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Election 2014
Election 2014 headlines with summaries.
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Kim Dotcom looms large over debate
18 Sep 2014Kim Dotcom loomed over the last leaders' debate of the election campaign as Labour and National argued over who could most easily form a government. Audio
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National down but still ahead - poll
17 Sep 2014National has lost support, while New Zealand First is climbing, in the latest TV3 Reid Research opinion poll, released this evening. National is on 44.5 percent.
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Cunliffe, Key dismiss security proposal
18 Sep 2014Labour Party leader David Cunliffe and National Party leader John Key have dismissed the Green Party's idea to set up a new independent organisation to run cyber security. Audio
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Potential partners criticise backtrack
18 Sep 2014Some of National's potential coalition partners say party leader John Key has handled the allegations of mass spying on New Zealanders poorly. Audio
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National's welfare policy slated
18 Sep 2014The Labour Party and welfare advocates have criticised National's welfare policy, with Labour saying what is actually needed is more jobs.
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Youth enrolment low as election nears
18 Sep 2014A youth campaigner says the mood of the final week of the election campaign may put young people off voting. About 175,000 of those under 30 have not yet enrolled.
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Opinions mixed on income inequality
18 Sep 2014A Wellington accountant has sparked criticism after saying there is no evidence of growing income inequality over the past 20 years. Audio
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Key makes surveillance concessions
17 Sep 2014Prime Minister John Key has conceded New Zealanders may be subject to mass surveillance but says what is important is that it is not done by the GCSB.
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Leaders clash over coalition partners
17 Sep 2014John Key and David Cunliffe have clashed over possible coalition partners in the final televised debate of the election campaign.
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Nats promise to reduce benefit numbers
17 Sep 2014The National Party is promising to reduce the number of people on benefits by 75,000 by 2017 and offer an incentive for beneficiaries who stay in work.
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No mass surveillance in NZ - Key
17 Sep 2014John Key says New Zealand contributes information from spy programmes into Five Eyes databases but has no control over what intelligence its partners gather. Audio
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Nats unfazed by pending spy claims
17 Sep 2014Cabinet minister and National's campaign manager Steven Joyce says he'd be very surprised if the GCSB wasn't spying on other countries. Audio
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10% of enrolled people have voted
17 Sep 2014More than 10 percent of enrolled voters have already voted for this year's general election. As of yesterday, almost 350,000 had cast their ballot ahead of Saturday's poll.
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Greens accuse National over river clean-up
17 Sep 2014The Green Party says National is overseeing massive dairy farm conversions which could undermine the millions of dollars being spent on cleaning up the Waikato River.
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Eminem suing Nats for campaign song
16 Sep 2014National is facing another hurdle in its campaign, with the music publishers behind US rapper Eminem to take legal action over a song in its campaign advert. Audio
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Key silent on spy programme
16 Sep 2014John Key is refusing to talk about a spy programme that NSA analyst turned whistleblower Edward Snowden says is subjecting NZers to mass surveillance. Video, Audio
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'Moment of Truth' on world stage
16 Sep 2014With names like Julian Assange and Edward Snowden involved, Monday night's 'Moment of Truth' saw the issue of surveillance in NZ making headlines around the world.
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Harre backs Dotcom over email
16 Sep 2014Internet Party leader Laila Harre has no doubt that Kim Dotcom believes an email which suggests his residency was granted in order to be extradited to the US is legitimate. Audio
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Greens unimpressed at NZ First claim
16 Sep 2014The Green Party has dismissed talk from New Zealand First that it could form a Government with the Labour Party alone following the general election.
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Dotcom fails to produce goods on Key
16 Sep 2014Internet Party founder Kim Dotcom has failed to produce the goods to prove Prime Minister John Key knew about him before the raid on his Coatesville mansion in January 2012. Video
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Wairarapa contest heats up
16 Sep 2014New Zealand First is aiming for an upset in the seat of Wairarapa while National's first-time candidate is looking to repeat the success of the electorate's outgoing MP.
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Labour pledges return of rural minister
Labour's Damien O'Connor says if his party gets to form the next government, it will bring back a rural affairs minister, as it is important for these communities to have a strong advocate.
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Whistleblower backs mass surveillance claims
15 Sep 2014Whistleblower Edward Snowden says he can confirm NZ is under mass surveillance because he had easy access to NZers' information while employed by the NSA.
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John Key insists data plan was abandoned
15 Sep 2014As crowds gathered to hear American journalist Glenn Greenwald, the Prime Minister said a proposal for what he described as a 'broad programme of data protection' was abandoned, in part... Audio
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