Mega Event at Mt Eden War Memorial Hall on October 23, 2020 (5 pm) Venkat Raman Auckland, October 16, 2020 ‘Bangaru Bathukamma,’ the most traditional event of the South Indian State of Telangana will be celebrated for nine nights in Auckland, starting tonight (October 16, 2020). Telangana Jagurthi New Zealand (TJNZ), which is organising the festivities, will conduct the ‘Mega…
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Our future is just a day away, you must vote
RNZ Photo by Nate McKinnon General Election 2020 is underway with Early Voting having begun more than 15 days ago. The election campaign has entered its final phase. People overseas are also exercising their franchise and the rest of New…
Read MoreLabour-Green Coalition government extremely likely
Latest TV One Colmar-Brunton Poll gives the combo 70 seats Position of Parties (TV One Colmar-Burton Poll October 15, 2020) If the latest and last Opinion Poll is any indication, Labour Party will form a government in coalition with the Greens when counting ends on Saturday, October…
Read MoreThe most uncertain seat in the country is in Takanini
Forget Auckland Central, Nelson, Ōhāriu, or Wanganui. Takanini, in Auckland’s deep south, is arguably the hardest-to-pick seat in New Zealand. Take this: It is a new electorate – half its voters do not even know it exists. All the candidates are newbies; there is not one with experience as an MP. And it is the second fastest-growing area in the country – up…
Read MoreCandidates and Volunteers keep our democracy alive
Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins (Picture from The Conversation) It is probably just as well that the All Blacks are playing the Wallabies in the second Bledisloe Cup Test of the year in Auckland on Sunday, October 18, 2020. For many, that will be a welcome shift from the election campaign…
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