A special by-election is to take place in the Whangarei District Council after the councillor for Denby Ward, Jayne Golightly was forced to resign when it was confirmed that she was not a New Zealand citizen. Election Services have confirmed it's the first case of its kind they've had to deal with.
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Winston speaks with Labour after meeting National
Winston Peters is in talks with the Labour Party after meeting with National this morning to discuss working with either parties in a coalition government.
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Whakarewarewa Joint Trust re-election hui overturned
Three Te Arawa hapū of Ngāti Whakaue have kept their two elected trustees on the Whakarewarewa Joint Trust (WJT). Ngāti Hurunga Te Rangi, Ngāti Taeotū and Ngāti Te Kahu successfully overturned a re-election hui called at Papaiouru marae's ancestral house of Tamatekapua at Ōhinemutu.
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NewsNew MPs head to Parliament with newborns
Willow-Jean Prime and Kiritapu Allan are both mothers to newborn babies and new MPs entering Parliament for the first time on the Labour list.
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Next generation throw support behind Māori Party's return
Te Ururoa Flavell's daughter Mīriatetuara Flavell says the landslide victory by the Labour Party of all Māori seats has prompted her and her siblings to throw their weight behind the party in an effort to return to Parliament.
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New coalition to determine next Māori Development Minister
The role of Minister of Māori Development or Māori Affairs in its day, has been held by some legendary Māori icons of our country's political history.
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The aftermath for the minor parties
In the aftermath of Election 2017, the Māori Party is gone, United Future is gone, Act has one MP, the Greens managed to stay in Parliament and NZ First is the kingmaker.
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“It is not the end. Ka whawhai tonu mātau,” says Dame Tariana Turia
Thirteen years in politics fighting for Māori, but their fate has been sealed and the people have spoken.
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No reassurance from Labour for Māori post-election
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern hosted a post-election barbeque at her home with close friends, family and senior Labour Party members including deputy Kelvin Davis.
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Negotiations begin as the two main parties vie to form a government
With the results of Election 2017 still unfolding, coalition negotiations will now begin as the two main parties vie to form a government.
