[ad_1] Celebrations for ACT’s extraordinary victory are likely to last well into the night. After years of being kept on life support by Epsom voters, ACT leader David Seymour has raised his party from the dead. ACT scored 6.7 percent at the time the Star-Times went to print, the result …
Read More »Election 2020: How the world reacted to Jacinda Ardern’s landslide victory
[ad_1] Jacinda Ardern’s great victory in the 2020 election is making headlines around the world. In the UK, the BBC described Ardern as a “landslide victory”, while British Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised Ardern for his victory. “Congratulations @jacindaardern on winning a second term as New Zealand Prime Minister,” Johnson …
Read More »Election 2020: ‘Watch out’: Labor’s message to Nationals after Simon Bridges’ narrow victory in Tauranga
[ad_1] • VOTES COUNTED: 37,364- 100%• LEADING CANDIDATE: Simon Bridges 16.6022nd CANDIDATE: Jan Tinetti – 14,169• CURRENT MARGIN: 2,433• PARTY VOTE LEADERSHIP: Labor Party 40.9% While in the past Labor only nibbled on the wide margin that Tauranga MP Simon Bridges has enjoyed for four terms, he had a big …
Read More »2020 Election Results: Maori Party Almost Returns To Parliament As Rawiri Waititi Leads Waiariki
[ad_1] Rawiri Waititi surprised popular Labor MP Tamati Coffey in the Waiariki electorate. Photo / Supplied The country’s “unapologetic Maori voice” is poised to return to Parliament with Rawiri Waititi poised to wrest the Waiariki seat from Labor’s Tāmati Coffey. Speaking at his election night party in Tāmaki Makaurau, co-leader …
Read More »Labor Liz Craig waiting for special votes to enter
[ad_1] Labor Liz Craig is waiting until each special vote is counted before placing a call on the election results. Interim results with 100 percent counted (minus special votes) placed national candidate Penny Simmonds in the lead with 16,372 and Craig with 15,687. After watching his game’s big win against …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: New Zealand traveler tests positive in Malaysia
[ad_1] There were four cases in managed isolation yesterday and three today. Photo / Archive A person who flew to Malaysia from New Zealand tested positive for Covid-19, according to local media reports. The New Straits Times reported today that Tan Sri Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah confirmed …
Read More »Election 2020: Complete National Party bloodbath, but Judith Collins stays
[ad_1] The National Party faces a bloodbath only equaled by its beating in 2002. With most of the votes counted, the party had only 26.8 percent of the party’s votes, meaning it would lose 19 of its current deputies. The party will lose many seats it has held for years, …
Read More »Labor Jo Luxton wins National Rangitata, Jacqui Dean retains Waitaki
[ad_1] Labor’s Jo Luxton is ready to celebrate after winning Rangitata’s National seat with a majority of more than 3,000 votes. Luxton, a congresswoman on the 2017 Labor list and ranked 41st on the current list, had a total of 18,876 on election night, 3484 ahead of National’s Megan Hands, …
Read More »Labor’s Jo Luxton has a big advantage in domestically owned Rangitata
[ad_1] Labor candidate Jo Luxton’s lead is 3,879 in the battle for the Rangitata seat as the vote count surpasses 64 percent. Luxton, a congresswoman on the 2017 Labor list and ranked 41st on the current list, has received 15,592 votes so far, while National Party candidate Megan Hands, 67 …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus transtasman travel bubble: New Zealand arrivals to Melbourne spark Australian furor
[ad_1] A woman wears a face mask while hugging her loved one after arriving in Sydney. Photo / Getty Images Victorian Prime Minister Dan Andrews criticized Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for the 17 New Zealanders who flew to Melbourne from Sydney after the travel bubble opened. Yesterday it was …
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