Articles on New Zealand elections 2020
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Delaying the election would be a balancing act between public health and political calculation.
Recent history shows politicians should think twice before using refugees and asylum seekers for electoral gain.
As the adult children of baby boomers start inheriting their parents’ wealth, it’s time we looked seriously at taxing this unearned income.
With the polls showing a clear trend to the left, are we also witnessing a fundamental shift in the way New Zealand governments are formed?
A desperate opposition turns to a divisive but determined veteran to rescue its fortunes. But will her old-school politics be enough to combat the ‘Jacinda effect’?
This morning the National Party’s new leader of just 53 days, Todd Muller, shocked everyone by resigning his position – ten weeks before facing off against Jacinda Ardern in the NZ election.
This 2020 budget is not the pivot to a green rebuild many had hoped for. But its short-term focus on caring for people’s health leaves the door open to stronger climate action down the track.
The 2020 “Rebuilding Together” budget rightly targets a looming unemployment crisis, but just how bad that will be remains uncertain.
NZ$4.3 billion will go some way to patch up long-standing cracks in New Zealand’s health system. But COVID-19 has shown NZ’s regional approach to health isn’t good enough against a nationwide threat.
Jacinda Ardern has won global admiration for her personal style. But how will Kiwis judge her government at the ballot-box in September this year – just as unemployment is expected to peak?
New Zealand’s 2020 “pandemic budget” should shift spending priorities towards a flexible and targeted approach to economic recovery.
New Zealand’s 2020 budget must not only provide economic hope, it must balance the very different ideologies and aspirations of two earlier historic budgets.











