[ad_1] New Zealand|Politics 17 Oct, 2020 07:13 PM4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Whether young people would use more cannabis was a hot topic during a debate in the October 17 referendum to legalize recreational cannabis. Voting is ready …
Read More »All Blacks vs Australia: early acid test for Ian Foster in pursuit of Bledisloe’s redemption
[ad_1] This was probably the last thing Ian Foster needed – old Gaffer Sir Graham Henry joining the scrutiny of this All Blacks freshman coach who finds himself in the second test game of the year. Of course, when his team underperforms the All Blacks last week in Wellington, with …
Read More »2020 Election Results: Labor’s Jacinda Ardern Wins Second Term, Crushes National’s Judith Collins; Winston Peters and NZ First out
[ad_1] LAST CHOICE* It’s a red sea! Work comes to victory and can rule alone * Jacinda Ardern praises historic victory, promises to rule for “all New Zealanders”* Judith Collins crushed, congratulates Ardern on “outstanding result”* National Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee among the list of high-profile Native MPs who have …
Read More »Penny Simmonds has yet to claim victory in Invercargill seat
[ad_1] Invercargill National Party candidate Penny Simmonds is “a little nervous” about calling her own victory in New Zealand’s southernmost city, having finished just 685 votes ahead of Labor candidate Liz Craig on the night of the elections. She will wait for the special votes to be counted in the …
Read More »David Seymour the Houdini of New Zealand Politics
[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: Greens make history at MMP
[ad_1] The Green Party is the first minority party in the MMP to survive the government and win 5% of the vote again. Thomas Coughlan was at the celebrations. ANALYSIS: It’s a coming-of-age time for the Greens and even (in a stretch) a significant coming-of-age time for the MMP system. …
Read More »Election 2020: the one thing Jacinda Ardern didn’t say in her acceptance speech
[ad_1] New Zealand|Politics Oct 17, 2020 04:38 PM3 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Labor leader Jacinda Ardern has been rewarded by voters with a landslide victory, handing over her power in her own right and an outright beating to …
Read More »Tamati Coffey claims ‘the race is not over’ for Waiariki
[ad_1] Benn Bathgate / Stuff Waiariki’s electorate provided a rollercoaster night for Labor’s Tamati Coffey, who said he was not yet ready to give up the seat he has held for the past three years. A defiant Tamati Coffey has claimed that “the race is not over yet” for Waiariki’s …
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: Why You Don’t See Any Political News Right Now
[ad_1] Okay, not a dog photo, but Llama the Lamb helping its owner cast an early vote in Dargaville last Monday. Photo / Supplied You may have thought your favorite media outlets would be overflowing with political coverage on what is arguably New Zealand’s biggest day – Election Day. Across …
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