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Election 2020: Early voting up 50 percent on 2017
12 Oct 2020Early voting in this year's General Election has beaten the Electoral Commission's expectations, with estimates more than one million votes have already been cast. Audio
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Latest poll shows race for Tāmaki Makaurau electorate is close
12 Oct 2020A Māori Television/Curia Market Research poll shows the race for the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate is close, with less than a week until election day. Audio
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National's wealth tax claims rubbished by Labour, Greens
11 Oct 2020Judith Collins and National Party supporters have been far and wide today spreading word about her "Stop the Wealth Tax Day" mission, throughout Auckland.
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Judith Collins finds herself on a mug at Auckland markets
11 Oct 2020National Party leader Judith Collins was delighted to find her mug on a mug while shopping at Smales Farm markets in Auckland today.
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Māori Party pledges overhaul of 'broken' justice system
7 Oct 2020The Māori Party would overhaul the justice system and set up a $100 million Māori Legal Aid / Legal Defence Service to "protect Māori from the Crown".
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MPs boost Tāmati Coffey for 'scrap' in Waiariki seat
7 Oct 2020Labour's Māori caucus denies it's worried about losing the Waiariki seat, despite flocking to the electorate to convince voters to back their candidate Tāmati Coffey ahead of the election.
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Three years after the Morrinsville protest, farmers reveal if views have changed
12 Oct 2020This time last election 500 people in Jacinda Ardern's home town of Morrinsville protested the treatment of farmers. Andrew McRae talks to some who where there to find out if feelings have changed.
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Ardern imagines a country with no housing waitlist, no Covid and swimmable rivers
11 Oct 2020In a rally cry to Labour faithful, Jacinda Ardern has painted an ambitious vision of the future she says could be reality if New Zealanders "stick to our plan".
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Green co-leader at Ihumātao: 'They are getting on with it'
11 Oct 2020Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is promising to always be an advocate for Ihumātao, but says it is up to the people to decide what a resolution will look like and when that will be.
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Ardern swamped by supporters at South Auckland markets
10 Oct 2020With one week of the election campaign still to run, Jacinda Ardern has spent the day rallying party faithful in deep Labour territory, encouraging supporters to lock in their vote early.
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Collins intervenes after controversial abortion post
Labour MP Phil Twyford has criticised his electorate opponent National MP Alfred Ngaro for posting blatant lies about his views on abortion.
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The electorates worth watching on election night
10 Oct 2020The results on election night for some of the country's 72 electorates aren't likely to be much of a surprise - but others aren't so clear cut.
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Labour promises $60m fund to improve internet in rural areas
The Labour Party is promising to boost internet connectivity in rural New Zealand if re-elected.
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More voters expected this election than before
10 Oct 2020A New Zealand politics expert expects voter turnout to be higher than normal for this election due to the two referendums up for the vote.
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Māori candidates to have cross party debate in te reo
6 Oct 2020Māori candidates will come together to have a cross party debate all in te reo Māori tonight.
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Who will win the battle for Tāmaki Makaurau?
9 Oct 2020It looks like South versus West Auckland in the battle for Tāmaki Makaurau electorate.
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Greens cite outdated greenhouse gas figures
9 Oct 2020Have the greenhouse gas emissions from the construction industry increased by two thirds over the past decade like Greens co-leader James Shaw claims? AAP FactCheck investigates.
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'I got tools I needed,' drug user tells PM
Linda Clark's voice trembled as she told Labour leader Jacinda Ardern her story: "Aged 19, I had my first puff of meth."
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Electoral Commission: Anti-euthanasia flyers not included in EasyVote packs
9 Oct 2020The Electoral Commission is certain that Votesafe anti-euthanasia material was not included in the EasyVote packs sent out to 3.3 million voters.
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Greens promise funds for urban food farms
9 Oct 2020The Greens are promising to invest in urban food farms in places such as Auckland city centre, if elected.
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A dynamic leaders debate that lacked soul
1 Oct 2020Opinion - Newshub put on a first-class and entertaining leaders debate last night, but political analyst Bryce Edwards says the politicians themselves didn't bring enough ideological differentiation…
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Leaders' debate: Ardern and Collins vied for public's 'rose' - who got it?
1 Oct 2020Opinion - The leaders' debate has almost the same format as that of reality show The Bachelor, writes Brigitte Morten. But who would have got the rose in last night's Newshub debate?
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Week in Politics: Collins needs a game-changer
25 Sep 2020Analysis - The latest poll and what it means for Judith Collins and National; the first leaders' debate doesn't go well for Jacinda Ardern; and Paul Goldsmith fumbles his figures, writes Peter Wilson. Audio
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