New Zealand election 2020

Stardust and substance: New Zealand’s election becomes a ‘third referendum’ on Jacinda Ardern’s leadership

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New Zealand's crises have arisen with almost Shakespearean qualities, prophesied in Hamlet: 'When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.'…

Rogue poll or not, all the signs point to a tectonic shift in New Zealand politics

By Richard Shaw

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Strong team. More jobs. Better economy. So say the National Party’s campaign hoardings. Only thing is, last Sunday’s Newshub-Reid Research poll – which had support…

Ahead of the New Zealand election, Todd Muller’s resignation is a national nightmare – and a sign of a toxic political culture

By Richard Shaw

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This is not just another leadership spill, coup or change. In fact, nothing about this is routine.

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New Zealand election 2020

Stardust and substance: New Zealand’s election becomes a ‘third referendum’ on Jacinda Ardern’s leadership

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Rogue poll or not, all the signs point to a tectonic shift in New Zealand politics

Ahead of the New Zealand election, Todd Muller’s resignation is a national nightmare – and a sign of a toxic political culture