[ad_1] OPINION: “They can’t buy enough silver trays.” This is how a national MP put it to me before the party’s recriminations, which have started in earnest but could officially begin when the caucus and its incoming, and much larger group of outgoing MPs, meet in Wellington on Tuesday. Outgoing …
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[ad_1] The Green Party could be left looking for ways to maintain its influence in the next government after now Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hinted that the party’s role in the next government could be seriously degraded. After winning 64 seats, the only absolute majority in the history of the …
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[ad_1] Nicola Grigg, the newly minted Selwyn MP, could have expected a landslide victory in one of the safest blue seats in the country. And while her 5,000-odd vote lead was a comfortable majority, the margin of her closest rival took her by surprise. “It just wasn’t what I was …
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[ad_1] Two Australian states outside of the current travel bubble have expressed concern after 80 New Zealanders flew out of New South Wales and the Northern Territory. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says he has been told that 55 New Zealand passengers entered the state without having to self-quarantine. Australia’s acting …
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[ad_1] World 17 Oct, 2020 09:35 PM2 minutes to read A man’s parking note in a Bondi car sparked a huge online split. Photo / Facebook There is nothing more frustrating than a car occupying two parking spaces, particularly in busy areas like the popular Sydney suburb of Bondi, but …
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[ad_1] Catherine Ivill / Getty Images Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson speaks to the referees after his Premier League match against Everton. Premier League leaders Everton maintained their 10-man undefeated start to the season after sealing a 2-2 draw with Liverpool, who had Jordan Henderson’s goal ruled out at the last …
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[ad_1] Maori voters were driven by the Maori Party’s campaign to participate and vote. Photo / Archive The Maori Party is credited with mobilizing “outstanding” performance by Maori voters, who might not have voted otherwise. Former national MP and political analyst Claudette Hauiti says the Māori Party’s campaign based on …
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[ad_1] Sport|Rugby Oct 18 From 2020 07:00 AM4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game The All Blacks improved their performance to defeat the Wallabies 27-7. Video / Sky Sport It was an all too familiar sight: the Wallabies imploding in …
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[ad_1] Reuben Davidson. Photo / Supplied The Labor Party came closer to Selwyn’s historically blue seat in this election than in 27 years. Nicola Grigg of National won the seat with 18,578 votes, Reuben Davidson of Labor lagged 4,943 votes out of 13,653. It’s the closest Labor has come to …
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[ad_1] Team 18 and Tickford Racing struggled in a spectacular 20 minute warm-up session Sunday morning at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. The warm-up gives teams the opportunity to conduct final checks, including practice stops, before the 161-lap Great Race begins at 11:00 am local time. Despite the overnight rain, …
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