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Election 2011
Election 2011 headlines with summaries.
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Six new faces at Green Party caucus
28 Nov 2011Six new Green MPs will be at the party's first caucus meeting at Parliament after the election. Audio
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Strong showing in South Auckland for Labour
28 Nov 2011Despite registering the party's worst election result under MMP, Labour increased its share of party and electorate votes in the South Auckland seats of Mangere, Manukau East and Manurewa. Audio
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Quake had impact on Christchurch vote, say candidates
28 Nov 2011Labour says the earthquakes pushed some of its voters out of the Christchurch, while National says its strong showing is a vote of confidence in the Government's leadership during the recovery. Audio
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Labour claims to have won back more of the Maori vote
28 Nov 2011Labour's party vote took a heavy hit in the general election but it is claiming to have won back more of the Maori vote.
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Result showed groundswell of support, say Conservatives
28 Nov 2011The leader of the new Conservative Party says by next election his party will be one National will have to talk to.
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Labour hopes to take Waitakere on specials
28 Nov 2011The Labour Party hopes special votes will tip the marginal west Auckland seat of Waitakere into its hands.
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National keeps most of rural vote
28 Nov 2011The National Party has retained most of its rural vote and David Carter is hoping to retain the the agriculture portfolio he held in the last government.
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Election wrap by morning papers
28 Nov 2011The main papers on Monday morning focus on the election results and Prime Minister John Key's discussions on forming a new government.
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Post-election talks over next two days
27 Nov 2011National Party leader John Key will meet with the ACT, United Future and Maori parties for initial negotiations at Parliament on Monday.
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Maori Party to hold meetings before any deal with National
27 Nov 2011Before it commits to entering a deal with National, the Maori Party will hold a series of meetings with its supporters over the next week. Audio
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Greens consider future relationship with National
27 Nov 2011The Green Party will be talking to National later in the week about common policy areas the two parties can work on over the next three years. Audio
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Goff to stay on as MP, but expected to step down as leader
27 Nov 2011Phil Goff says he intends to serve the full term as the MP for Mt Roskill - regardless of whether he remains leader of the Labour Party. Audio
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Election paves way for partial privatisation of state assets
27 Nov 2011The National Party's historic election result has paved the way for the partial privatisation of the country's state-owned energy companies.
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Banks pledges to rebuild ACT as leader quits
27 Nov 2011Epsom MP John Banks says he will work to rebuild the ACT Party. Audio
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Government will have similar look to last term, says Key
27 Nov 2011National Party leader John Key says the new government he will form will have a very similar look to the last one. Audio
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NZ First leader 'happy' with outcome
27 Nov 2011New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says he thought his party would win more of the party vote, but is happy with the outcome. Audio
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Dunne expects deal with National to be done quickly
27 Nov 2011United Future leader Peter Dunne says he hopes to have a similar agreement with the National Party as he had in the previous Parliament. Audio
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Christchurch Central tied, small margin in two other seats
27 Nov 2011Voters in Christchurch Central will have to wait for special votes to be counted before finding out who their MP will be.
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National, United Future and ACT to form next government
27 Nov 2011The National Party will form the next government with the ACT and United Future parties.
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Harawira 'unfazed' at being only Mana MP
27 Nov 2011Mana leader Hone Harawira says he is unfazed by being the only member of his party to win a parliamentary seat in Saturday's election. Audio
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Little says electorate loss shows tide out for Labour
27 Nov 2011Defeated Labour Party candidate Andrew Little says the election result shows the tide is still out on his party.
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Advance votes point to support for MMP
27 Nov 2011In the electoral referendum, advance votes indicate there is support for keeping the Mixed Member Proportional system.
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John Key celebrates victory
27 Nov 2011National Party leader John Key promised to serve the interests of all New Zealanders after his party's emphatic win in the 2011 general election. Audio
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New Zealand First returns to Parliament
27 Nov 2011New Zealand First is back from the political wilderness with almost 7% of the vote, which will see eight of the party's MPs in Parliament. Audio
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