カテゴリー: New Zealand election 2020
The Mana Motuhake policy is a 25-year plan to improve the outcomes of whānau Māori that the mainstream major parties have failed to deliver onIn an election campaign that has so far been largely a bidding contest over who can fund the most “shovel-read…
Spooky opening gives way to a leaders’ showdown with little drama and lacking in sparkThere was high drama at the first televised debate last night between New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, and the leader of the oppositionNational party, Ju…
Prime minister says her attention is focused on running the country, but her challenger says she is looking forward to the showJacinda Ardern and Judith Collins are preparing for the first TV debate of the New Zealand election, amid a campaign dominate…
In an election that sorely needs alternative voices, small parties face an impossibly steep climb to be seen or heardIf you are a follower of New Zealand politics, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the 2020 general election is fundamentally a contest…
As the country heads towards a national election, how has the pandemic changed voters’ priorities? Over to you ….As New Zealand heads towards a general election on 17 October, health will no doubt be on the minds of many voters. But what are the othe…
New Zealand prime minister starts campaign with a sleepover at the ‘folks’ in the small rural town of WaikatoNew Zealand’s prime minister has launched her election tour of the country from her parents’ home in rural Waikato – so her “folks” can babysit…
New Zealand’s youngest MP is now 26 and has set her sights on the economics portfolioEverything below her eyes is covered with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles face mask, but the few passers-by on the near-empty streets of Auckland still recognise Chlöe …
The prime minister is pitching a mix of steady leadership and big-spending policies to voters after a world-leading coronavirus response Covid report: New Zealand goes 100 days without local transmission On her first public outing since launching her p…
Survey puts support at 61% – handing New Zealand PM an extra 40th birthday presentJacinda Ardern has been handed a 40th birthday present in a new poll showing Labour is on track to cruise to victory in this year’s New Zealand election.Her party charted…