Elections

In 2024 more voters than ever in history are heading to the polls, but one of the most extraordinary elections happened this week  Audio

Critics of a new electoral law in Samoa say it could allow overseas voters to decide elections. 
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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

ACT Party wants to close demographic ministries like the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, and in this episode we're talking to community organizations who are concerned about this possibility and it's… Audio

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

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn with the latest on the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria which has left at least 28,000 people dead. The majority of the deaths were in Turkey, where… Audio

Three Labour Ministers and three MPs are to leave parliament at the next election. The Prime Minister made the announcement a short time ago. RNZ's Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch has the… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Youth MPs are expected to present an open letter to Parliament calling for the voting age to be lowered, as the Make it 16 movement takes centre stage at this year's Youth Parliament.

A sweeping change to the Australian political landscape; Anthony Albanese is the new Prime Minister, Labor has won the election, but it's not yet clear whether it has an outright majority. It could… Audio

The House sits down with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, David Wilson, whose team runs the machinery of Parliament. Audio

We take a closer look at the upcoming PNG elections which will feature new districts and counting procedures; New Pacific Health National Director role created for Health NZ; And while Tonga's PATOA… Audio

As we head towards another local body election Local Government New Zealand says councils in this country have a diversity problem. Jesse talks to NZ's youngest councillor, Sophie Handford. Audio

Does the new leader of The Opportunities Party Raf Manji have what it takes to get the party across the 5 percent threshold to get into Parliament at the 2023 election?  Audio

Lack of funding, an outdated common roll and Covid-19 all big issues for this year's national election in PNG. Audio

The media marked a quarter of a century of MMP with a lot of mixed reviews on how it has changed our politics - and our country. Mediawatch talks to a documentary-maker who created one of the most… Audio

Tonga elections next month are unlikely to usher in change - that's the view of academic Dr Sitiveni Halapua. Audio

Political turmoil in Samoa is continuing to play out today. Samoa Observer Editor Alex Rheeney talks to Jesse. Audio