Election

Electoral Commission  Voting has started in the 2017 General Election, with advance voting places now open around the country. Anyone who is ready to vote

Thakur Ranjit Singh  In 1936, British monarchy faced a crisis when King-Emperor Edward VIII had to abdicate the throne because he proposed to marry a divorcee, Wallis

Priyanca Radhakrishnan  As we come to the end of the campaign period, and the General Election looms closer many people have asked me what a

Gurbrinder Aulakh It is for the first time ever that I, a strong critic of Winston Peters and his party, may be voting for him.

Venkat Raman  An election forum, called, ‘Meet the Voter’ organised by the Indian Association of New Zealand (IANZ) on September 2 at its Papatoetoe headquarters

All that political skullduggery is leading towards uncertainty Anil Sharma Some people think that it is better not to vote in an election, since they

Roshan Nauhria In many ways, this is a significant election for New Zealand. Interestingly, there are multiple policies on the battleground of major parties. While

Jenny Salesa  Getting skills and training policies right plays a crucial role in ensuring that young people leave school and get earning or learning, improving

Michael Wood I believe that Bill English is an honourable person who has worked as hard as he can for our country. As we enter

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi Since National formed the government in November 2008, its sound and robust policies and programmes have helped the economy to grow. Our

Venkat Raman  Bala (Venu) Beeram is anxious but not nervous; he is excited and less than ten days to the general election (September 23), he

James Shaw By the time this column goes to print, the general election will be just a week away and early voting will have already

Raj Singh After what feels like one of the longest election campaigns ever, it is finally coming to an end. By the time this column

Winston Peters New Zealand First is not into political correctness (PC). Our policies are adopted with one thought in mind – just one. What is

Fifth in a series of Six Parts For Vanisa Dhiru, there is no question that she will be voting in the coming election. “It’s up

Thakur Ranjit Singh Disinformation and misinformation on Labour Party’s Water Policy shows why it is so urgent for New Zealand’s education system to strengthen its

Priyanca Radhakrishnan  Labour will build a fairer system that fixes the housing, health, education and safety crises – We have done it before and we

Supplied Content  Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy has given the go-ahead for this year’s General Election to be held, signing the writ directing the Electoral Commission

And make the system easier, simpler and transparent The New Zealand People’s Party (NZPP) will make the ‘Pathway to Residence’ programme automatic and less cumbersome

Anil Sharma New Zealand’s immigration system is broken. There is no doubt about it. And it is high time for reassessment. As an educationist and

Jenny Salesa  Every person in New Zealand should have a warm, dry, healthy home to live. That is where our children should be growing up,

Michael Wood We are all lucky to live in this country. It is a fundamentally good place with many natural advantages. New Zealand’s geographic isolation

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi  In the lead-up to the election, the Treasury opened the Government’s books last week. It confirmed that our economy is in good

Denise Roche This has four key components: Introducing refunds on drinking containers. Banning the use of single-use plastic bags by 2020. Reducing plastic packaging and

New Zealand First has placed sitting Member of Parliament Tenth on its List announced on Tuesday, August 29, 2017. He is just one place up