Thames-Coromandel: Local body election candidate Danny Topia dies
Thames-Coromandel District Council election candidate Danny Topia has died. “Our council extends its heartfelt condolences to Topia’s whānau,…
Rotorua council election: City’s reputation key issue in mayoral tourism debate
Quizzed on how to improve the city’s nightlife, Barrett said that in interactions across the country she had…
Whanganui District Council rejects $70k fix for Māori Ward election botch-up
In a major blunder, information for Māori ward candidates was also missing from election materials for Ōpōtiki District,…
Kamala Harris says allowing Joe Biden to seek re-election was ‘recklessness’
Kamala Harris believes it was reckless to allow former US president Joe Biden to decide to seek re-election…
Special election day in Virginia: Fairfax voters decide next member of Congress
Voters in the City of Fairfax and Fairfax County, Virginia, are lining up Tuesday in a special election…
David Pocock, Greens, Coalition unite to force Labor aged care U-Turn in 35 minutes
Welcome back to your weekly federal politics update, where Courtney Gould gets you up to speed on the…
‘Huge relief’ in Samoa after snap general election, Aupito William Sio says
“There was a sense of fatigue throughout the campaigning period, but now I think there’s huge relief.” Finally,…
Utah ordered to redraw congressional map, seat for Democrats possible
A new move by a Utah judge ordering the Legislature to redraw its congressional maps is the latest…
Labor’s roundtable has started a long overdue debate on prickly topics
Thumping election victories can have perverse consequences. One of them is how they create the conditions for hubris…
Hastings brothel backlash: ‘I’ve lost a lot,’ businessman says
Singh claimed his landlord told him his phone had immediately started ringing with people against the idea of…
Who is Josh Willie, new leader of Tasmanian Labor, tasked with trying to engineer a comeback?
Joshua Barton Willie, a 41-year-old former primary school teacher, is the new leader of Tasmanian Labor. Mr Willie,…
Josh Willie replaces Dean Winter as Tasmanian Labor leader after election loss
Josh Willie is the new Tasmanian Labor leader, replacing Dean Winter. In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, Opposition…