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There is a renewed discussion about the role of News Corp in Australia. But so far, this is ignoring how the Murdoch press is particularly hostile towards female politicians.
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Donald Trump may be on the way out, but ‘Trumpism’ will remain a political force. Could it ever take hold in New Zealand?
Jacinda Ardern with new foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta, seen here in July before this year’s election.
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Half of Jacinda Ardern’s ten most senior ministers are now women, lifting NZ’s global gender ranking from 50th to 26th.
Jacinda Ardern arrives at a Labour caucus meeting on November 2 ahead of announcing her new cabinet lineup.
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The new cabinet may be diverse and inclusive, but Labour also has unprecedented executive and legislative control.
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If the pattern on election night holds, 2020 will be the most dramatic election in 100 years in terms of votes shifting between major parties.
Labour Party supporters in Auckland cheer the results on election night.
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The people have spoken, and MMP has delivered the right result — even if it means Labour governs alone.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promising to accelerate Labour’s COVID-19 recovery plan after winning re-election in a landslide.
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In politics, what lifts you up can drag you down. To avoid that, Jacinda Ardern’s Labour government will have to examine its political soul.
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Jacinda Ardern and Labour are returned to power in a landslide, making New Zealand political history in the process.
A young voter heads to the polls on the first day of advance voting.
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With more votes cast before election day than on it, late strategic voting could make all the difference.
Pick a political flavour: a Christchurch ice cream shop named its offerings after the party leaders during the 2020 campaign.
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It was a campaign like no other, and while there were missed opportunities and lapses of judgement, the fact New Zealanders are voting in a safe and fair election is reason enough to celebrate.
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As they prepare for the final TV leaders’ debate, Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins share the same challenge: overcoming voter perceptions based on masculine definitions of leadership.
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The politics of reassurance have made her one of the most popular prime ministers in NZ history. Can Jacinda Ardern turn that into meaningful change?
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COVID-19 has all but wiped foreign policy from the election debate, but a world still in crisis awaits the winner of the general election.
Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and James Shaw.
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As the parliamentary record shows, the Greens have been the only party to consistently challenge orthodox ideas about economic growth and prosperity.
Above it, only skies? In it, only believers? Imagine that!
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Despite growing numbers of non-religious Americans, self-declared atheists are few and far between in the halls of power – putting the US at odds with other global democracies.
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The much-mooted trans-Tasman travel bubble will begin on October 16, but will be very limited.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters on the campaign trail in late September.
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His populist style made Winston Peters the kingmaker in New Zealand politics, but a new kind of populism may dethrone him in 2020.
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and National leader Judith Collins meet in the first TV debate on September 22.
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During the MMP era, the average vote share of the highest-polling party has been steadily climbing — with big implications for New Zealand democracy.
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ew Zealand’s Helen Clark on the pandemic inquiry and avoiding election ‘cat fights’
Michelle Grattan talks with former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark about the global pandemic, and the New Zealand federal election
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From policy to performance, a panel of five political experts analyses the first televised leaders’ debate of the 2020 New Zealand election campaign.