The Maori electorate seats delivered pretty much as recent polls had suggested on election night (with special votes yet to be counted). Rahui Katene (Maori Party) lost Te Tai Tonga to Rino Tirakatene (Labour).  Pita Sharples (Maori Party) was pushed close by Shane Jones (Labour) and… [Continue Reading]

                Voter turnout for Election 2011 was very poor with over a quarter of available voters not turning up to vote.  In what was an interesting New Zealand political election 2011, the key results of the night before special votes (The Electoral Commission said there were an estimated… [Continue Reading]

In the latest Te Karere DigiPoll, the Maori Party is sitting well with the results suggesting it will retaining Te Tai Tonga, a seat it looked vulnerable to lose. The poll has the Maori Party retaining all it’s four seats and possibly being in a role as Kingmaker for any coalition.  They have said they… [Continue Reading]

In what could be a comeback story of the New Zealand 2011 general elections, Winston Peter’s New Zealand First party has come within 0.1 of a percentage point of having enough to reach the 5% threshold required to have MP’s in parliament in the latest Herald-Digipoll.  It is a massive turnaround from a party that… [Continue Reading]