Tag: politics
Enjoy Christmas and your summer
It’s that time of the year again – summer is officially here! With warmer weather comes a chance for everyone to enjoy a classic...
Brown delivers maiden speech
Pakuranga's new MP Simeon Brown delivered his maiden speech in the House on Tuesday afternoon.
He covers a good deal of ground ranging from his...
United Future to disband
United Future party leader Damian Light has announced the party will disband.
Light, who stood as the party's Botany candidate in the 2017 General Election,...
Yule time in Botany
Lawrence Yule, National MP for Tukituki electorate was in Botany recently to share his experiences with the SuperBlues in the area at the invitation...
Winston chooses Labour
Winston Peters has revealed he has been offered the role of deputy Prime Minister as part of his negotiations with the Labour Party.
Peters announced...
East – West link needed irrespective of Government
Auckland needs the proposed East - West link between Onehunga and Sylvia Park irrespective of the final make-up of the new Government.
“It will benefit...
Local candidates respond to election results
Julie Zhu-local candidate for Green Party in Botany
“I am definitely disappointed to see that only two per cent of local voters decided to vote...
LIVE: 2017 General Election
If you just couldn't wait until Election Day to cast your vote, you're not alone. More than 1.2 million New Zealanders cast an advance...
Bringing disability and politics together
Women in New Zealand started voting 124 years ago but it’s been only three years since Telephone Voting was introduced for the visually impaired...
Growing pains for Hunua
Running as an Independent candidate for Hunua, it's not immediately obvious where Ian Cummings sits on the political scale.
"Definitely not left...I'm a conservative as...