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Low personal polling for National Party leader Simon Bridges doesn't necessarily mean that replacing him before the election is a sure thing. 

Papua New Guinea's prime minister says the Local Level Government elections must proceed despite funding shortfalls.

An old law that gives owners of multiple properties extra voting rights in local elections is unfair, archaic and should be ditched, election researchers say.

Those backing the End of Life Choice Bill are confident the bill's second reading will pass this week, despite pushback from doctors.

Analysis: Winston Peters positions New Zealand First as the farmers' champion, the cost of the gun buy-back is revealed and there's a row over electoral law changes.

Voters will be able to enrol and vote on election day next year, Justice Minister Andrew Little says.

Four men are left in the race to be next British prime minister after a candidate who warned against no-deal Brexit was voted out of contention.

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Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about behind-the-scenes bluster from property profiteers out in the open, the maths of kiwifruit, a lookback at a story…

Boaty McBoatface is actually a submarine - and it's made its first significant discovery, scientists say.

Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has been buried alongside other senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, his son says.

Solomon Islands police in Lata have arrested a candidate in last week's provincial election in Temotu Province, just days before the poll.

Tuvaluans will vote for a new government on 9 September this year.

An 'unprecedented' electrical failure left almost all of Argentina and Uruguay without power, according to a major Argentine electricity provider.

Mediawatch - Two contrary political opinion polls this week raised big questions about the quality and the purpose of them, writes Colin Peacock. Audio

Two contrary political opinion polls this week raised big questions about the quality and the purpose of them. Politicians disputing the outcomes were dismissed as “in denial.” But are the media the…