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Press releases, commentary, and reports (or most of them) following the 2017 New Zealand Election, as negotiations concluded with a Labour/New Zealand First coalition government supported by the Green Party.
Most recent at top.
Cabinet Sworn In: Across The Generational
Divide In Politics
Gordon Campbell: For some people, words like ‘tax’ and ‘regulation’ and ‘government intervention’ are fighting talk. That’s a reflection of the generational divide that exists in our political discourse.
Currently, the vocal minority who are finding it really, really hard to accept the Ardern government tend to come from the generation that became politically aware in the 1980s and 1990s – back when the wisdom of the market was taken on board with the force of a religious belief More>>
Cabinet
Announced: Ministers To "Chart New Course For New
Zealand"
Portfolio responsibilities for the
incoming Labour-led Government underline our commitment to
chart a new course for New Zealand, says Prime
Minister-designate Jacinda Ardern. More>>
Auckland Transport: Mayor Welcomes Fuel
Tax
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has welcomed the
Government’s announcement that it will allow Auckland to
introduce a regional fuel tax to fund investment in the
city’s transport network including light rail to the
airport. More>>
Foreign Affairs: Irish President's Meets
Jacinda Ardern
President Higgins thanked the
Prime Minister-elect for the warm welcome he had received in
New Zealand and spoke of the close ties between the two
nations, the decision of each country to open an embassy in
each other’s capital, and the values they share... More>>
EminemEsque Copyright Case: National Loses
Case Over Last Election's Ad
The key issue for
determination by the Court wa whether a “sound-alike”
production track, called Eminem Esque, used by the National
Party in its 2014 election campaign advertising, is
sufficiently similar to the 2002 music of Eminem’s hit
song, Lose Yourself,so as to constitute a breach of
copyright... More>>
Signings: Coalition Agreements 'Foundation For
Strong Government'
Agreements with New Zealand
First and the Green Party lay the foundation for a strong
and proactive coalition government, says Prime
Minister-designate Jacinda Ardern. More>>
Reform: CTU Says New Employment Law Just A
Start
New Zealand's union movement is optimistic
its goals will get an "immediate boost" from the new
Labour-led administration but won't rest on its laurels once
new employment law is passed, says Council of Trade Unions
president Richard Wagstaff. . More>>
Result: Peters Chooses Labour As Coalition
Partner
Winston Peters says he will form a
Government in coalition with Labour and the Greens giving
confidence and supply. Peters indicated he had been offered
the position of Deputy Prime Minister and a number of other
ministerial posts would go to his colleagues. More>>
Negotiations: What Does Winston Peters Want
His Legacy To Be?
A lot of people in New Zealand
seem to resent Winston Peters and the power that he appears
to have. “Appears” being the operative word.. More>>
Contains Highly Colloquial Language: Your
F**king Guide To Government Formation
The
following message is in no way endorsed by the Electoral
Commission. They are f**king done with this election. More>>
Post-Election:
Preliminary Coalition Talks Begin
New Zealand
First will hold post-election preliminary discussions in
Wellington with the National Party tomorrow morning and the
Labour Party tomorrow afternoon. More>>
Election Day Social Media: Four Incidents
Referred To Police
On 2 October 2017, the
Electoral Commission referred four incidents to Police in
response to complaints about social media content on
election day. More>>
Promises
And Expectations: Environment Groups Put Future Govt On
Notice
The group is reminding the parties that
there is now a strong public expectation that there will be
clear gains for freshwater, the climate and conservation in
the next three years and is pledging to hold future leaders
to their promises. More>>
Gordon Campbell: Which Way Will New Zealand
First Jump?
We’ll all have to wait until after
the special votes are counted, which will be October 7th at
the latest. Yet simply as a mind experiment… lets assume
that the policies Peters told voters he was running on will
have some relevance to the positions he takes in the
negotiations… More>>
Lyndon Hood: Election Lists
While
the ship of state is listing, so I thought I would make some
lists as well. More>>
Indecision 2017: Election Day
Results
National won 46% of the vote with Labour
on 35.8%. NZ First won 7.5%, with the Greens on 5.8%. ACT
held on to Epsom, but failed to get more MPs. The Maori
Party were wiped out of Parliament. There are still special
votes to be counted, but clearly National is in the box seat
to form the next Government. Full
preliminary results
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