Voting
Samoa's electoral laws amended
Samoa's electoral laws grants diaspora to register to vote. Audio
Season 2 Ep 12: Women's Suffrage
NOTE: This episode has been reuploaded to correct some inaccuracies in the original version. We all know New Zealand was the first country in the world where women could vote. But do you know how we… Video, Audio
The Week in Detail: From the Māori Health Authority to Israel-Palestine
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
MMP's sluggish meander towards results
Is our MMP electoral system slow and cumbersome, or fair and democratic? Audio
Key political players to learn what cards they hold after special votes released
The final hand is soon to be dealt in the 2023 election - with the key political players to learn Friday afternoon just what cards they hold - and what leverage.
National, ACT and New Zealand First… Audio
Special votes to decide make-up of next government
The make-up of the next parliament will be clearer when the full election results come out at 2pm Friday.
As well as a thorough audit of the election, the official results will include the choices of… Audio
The Week in Detail: From Warkworth to walkways
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Long Read: Make voting sexy again
By Nadine Anne Hura: If those with the least wealth and privilege understood how much power they held, their votes could really could make a difference. Audio
When a 'wasted vote' isn't wasted
If you're disinterested, despondent or deflated by the election campaign and its daily parade of pointless behaviour, here's why you shouldn't miss your opportunity to exercise a little strategy in… Audio
'Defeated' & 'disheartened': Young voter's feeling on leaders debate
"Defeated" and "disheartened" is how a young voter's feeling after she says the two Chrises "bounced around" her question in last night's leader's debate. Sky Rens is a waitress on Auckland's… Video, Audio
How young is too young to talk politics? Campaign sees kids get a chance to vote
How young is too young to talk politics? Well you may be surprised. As part of a Save the Children campaign, close to two thousand primary students from 25 schools will cast their votes ahead of the… Video, Audio
Pac law expert agrees Samoans abroad shouldn't vote
Pacific law expert agrees Samoans living abroad shouldn't vote in Samoa's elections. Audio
Independent panel suggests major overhaul of electoral system
A four year parliament term, lower threshold for parties to enter and giving 16-year-olds the vote.
All suggestions made by an independent panel charged with looking at how the electoral system could… Audio
Business: Murdoch vs Dominion Systems, new teeth for
Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson joins Kathryn to talk about a scheduled US court appearance this week for Rupert Murdoch over claims his right-wing news channel Fox attempted to ruin the… Audio
Around the motu: Felix Desmarais in Rotorua
Emergency housing in motels has been a huge issue in Rotorua for three years, starting in the first Covid lockdown and it has proliferated since then. Felix says the main issue is its concentration… Audio
16-year-olds may get to vote at local body elections
The campaign to lower the voting age for general elections is dead in the water, but 16-year-olds might get a vote at the local body level.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled the voting age of 18 was… Audio
Review recommends lowering voting age for local elections
A draft report from the Future for Local Government Review has a raft of changes to boost participation in local elections. One of the most direct is to lower the voting age for local councils to 16… Audio
The 'spicy' mayoral races you haven't heard about
Outside our bigger cities, Aotearoa's smaller centres are seeing stacked races and fraught local issues. Audio
Australian election reaction - Stephen Mills
Australians are waking up to life with a new Prime Minister, with Anthony Albanese and Labor ousting Scott Morrison's incumbent Liberal National coalition in yesterday's election. Political… Audio
German election a nail-biter
There's already talk that Germany may not have a new government for weeks, possibly until Christmas - after what can only be described as a nail-bitingly close vote.
Worldwatch's Max Towle takes a… Audio