One week into early voting, concerns are being raised about Electoral Commission staff allegedly undermining Māori voters. Massey University Māori politics lecturer Veronica Tawhai claims she has received numerous complaints from Māori electors regarding the conduct of Electoral Commission staff. “Māori and particularly young Māori are constantly criticised for either being uninformed, uninterested or apathetic […]

In a truly bizarre bit of news, a minor political spat has erupted into claims of major political sabotage down-under! It all boils down to Blue Team Vs. Red Team: https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/75edq130g/Malcolm-Turnbull-accuses-New-Zealand-Labour-of-conspiracy.htm Firstly; Should the Aussie Government really be making these claims a few weeks out from a New Zealand election? […]

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/australia-threatens-nz-labour-party-over-citizenship-scandal/ar-AAq7OGb?li=AAaeXZz&ocid=spartanntp Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says it would be “very difficult to build trust” with Labour if they form a government after September’s election. After speaking to an acquaintance in the Australian Labor Party (ALP), Chris Hipkins put two Parliamentary questions to Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne about the citizenship of […]

MIKE WATSON & TOM PULLAR-STRECKER Last updated 14:38, August 10 2017 A mining company should be allowed to dredge 50 million tonnes of iron sand a year from the South Taranaki Bight, the Environmental Protection Authority says. However, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Ngati Ruanui have already indicated they will appeal the ruling, delivered […]

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