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Election 2011 news

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Shearer, Robertson to lead Labour

Updated 13 Dec 11, 10:22am, Alex Tarrant
New Labour leader David Shearer wants clean, green NZ, is broadly comfortable with policy stance; Grant Robertson voted party's new deputy leader

Key announces new Cabinet

Updated 12 Dec 11, 7:02am, Alex Tarrant
Key's new Cabinet: English gets new Associate in Coleman, Joyce keeps other Associate Finance role; Tolley now overseeing SFO; Foss overseeing FMA

National confirms four seat majority in deal with Maori Party

11 Dec 11, 5:46pm, BusinessDesk
National’s wafer-thin one-seat majority is now buttressed by the three Maori constituency seats

Labour 'primary' a high risk affair

07 Dec 11, 3:47pm, Stephen Franks
Opinion: Stephen Franks details the risks he thinks the Labour Party faces from its Cunliffe vs Shearer leadership primary

'A great argument for Peter Dunne'

02 Dec 11, 10:27am, Alex Tarrant
Alex Tarrant thinks Charles Chauvel's press release on quake prone buildings is a great argument for keeping Peter Dunne as Ohariu MP

'Take cash out of banks to buy SOE shares'

29 Nov 11, 4:30pm, Alex Tarrant
Finance Minister Bill English wants SOE share sell-downs to get money 'out of bank accounts to help build the economy'

Goff, King, stand down from Labour leadership

Updated 29 Nov 11, 2:38pm, Alex Tarrant
Labour leader Phil Goff, and deputy leader Annette King, to stand down from Labour leadership following election loss

'Govt in better shape to deal with EU crisis'

Updated 29 Nov 11, 8:20am, Alex Tarrant
English says falling NZ$ and potential for rate cuts means NZ in better shape to deal with European crisis; budget still on track for surplus

John Key begins coalition talks

Updated 28 Nov 11, 12:58pm, Alex Tarrant
Key begins coalition talks with UF, ACT, Maori Pty; Says parties aware of fiscal situation, international environment; Maori Pty's anti-asset sales policy outside of any agreement

Who should be the next Labour leader?

28 Nov 11, 8:26am, Alex Tarrant
Phil Goff expected to step down as Labour leader on Tuesday. Who should take his place? Cunliffe, Parker, Robertson, Little, Street, Jones, Shearer?

Mighty River or Genesis for sale first

Updated 28 Nov 11, 6:29am, Alex Tarrant
Mighty River Power or Genesis Energy likely to be first off the block in mixed-ownership sell-down, Key says; No earlier than latter part of 2012

Take Five for personal finance

28 Nov 11, 7:34am, Amanda Morrall
Generation X reboot; How the election affects KiwiSaver; Credit card cash-back traps; How not to lose your job; Count your blessings

Now the hangover starts for NZ

26 Nov 11, 10:19pm, Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey says a second term Key-led govt (and voters) now face an economic hangover as Europe implodes. Your view?

National wins second term in govt

Updated 26 Nov 11, 6:24pm, Alex Tarrant
Nats win 2nd term; ACT/UF/Maori to be included; Goff makes decision on future; Peters back; Brash resigns; Key warns of fiscal conservatism. Your view?

Am I stupid to believe Epsom isn't stupid?

25 Nov 11, 11:37am, Stephen Franks
Stephen Franks says National supporters should realise a vote for Goldsmith in Epsom is a vote for Labour

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

Updated 25 Nov 11, 7:59am, Bernard Hickey
Two polls show NZ First over 5% threshold on election eve; US stocks falling on Merkel's block on Euro bonds; Fitch cuts Portugal to junk; NZ$ weak

Alex's live election blog: Friday

Updated 25 Nov 11, 7:47am, Alex Tarrant
We're being made to turn comments off on election day; Herald poll shows Peters back in Parliament; Herald poll shows Nats over 50%, Roy Morgan shows them under

NZ govt bond auction jitters

Updated 24 Nov 11, 1:39pm, Alex Tarrant
NZ govt bond auction sees lower demand for 2017 and 2019 debt than offered by Treasury, following German bund auction failure; 2021 yield falls

Alex's live election blog: Thursday

Updated 24 Nov 11, 8:19am, Alex Tarrant
Greens want SOE sale advice; Dunne warns about nightmare lefties; Brash wants NZ-Aus wage gap taskforce back; iPredict says Nats getting 61 MPs

Russel Norman on money printing

25 Nov 11, 5:24pm, Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey talks to Green Party co-leader Russel Norman about intensive dairying, child poverty and the possible need (eventually) for money printing

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