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Election 2020 headlines with summaries.
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Election 2020: What now...?
19 Oct 2020Power Play - With the drama and excitement of election night over, it's now time to get down to business.
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NZ has world's most rainbow Parliament
Twelve LGBTQ people won seats in the weekend's election - that's 10 percent of the 120 MPs.
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Parliament still packed with lawyers - but is that a bad thing?
20 Oct 2020Analysis - The new Parliament might be the most diverse in history, but some things remain the same, including the high number of lawyers who have just been elected, Craig Stephen writes.
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Ousted National MP takes on role with iwi trust
20 Oct 2020Jo Hayes failed to win the seat of Mana and missed out on getting back as a list MP because of her party's big election defeat.
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Waiariki result: 'The Māori Party now has the waka on the water'
19 Oct 2020The Māori Party is set to return to Parliament if special votes in Waiariki mirror those already counted, but it's close; Rawiri Waititi is leading Labour's Tāmati Coffey by just 415 votes. Video
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Explaining the red tide: Kiwis hug Ardern back as Labour breaks records
22 Oct 2020In this week's final Caucus podcast, the team agrees the red tide has flowed in large part as a nationwide thank you to Ardern and the Labour-led government's handling of Covid-19.
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'Onwards and upwards': Collins says National to be 'best opposition ever'
20 Oct 2020Judith Collins says she relishes the opportunity to hold the government to account in the coming term. Video
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'We weren't the best team' - National MP
20 Oct 2020National's caucus will today begin the task of trying to pick up the pieces, at its first meeting following the weekend's crushing defeat.
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Labour's red tide sees its parliamentary diversity increase
19 Oct 2020Diversity in the major parties has changed dramatically with National's taking a dive and Labour's skyrocketing after the votes were counted.
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Greens signal innovative ways of partnering with Labour
19 Oct 2020Green Party co-leader James Shaw says he expects potential coalition negotiations with Labour to begin later this week. Audio
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'Historical high' - NZ Parliament readies for more diversity
19 Oct 2020An array of diverse candidates will enter Parliament - leading to a record high representation of women and the inclusion of multiple ethnicities. Audio
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Collins clings onto leadership role: 'I'm happy to continue in it'
19 Oct 2020National Party leader Judith Collins says the party's defeat will give them pause to refocus, and their MPs and members will have lots to think about. Audio
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Seymour 'very confident' new MPs will succeed in Parliament
19 Oct 2020ACT Party leader David Seymour is confident his new caucus members are up to the challenge of being MPs. Audio
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Election 2020: 'We don't take this mandate for granted' - Megan Woods
19 Oct 2020Labour's election campaign manager Megan Woods says the party will not take its stunning mandate for granted and is looking forward to building a stable government.
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Māori Party heading back to Parliament after electorate win
18 Oct 2020The Māori Party looks set to secure a place back in Parliament after three years out in the cold.
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Election 2020: Poneke's bilingual booth the 'friendliest place' to vote
16 Oct 2020A polling station in the middle of Wellington has been called the "friendliest place" you can cast a vote, with bilingual staff, kai and waiata.
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Strong showing for early votes in Māori electorates
16 Oct 2020Māori have been "turning out in droves" to cast their vote early, with advance voting numbers almost double that on last election.
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Possible Labour-Greens government concerns Employers and Manufacturers Association
19 Oct 2020A business leader says he is concerned about the potential role the Greens may have in the new government.
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Rotorua Labour candidate Claire Mahon on near miss
18 Oct 2020Unsuccessful Labour candidate for Rotorua, Claire Mahon, is not sure yet if she will stay in the city and contest the 2023 election.
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Swarbrick's blueprint for grassroots campaigns in a Covid world
19 Oct 2020Opinion - Chlöe Swarbrick put her campaign win down to old fashioned grassroots campaigning, and this may be the case. The swing to her as the Green Party candidate was huge and very few people…
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New govt a chance for 'transformational change' - Māori Council
19 Oct 2020The New Zealand Māori Council believes this election has presented a once in a generation opportunity to the government to make transformational change.
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Winston Peters smiles through 'harrowing' election loss
19 Oct 2020Analysis - Winston Peters had a smile on his face in Russell today - but those closest to him say he's hurting after New Zealand First was voted out of Parliament.
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Govt will be formed 'within the next two to three weeks' - Ardern
18 Oct 2020Labour leader Jacinda Ardern says the next government will be formed within the next few weeks, following the party's resounding victory in the 2020 General Election. Watch the stand-up here. Video
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'I'm blimmin stoked' - New Labour electorate MPs react to results
18 Oct 2020Labour's new electorate MPs admit they thought it was a 'distant dream' to snatch their seats off National, but say it came down to the hard work of their teams. Audio
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