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Ardern: From distant star to PM
Jacinda Ardern has gone from front-bench MP to NZ's second youngest PM in just over 10 weeks. Glen Scanlon takes a look at her trajectory this election.
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Election17: A brief history of quite a long time
Winston-watch is enough to make even the most ardent political junkie's eyes glaze over. While you wait, Kate Newton has what you might have missed since Election Day.
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NZ gives aid for Tongan election
New Zealand is contributing $US93,000 to support preparations for Tonga's November election.
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Austrian conservative set to become world's youngest leader
Austria's conservative People's Party, led by 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz, is set to win the country's general election, projections suggest.
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Tonga mental health sector in dire need of attention
Audio 16 Oct 2017The state of the mental health sector in Tonga has come under the spotlight with the hosting of the first mental health symposium in the country. Audio
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Turning away from toxic Twitter
Broadcaster Duncan Garner has quit Twitter after a newspaper column on immigration sparked online outrage and abuse. Sean Plunket also stepped away from Twitter and then stepped down from the… Audio
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Turning away from toxic Twitter
Broadcaster Duncan Garner has quit Twitter after a newspaper column on immigration sparked online outrage and abuse. Sean Plunket also stepped away from Twitter and then stepped down from the…
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Focus on Politics for 13 October 2017
It's been three weeks since New Zealand went to the polls, a week since the final election result was announced and the writ has been returned, but there is still no Government in sight. New Zealand… Audio
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Next Tongan govt urged to invest in mental health
The head of an NGO in Tonga says the next government will need to increase its investment in mental health services.
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Petition withdrawn amidst lingering PNG election unrest
Deteriorating unrest in Southern Highlands province has prompted the withdrawal of a petition against the recent election victory of Papua New Guinea's prime minister.
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PNG police hierarchy urged to address divisions
A former top policeman in Papua New Guinea has called for the constabulary to act quickly to end instability within the force's capital command. Audio
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Halapua back in Tongan politics
Audio 9 Oct 2017A prominent Tongan academic is returning to politics and contesting next month's election in the hope he can help people better understand the country's transition to democracy. Audio
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Poll predictions prove practically precise
Poll of Polls - New Zealand pollsters still seem to be doing a competent job of gauging public opinion. The last RNZ poll of polls average before the election was strikingly close to the final result.
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Every vote counted and recounted
The Chief Electoral Officer says counting votes is a busy process, and it's important that it's done right.
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Michael Bruter - Testing European identity
Michael Bruter is Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science where he leads the ECREP initiative - the largest existing research initiative fully dedicated… Audio
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Polls final tally out tomorrow
It's a nerve wracking wait for some MPs tonight ahead of tomorrow's finally electoral vote tally. Audio
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Spanish court bars Catalan MPs' independence move
Spain's constitutional court has suspended a session of the Catalan parliament, in a bid to pre-empt a possible push for independence.
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 5 October 2017
Vanuatu's prime minister has promised the thousands evacuated from the island of Ambae that they will return home; UNICEF's field office chief in Vanuatu says children displaced by the volcanic… Audio
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Travel warning for Spain as Catalan crisis builds
New Zealanders travelling to Spain are being warned to avoid demonstrations as tension over the Catalan independence referendum grows.
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What does history tell us about NZ First coalitions?
The negotiations to decide whether it will be National or Labour who leads the country for the next three years will finally get underway today. Winston Peters has been giving little away - but does… Video, Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 5 October 2017
Audio 5 Oct 2017UN urged to resolve unfinished business of Papuan self-determination; PACER-plus signatories urged to closely examine their commitments; Tongan lawyer hoping third time lucky in next month's poll… Audio
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Catalonia independence 'in matter of days'
Catalonia will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days, the leader of the region has told the BBC.
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Independence vote illegal, Spain's king says
King Felipe VI has condemned organisers of Catalonia's independence referendum for having put themselves "outside the law".
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Women in the running for Tongan elections
Fifteen of the 86 candidates who have put their names forward for the Tonga general elections on the 16th of November are women. Audio
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Former Auckland lawyer hoping third time lucky in Tonga poll
A lawyer who unsuccessfully stood in the past two Tongan elections is confident he can make it in next month's poll.
