Tag: election
Get ready for the local elections
The local elections are on their way and New Zealanders are being asked to check they’re enrolled and ready to vote.
Some 3.3m enrolment update...
Six step up for council seat
In May the community suffered a tragic loss with the passing of beloved Howick Ward Councillor Dick Quax. His passing left a vacancy on...
Can the Labour coalition last?
National party whip and Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross has raised questions as to whether a NZ First coalition with Labour and Greens can last.
“Already...
Ross back in Botany
Jami-Lee Ross says he feels a bit like ‘mother hen’ during his first week back in parliament.
The Botany MP has been re-elected by a...
LIVE: 2017 General Election
If you just couldn't wait until Election Day to cast your vote, you're not alone. More than 1.2 million New Zealanders cast an advance...
Cut red tape now: Smith
Red tape is strangling business and growth and needs a massive shake-up, according to Anthony Smith, the ACT Party candidate for Hunua
“Businesses at all...
Reeves wants new school at Beachlands
Jon Reeves, the NZ First list candidate in Hunua, would re-open all the rural police stations closed in New Zealand in the past year...
Voting in an Election
Voting in a General Election begins two weeks before Election Day (September 11). You can vote whenever is convenient for you.
To be eligible to...
Meet your election candidates for Hunua
Welcome to the first of a series of articles we intend to bring to you in the run-up to the General Election on September...
Two ticks can change the world
Of total enrolled voters in the 2014 General Election, just 62.73 per cent of those aged 18-24 voted. The 25-29 age group was slightly...