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Election 2011
Election 2011 headlines with summaries.
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Bennett wins Waitakere in final count
16 Dec 2011Minister for Social Development Paula Bennett has retained her seat of Waitakere.
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State assets top of sworn-in Government's agenda
14 Dec 2011Prime Minister John Key says one of the first matters the new National-led Government will consider is the partial sale of state assets. Audio
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Maori Party co-leaders reappointed
15 Dec 2011The Maori Party has re-appointed Pita Sharples and Tariana Turia as its co-leaders.
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Wagner still the winner in Christchurch Central
14 Dec 2011Christchurch Central National Party candidate Nicky Wagner has been confirmed as the winner of the seat following a judicial recount of votes. Her majority is increased by two, to 47.
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Labour elects Shearer as new leader
14 Dec 2011David Shearer says his election as Labour leader is a fresh start for the party and that he has a mandate for change. Audio
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Key brings new faces to front bench
12 Dec 2011The new Government will have three new faces on its front bench after a Cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister John Key. Audio
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'Winners and losers' Cabinet
12 Dec 2011Prime Minister John Key says there will always be some MPs who lose out when the Cabinet is reshuffled.
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Party vote threshold to be considered in MMP review
12 Dec 2011The 5% threshold that parties have to cross to make it into Parliament will be looked at as part of the review of MMP.
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Deaf Foundation hopes election of deaf MP forces change
12 Dec 2011A group representing the deaf community hopes changes will be made at Parliament following the election of New Zealand's first deaf MP.
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Opposition parties doubt poverty committee will work
12 Dec 2011Opposition parties say a high-level committee will do nothing to alleviate poverty in New Zealand.
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Asset sales can go ahead without Maori Party - Key
12 Dec 2011The Prime Minister says being unable to rely on the Maori Party's support for planned partial asset sales should not affect the National Party's ability to implement the policy. Audio
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Strong focus on poverty in Maori Party deal
12 Dec 2011The Maori Party says it will expect members of the Ministerial Committee on Poverty to hold their Government agencies to account.
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Race for Labour leadership tight ahead of vote
12 Dec 2011One of the candidates for the Labour Party leadership, David Cunliffe, says the race will go down to the wire.
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Maori Party signs deal with National
11 Dec 2011A new Government will be sworn in on Wednesday now that the Maori Party has pledged its support to the National Party.
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MMP advocates say changes needed to better suit NZ
11 Dec 2011The pro-MMP campaign says the proportional voting system needs to be tweaked to make it fit the New Zealand situation.
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Final results in close electoral seats
10 Dec 2011National candidate Nicky Wagner has taken Christchurch Central and Labour candidate Carmel Sepuloni has won Waitakere in the final count of votes from last month's election. Both defeated candidates…
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Greens pick up seat from National in final poll result
10 Dec 2011The National Party has lost a seat in the final results from last month's general election.
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Final results near in marginal seats
9 Dec 2011Several Labour Party MPs will find out if they are in or out of the next Parliament when the final election count is made public on Saturday.
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Welfare proposals 'in line' with campaign policy
6 Dec 2011Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says welfare reforms set out in its deal with the ACT Party are in line with what National campaigned on. Audio
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Greens still keen on agreement with National
6 Dec 2011The Green Party says it still wants to negotiate an agreement with the National Party despite opposing its education and welfare policies.
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Deals mean better government - Key
6 Dec 2011Prime Minister John Key says National needs partners to form a Government and makes no apology for the gains secured by ACT and United Future. Audio
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Key signs deals with United Future and ACT
5 Dec 2011United Future leader Peter Dunne and ACT Party MP John Banks will be ministers outside cabinet under agreements reached with National on the shape of the next government. Audio
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Labour leadership candidates front party meetings
5 Dec 2011Labour Party members in Waikato heard from the two candidates vying for the position of leader of the party at a meeting on Monday.
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Hui views awaited by Maori Party
5 Dec 2011The Maori Party says it should know by the end of this week whether it will enter a supply and confidence agreement with the National Party, after a series of hui around the country.
