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New Zealand Election 2023 post-mortem collage photo stock photo ballot box and The Beehive with NZ flag and Tino Rangatiratanga flag in the foreground.
New Zealand 
October 19, 2023October 28, 2023

Election 2023: A referendum on co-governance and law and order

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1569 Views 2023 New Zealand election, ACT Party, chris hipkins, featured, new zealand labour party, winston peters

In the aftermath of an election, political analysts and commentators release a port-mortem to dissect the ramifications of the vote and attempt to explain

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One law for all
New Zealand 
March 14, 2023March 16, 2023

Will Election 2023 turn into a referendum on co-governance?

Posted By: Eric Lomas 998 Views 2023 New Zealand election, chris hipkins, christopher luxon, Co-governance, david seymour, featured, Maori, maori party, separatism, winston peters

Very few political polls command the same fanfare and intrigue as 1News’ Kantar Public Poll, the only exception being the Newshub-Reid Research Poll. Thus,

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New Zealand 
May 5, 2018May 7, 2018

It’s Time We Talked About Education

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1267 Views chris hipkins, education in new zealand, featured, Louie Encabo, new zealand first, new zealand labour party, tracey martin

This weekend, an estimated 800 individuals will converge at the Education Summit in Christchurch which will be the biggest gathering of different stakeholders in

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New Zealand 
November 23, 2017November 23, 2017

Who Exactly is Labour’s Weakest Link?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1367 Views chris hipkins, featured, grant robertson, jacinda ardern, kelvin davis, Louie Encabo, new zealand labour party

They say a chain is only as good as its weakest link. The forces that be will test the durability and the resilience of

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