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Elections: Bill, Ben, Legalise Cannabis Party Hold Balance Of Power After Kidland Elections
A very different government may have been sworn in this week had the election been decided by the votes of over 13,000 school students who took part in Kids Voting 2008, a simulated election held alongside the 2008 general election. More >>
Election 2008: Results Finally Touch Down
Lifestyle: Tributes Flow For Helen Clark On The Big Idea
Tributes for Helen Clark, former Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, have flowed into The Big Idea , from arts leaders and the creative community. More >>
Governing: Key Announces Dec 8 Opening Of Parliament
Mr Key says the Commission Opening of Parliament is being planned for Monday, 8 December. This is when the new MPs will be sworn in and the Parliament chooses a new Speaker. "The following day will be the Speech from The Throne and the beginning of the Address-in-Reply debate. More >>
Michael Winship: This Just In From Middle Earth
... Once again it's more than a little embarrassing to realize yet again how little we Americans know about the electoral politics of other nations compared to what they know about ours. In fact, New Zealand had its own national election just four days after America's - literally as we were flying here. Hands, please, if you knew that. I'm ashamed to say I didn't until I arrived. More >>
Labour Party Leader Phil Goff today announced Labour's shadow Cabinet and spokesperson allocation.
The front bench has five newcomers in Ruth Dyson (health), Clayton Cosgrove (law and order, SoEs), Nanaia Mahuta (environment and tourism), Maryan Street (trade and tertiary education), and Darren Hughes (transport). Former front bencher in Government Pete Hodgson is No. 16 More >>
Scoop Images: New Zealand Has New, Very Happy Prime Minister
Images taken at the swearing in of the New National-led Government's.
John Key is now officially the Prime Minister of NZ. AND Images: National Storm Cabinet Office
Images: Cheers And Stares Farewell Helen Clark
Around three hundred people gathered on the steps of Parliament this morning to farewell the outgoing Prime Minister Helen Clark. More >>
ETS: Nats Already Breaking Promises On Climate Change, Says Parker
"John Key said clearly during the election that he would keep but amend the ETS. Now he has said he will suspend it completely. The Act Party is his excuse, not his reason. National's idea of having a select committee examine whether or not climate change is really happening risks making NZ the laughing stock of the international community." More >>
Gordon Campbell: 90s Cabinet Gets Key Coat Of Varnish
The new Cabinet has been greeted with such hosannas from the mainstream media we can only assume some of those articles were really job applications, disguised as commentary. Get a grip. Has there ever been an incoming administration that hasn’t promised high work rates, quality outcomes, accountability and a mix of fresh talent and canny experience among its slate of Ministers? More >>
Spokespeople: Novel Arrangements Continue In Opposition
A close relationship with Labour in government will be every bit as close in Opposition, Progressive Party leader and Wigram MP leader Jim Anderton says. The Progressives will formally cooperate with Labour in Opposition. Jim Anderton, who was agriculture minister, will be the Opposition coalition agriculture spokesperson on behalf of both parties. More >>
Multimedia: John Key Announces Cabinet Lineup
Gordon Campbell: Key’s Deals With ACT And The Maori Party
Despite sitting outside Cabinet, Rodney Hide, Roger Douglas and their ACT Party mates are positioning themselves to be the bean counters in the new government, by controlling the reviews of government spending and regulation.
In particular, John Key has agreed to adopt Hide’s New Zealand Taxpayers Bill of Rights Bill as a government Bill - “with the aim of passing into law a cap on the growth of core Crown expenses.”
Well, it didn’t take long for pragmatism to run headlong into ideology.
Gordon Campbell: The New Breed Of Conservatives
The premise of Labour’s election campaign was that John Key was either (a) a vacuum waiting to be filled by political expedience or (b) a secret hardliner masking his real intentions until he could gain power…Whatever, voters slept on through the alarm. More >>
Coalition Formations: Maori Party Listen To Everyone Except Labour
“From Waimanoni Marae at Awanui in the Far North through to Invercargill in the deep South, we have been united in our resolve that everyone needs to air their views about any decisions we make regarding the role of the Maori Party in the 2008-11 Parliament,” said Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia. More >>
History: Is Carter's Good Wishes For Students Final PR of Clark Govt?
Education Minister Chris Carter extended his best wishes to all 139,000 senior secondary students sitting NCEA and New Zealand scholarship examinations over the next two and a half weeks. More >>
Economy: Cullen Gets In One Last Bit Of Finance-Ministering
Outgoing Finance Minister Michael Cullen has released a November 7 report by the Treasury updating the department's outlook on the economy and on the Crown accounts. More >>
Fastest Govt In The West: Maori Party Sends Out Posse To Capture Mandate
The Maori Party MPs are already on the road again, for their nationwide consultation tour following Election night. Members of the Maori Party will be consulted about the possibilities emerging for a relationship with the National Government. More >>
Scoop Maori: Maori Party Use Back Channel For Negotiations
This afternoon the Maori Party arrived late for a meeting with John Key. The Maori party's representatives arrived via a back entrance to the National Party's offices at around 2pm and left later than expected at 3:10pm oncev again exciting through ... More >>
Changing Times: Gordon Campbell on the new Labour leadership
Not unexpectedly, Phil Goff’s first press conference as Labour leader did include a mea culpa of sorts for the “disconnect’ that had occurred in Labour’s relations with the New Zealand public - although the who, how and why of this inexplicable fault in the wiring was not fleshed out with any specifics... More >>
Multimedia:
Goff Trades In Old Job To Defend Labour
Coalition Forming: Maori Party Eyes Smiling In
2008
Audio on demand of National Leader John Key
and Maori Party Co-Leaders Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples
following their coalition forming talks this morning. The
trio appeared to be close to agreement and will meet again
later this week, soon. Appointment of a Maori Party member
as a Minister outside of Cabinet appears likely. More
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Flashback - No Smiles In 2005
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Formation Audio + Images: John
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Images: Hugs & Applause As National Meets
Audio: Rodney Talks Turkey Post Key
Meeting
This afternoon National cemented a deal with Act that will make certain New Zealand has a centre right Government. National and Act's respective leader's John Key and Rodney Hide were fairly tight-lipped after their meeting this afternoon. It looks likely Rodney Hide will have a position similar to Winston Peter's as a minister outside cabinet. Rodney Hide also told the media that he would not be bringing down a National Government. More >>