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Hopes development will curb Cooks population loss
The Cook Islands Party's Mark Brown says improved infrastructure in the outer islands will help stop the population drain.
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"Carrots" needed to retain Cook Island workers
A Cook Islands trade union says the next government needs to provide better incentives if it wants to keep the country's working population.
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Cook Island voters worried about depopulation
Audio 3 Jul 2014Depopulation, climate change, and foreign aid are just some of the issues Cook Islanders will consider while casting their votes in next week's election. Audio
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Mangawhai ratepayers to appeal
Mangawhai ratepayers expect to appeal against a High Court decision on the legality of their rates. Many residents are withholding rates in protest against illegal council borrowing.
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Cunliffe undeterred by poor polling
Labour Party leader David Cunliffe is undeterred by poor polling as his party goes into its election year congress in Wellington this weekend which he says will give Labour a polling lift.
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Newspaper 'impeding' race relations
The Sunday Star Times is being accused of sensationalising and impeding race relations over its reporting of an Asia New Zealand Foundation survey.
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Fiji military will attend political meetings
Fiji's military chief Mosese Tikoitoga says military officers will attend political gatherings as the military needs to be informed of political parties' manifestos.
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Labour trailing in latest poll
For the fourth time in a month, an opinion poll has put support for the Labour Party below 30 percent. The party is at its lowest in the One News Colmar Brunton poll in two years.
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Conservative deal concerns dismissed
The National Party's campaign chairperson has dismissed concerns National voters do not want the party to do an electorate deal with Colin Craig's Conservative Party.
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Economic Minister Steven Joyce
Audio 29 Jun 2014The 78th National Party annual conference is underway this weekend, and there is a clear message coming out of it - National may be doing well in the polls - but in this MMP environment the election… Audio
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PM tells National voters to get out and vote
The Prime Minister's warned National Party delegates that voters who stay at home on polling day because they believe National will be re-elected, could cause an election defeat.
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Fiji asked to lift journalist restrictions
Amnesty International wants the military government in Fiji to lift restrictions on journalists ahead of the election in September saying a worrying pattern was emerging. Audio
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The Week In Review for week ending 27 June 2014
Audio 27 Jun 2014A review of the week's news including... Community leaders calling for calm in the wake of two stabbings in South Auckland, Labour rejects claims about donations from Donghua Liu published in the… Audio
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Labour still struggling, poll shows
The latest political poll shows the Labour Party still struggling, with its party vote down 2.2 percentage points to 27.3. Though also down, National would lead a government alone. Audio
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Voting in NZ
Miners in 1860, Maori men in 1867, women in 1893, 20-year-olds in 1969, 18-year-olds in 1974 – how we vote's changed a lot since the first parliamentary election in 1853.
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Social media a factor in Cook Islands poll
Political parties in the Cook Islands have been utilising social media in an attempt to tap into the younger, swing voters for this years election.
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Fiji election campaign heats up in NZ
Audio 23 Jun 2014Fiji expats living in New Zealand are being urged to put an end to their homeland's "coup culture" by voting against Frank Bainimarama in the September polls. Audio
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Craig hopes for help from National
Conservative Party leader Colin Craig has admitted he is not likely to win the East Coast Bays seat but believes there is a possibility the National Party will help him secure an electorate. Audio
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Colin Craig to stand against McCully
Conservative Party leader and National's potential coalition partner, Colin Craig, has announced he will contest the Auckland electorate of East Coast Bays.
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Concern over security of Fiji votes
The president of the Fiji Community Association of Auckland says he has doubts over the security of votes cast in New Zealand for Fiji's general election. Audio
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POWER PLAY
Sometimes the frenzy of the parliamentary press gallery's political reportage can lead to hysteria. When the story of David Cunliffe's letter broke, calls for his resignation were immediate.
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Cunliffe accuses Govt of smear campaign
Labour Party leader David Cunliffe is accusing the Government of running a campaign to discredit him, as he fights the political backlash over controversial businessman Donghua Liu. Video, Audio
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The Panel with David Slack and Dita de Boni (Part 1)
Audio 19 Jun 2014Topics - the David Cunliffe memory lapse saga goes on. There were crisis meetings with his senior MPs and staff this morning, and an unfortunately-timed Stuff Ipsos public opinion poll has Labour… Audio
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Government ups the pressure on Cunliffe over Donghua Liu
Audio 19 Jun 2014A beleaguered Labour leader David Cunliffe is flying back to Wellington this morning, facing a double disaster - a major dip in the latest poll and ongoing controversy over a letter he wrote on behalf… Audio
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Fiji Labour Party questions visa trips
The Fiji Labour Party has called into question a move by the immigration department to send an official team to Australia to handle requests for Fiji passports.
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