カテゴリー: New Zealand election 2020
Judith Collins has the look of a defeated woman as Labour heads to likely victoryLong time no see. Jacinda Ardern left it late, but turned up at last night’s fourth and final debate of the election campaign as the prime minister. Ghostly versions of he…
Leader says she will resign if not re-elected but polls show Labour 15 points aheadJacinda Ardern has dominated the final leaders’ debate before New Zealand goes to the polls on Saturday, appearing confident and prime ministerial as she took on a subdu…
Leader says she will resign if not re-elected but polls show Labour 15 points aheadJacinda Ardern has dominated the final leaders’ debate before New Zealand goes to the polls on Saturday, appearing confident and prime ministerial as she took on a subdu…
Judith Collins says she would not want New Zealand to emulate Tasmania economically and says it was ‘much nicer before the Green party took over’New Zealand opposition leader Judith Collins has taken aim at Tasmania, calling it Australia’s “poor cousin…
Judith Collins says she would not want New Zealand to emulate Tasmania economically and says it was ‘much nicer before the Green party took over’New Zealand opposition leader Judith Collins has taken aim at Tasmania, calling it Australia’s “poor cousin…
The country’s MMP electoral system was designed to give more diverse voices entry to parliamentCoalition governments – regarded with horror in many other democracies – have become the norm in New Zealand since the country shifted to the MMP electoral s…
As far as polling booth drama goes, Aotearoa’s election has so far yielded none – but early voters are quite keen on the fragrant hand sanitiserThey arrive carrying their own pens. They stop for a dollop of pleasantly lemon-scented hand sanitiser as th…
As far as polling booth drama goes, Aotearoa’s election has so far yielded none – but early voters are quite keen on the fragrant hand sanitiserThey arrive carrying their own pens. They stop for a dollop of pleasantly lemon-scented hand sanitiser as th…
In 1996 Aotearoa ditched the ‘first past the post’ system for a mechanism that creates a more diverse governmentRead the NZ weekly election briefingDespite New Zealand democracy being founded on the British system, in 1996 Aotearoa ditched the “first p…
As the election approaches, 12 experts and commentators in New Zealand give their view on where Labour has succeeded and failedRead our NZ weekly election briefingWhen Jacinda Ardern took over leadership of New Zealand’s Labour party less than two mont…
Prime minister heads to polls in Auckland district after visit to suburban marketNew Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has voted in the country’s general election, a week before polls officially close.Ardern cast her vote in her Auckland distri…
In the election Judith Collins is up against one of the most popular PMs in recent times“I’ve been having an awfully fun time, can you tell?”, Judith Collins, the leader of New Zealand’s centre-right National party enthused, to a campaign trail meeting…
Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins both bring B-game to seemingly interminable showAre we there yet? Is it election day? Is it possible to bring the date forward a little bit from 17 October? Not by too much – things have to be put in place, pens secure…
Rivals veered into parodies of themselves, with most analysts declaring incumbent the winnerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe leaders of New Zealand’s two main political parties, Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins, have cla…
A tongue-in-cheek campaign is urging eligible overseas New Zealanders to vote in this month’s general election. Here’s how easy – and important – it isRead our weekly NZ election briefing hereTwo weeks out from the election, New Zealanders based overse…