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Labour’s smart politics will come at the expense of its fundamental values, and be driven by its desire to stay in power The prime minister of New Zealand has just begun a victory lap of the country, though Jacinda Ardern would prefer we think of it mo…
Read MoreReliable right-hand man Grant Robertson will be deputy PM with Nanaia Mahuta replacing Winston Peters as foreign ministerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has brought in her reliab…
Read MoreGood journalists know balanced reporting is not as simple as providing both sides of the story. You have to squash falsehoodsLike the families of 1.14 million people worldwide, our family has lost people we love to Covid-19. They are people who would n…
Read MoreVeteran epidemiologist calls for review, and openness to adopting measures suggested by political rivals, now that voters have given PM a mandateJacinda Ardern won New Zealand’s election with a commanding majority, in part attributed to her handling of…
Read MoreLabour’s ranks have been swelled by New Zealand’s first African MP, just one example of an more diverse ParliamentThe landslide victory for Labour will see 64 left-leaning MPs enter parliament this week – many of them fresh and untested.The new parliam…
Read MoreLabour’s historic win delivered Ardern a second term while voters punished politicians who embraced populism Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Labour prime minister who was returned to power for a second term with a commanding majority, has often been hail…
Read MoreNew Zealand overwhelmingly embraced Jacinda Ardern’s Labour, leaving Judith Collins’ party in the wildernessJudith Collins had a spring in her step and a high-beam smile when she appeared for reporters the day after a New Zealand election that delivere…
Read MoreSupporters jubilant after defying poor early polls and gaining first electorate win since 1999The mood at the election headquarters of New Zealand’s Green party was triumphal, almost as though the party had won the election outright. The election resul…
Read MoreNew Zealanders give Labour more votes than at any other election in past five decadesFollow the results liveJacinda Ardern will govern New Zealand for a second term after the Labour party secured a historic landslide victory in the general election, at…
Read MoreAs prime minister, Ardern inspired love and trust; now she has to do something with itAnd the winner is … New Zealand. It was the happiness election – Covid fizzled out, lockdown was released, and a sense of gratitude and sheer joy buoyed Jacinda Arder…
Read MoreEmphatic end for man who held balance of power as New Zealand First fails to pass 5% thresholdArdern’s Labour party set for historic victoryHe was the consummate survivor of New Zealand politics; an irascible, populist maverick who at times handpicked …
Read MoreJudith Collins concedes as results show Labour on track for a large majorityFull report: Ardern hails ‘very strong mandate’More than 1.9 million people voted earlyNew Zealand’s MMP electoral system: what is it and how does it work 2.07pm BST We shall n…
Read MoreElection results expected to come out quickly, with many advance votes already castNew Zealanders are heading to the polls today in a general election that could see the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, strengthen her left-of-centre hold on government o…
Read MorePM’s management of pandemic and ‘politics of kindness’ place her well ahead for Saturday’s voteIt’s been called the Covid election, with stability the order of the day.But it has turned into the weirdest general election campaign New Zealanders have ev…
Read MoreWith media outlets unable to publish anything that may influence voters, politicians get creative about how to get their face on TVOn election day in New Zealand there will be no billboards, no walkabouts or last-minute exit polls. That’s because the e…
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