori Party co-leader John Tamihere says six of the Maori electorates are in play for the 2023 election, and his party has started its campaign today.
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As it happened: Election 2020 - the day after
18 Oct 2020The 2020 general election has given the Labour Party the numbers to govern alone while many National MPs will be out of a job. See how the day unfolded with RNZ's blog. Video
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Māori roll voters split over End of Life Choice Bill - poll
15 Oct 2020A pro-euthanasia campaign group has welcomed polls showing just more than half of voters on the Māori roll support the End of Life Choice Bill.
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Three parties committed to establishing a Māori health agency
15 Oct 2020Some political parties are prioritising Māori health more than others this election, with solid commitments to increasing Whānau Ora funding or establishing a dedicated Māori health authority.
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What you need to know about splitting your vote in the Māori seats
14 Oct 2020Many voters on the Māori roll are being encouraged to split their vote to get as many Māori MPs into parliament as possible - Here is a quick civics refresher with reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanganui.
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Caucus: Wealth, weight, winners and the dumbest thing I've ever heard
15 Oct 2020Caucus - After the first half of the campaign went better than National expected, the wheels have started to fall off with Judith Collins turning into something of a snowball, crashing down the…
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Has Collins been served well by National's key tacticians and strategists?
15 Oct 2020Opinion - Sooner or later this question will be asked - if National Party Leader Judith Collins has been served well by her key tacticians and strategists in this campaign, writes Sandeep Singh.
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Opinion: Collins pandering to food industry lobby with obesity remarks
14 Oct 2020Opinion - If you've ever struggled with your weight, it's highly likely that you've beaten yourself up about being a weak person with far more condemnation than Judith Collins did yesterday, Anna…
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Election 2020: Polls point to a four-party Parliament
14 Oct 2020Analysis - Unless the polls have got it wrong we're heading for a four-party Parliament, a political scientist doubts Labour can win enough seats to govern alone, Judith Collins launches a tax attack…
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Total power, total responsibility - Ardern holds both in her hands
18 Oct 2020Opinion - This is Jacinda Ardern's show and she will be held accountable for anything that goes wrong, writes Peter Wilson. Video
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Shane Jones: NZ First taking time to absorb the sweep of red
18 Oct 2020New Zealand First's Shane Jones says he has "not a doubt in my mind" that Winston Peters will stay on as party leader.
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Brownlee admits he made a 'huge mistake' during electioneering
18 Oct 2020The National Party's campaign chairperson, Gerry Brownlee, says he made a "huge mistake" during electioneering when he suggested the government had withheld information on the latest Covid-19 outbreak… Audio
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Candidates clash on colonisation at school debate
14 Oct 2020Rotorua, Waiariki and Tauranga candidates clashed on colonisation, discrimination and the Foreshore and Seabed Act at a debate for students at Rotorua Girls' High School today.
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Everything you need to know about special votes
18 Oct 2020Special votes can be returned and counted up to 10 days after election day so there is something of a lag time. Here's what they are, why they're special, and what you need to know about them.
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A government for all NZ must be diverse - Greens co-leader
18 Oct 2020Green Party co-leader James Shaw says he has spoken to Jacinda Ardern since last night's win for Labour, but they haven't discussed any possibilities of forming the next government.
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Ardern has huge majority but that may not be much use to her
18 Oct 2020Opinion - Ardern now has to work out how on earth she will reduce inequality, all the while holding back the tidal wave of poverty represented by the newly jobless, without the extra revenue she needs…
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The red tide: Labour wins 15 seats held by National
18 Oct 2020It's the red tide - a Labour landslide in the electorates has seen the party win 15 seats previously held by National Party MPs - including major upsets in Ilam, Nelson, East Coast, Upper Harbour and…
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Labour wants to build as much consensus as possible - Megan Woods
18 Oct 2020Labour's campaign manager says the party needs time to digest the results before turning to any decision about forming a government. Audio
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Election 2020: Labour claims victory, National has worst result in years
18 Oct 2020Labour has claimed a landslide victory in the 2020 election and has the numbers to govern alone, while National has slumped to its worst result in years.
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Election 2020: The show is over for Winston Peters
18 Oct 2020He's the most recognisable figure in the country's political history and is still refusing to concede, but for Winston Peters and New Zealand First, the show is over. Video
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Ardern: 'We will be a party that governs for every New Zealander'
18 Oct 2020Labour leader Jacinda Ardern received a rapturous reception when she walked on stage at the Auckland Town Hall this evening, after New Zealand gave the Labour Party its greatest support in at least 50… Video
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As it happened: Labour landslide buries opposition
18 Oct 2020A Labour Party landslide means it can govern alone, while National failed to connect with voters. See how Election Night 2020 unfolded with RNZ's live blog.
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Collins: 'We always knew it was going to be tough'
18 Oct 2020National leader Judith Collins has called Labour's Jacinda Ardern to congratulate her on the election result, and appears set on remaining her party's leader.
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Election 2020: Chlöe Swarbrick wins Auckland Central
18 Oct 2020Chlöe Swarbrick has won the Auckland Central electorate by just a few hundred votes, confounding recent polls and winning the party's first electorate since 2002.
