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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Politics
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Sordid history of governments rigging electoral rules to suit themselves

Foreign influence on elections is a threat.

Brent Edwards Wed, 06 Mar 2019

The National Party has welcomed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ruling out any changes to the party vote threshold before next year’s election.

The Green Party had wanted the threshold lowered from 5% to 4% before the election, as well as imposing tighter restrictions on political

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Brent Edwards Wed, 06 Mar 2019
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