[ad_1] Facebook National Rep. Matt King is asking for a judicial recount of the results of the Northland electorate. National’s Matt King is calling for a court recount after his election night victory was overturned by Labor’s Willow-Jean Prime in special ballots. Prime held the Northland seat by just 163 …
Read More »2020 Election: Special Votes Secure Auckland Central for Green’s Chloe Swarbrick
[ad_1] RICKY WILSON / Stuff Chloe Swarbrick officially secured the Auckland Central seat in Parliament after the special votes were counted. Green MP Chloe Swarbrick officially won the Auckland Central seat after doubling her margin in special voting. Labor candidate Helen White declined to concede the race after preliminary results …
Read More »US Elections: CNN Host Anderson Cooper Labels Donald Trump As ‘Obese Turtle’ After Incendiary White House Speech
[ad_1] Donald Trump has been criticized as an “obese turtle flailing in the hot sun” by a prominent American news anchor after the US president delivered an incendiary speech from the White House. CNN’s Anderson Cooper did not hold back after Trump addressed the country on Thursday (Friday New Zealand …
Read More »Hope for a gang convicted of manslaughter after fatal stabbing
[ad_1] The “right hand man” of a violent Nomads gang executor has been convicted of manslaughter for his role in the fatal stabbing of a Christchurch father. A Christchurch Supreme Court jury found 32-year-old Justin Richard Burke guilty of an alternate count of involuntary manslaughter for his role in the …
Read More »Gerry Brownlee Resigns as Deputy Leader of National | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] Gerry Brownlee has announced that he will step down as deputy leader of the National Party. Gerry Brownlee. Source: 1 NEWS Brownlee issued a statement after special votes came in this afternoon. “In July I assumed the role of deputy leader of the National Party to support Judith as …
Read More »Live Updates: Joe Biden Closes in to Victory as the US Election Count Enters Day Three
[ad_1] 12:48 am – US President Donald Trump has stated that he will “easily win” the election if only “legal votes” are counted. “Many votes were late. I have already won decisively,” he said, in his first public appearance since he falsely claimed victory on election night. He said “big …
Read More »Penny Simmonds takes a seat in the electorate of Invercargill
[ad_1] Robyn Edie / Stuff Penny Simmonds, Invercargill National Party candidate, is Invercargill’s new MP. (File photo) Invercargill’s new MP electorate is Penny Simmonds of the National Party. She beat Labor Party’s Dr. Liz Craig by just 225 votes to take the hotly contested seat that now includes Tuatapere, Otautau …
Read More »Election 2020: Labor Party and Maori claim seats, National loses two MPs in final vote count
[ad_1] Labor has built on its historic electoral victory, the Maori party has a second MP, and National’s annihilation has worsened with the final tally of votes cast in the 2020 elections. The official results of the election, which include more than 500,000 special votes, were announced by the Election …
Read More »US elections: ‘Lie after lie after lie’: TV networks cut Trump’s speech after one minute
[ad_1] World November 6, 2020 12:02 PM4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game A defiant Donald Trump addressed the White House media criticizing a “corrupt” vote-by-mail system, the media and the Democratic machine. Video / AP NBC, CBS, and ABC …
Read More »Person seriously injured after stabbing in Christchurch
[ad_1] Steven Walton / Stuff Hei Hei Rd had been closed to traffic between Wycola Ave and Tirangi St due to a police incident. One person is seriously injured and a Christchurch school is closed after a stabbing. A police spokeswoman said officers were called to an address on Hei …
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