Politics

It was possibly the closest election race in the country between Penny Simmonds and Liz Craig, but National just got there in the end. Provisional votes released on October 17 had Simmonds as the winner with a margin of 685 votes, but on Friday that gap narrowed to just 225. “Phew! Thank you everyon

It’s business as usual for the primary sector with ministerial portfolios remaining relatively unchanged but from a few tweaks. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the new Cabinet today. Damien O’Connor has kept his job as Minister of Agriculture, one he held last term, and picks up Trade and Ex

One of the biggest winners of today’s Cabinet announcement is newly-appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta – not only the first woman, but also the first Māori woman, to ever hold the role. It is not the first time she’s trailblazed for Māori wāhine either – last Parliamentary term she was

Well-known Southlander Paddy O’Brien has confirmed that he will be putting his name up for election to the Invercargill City Council by-election, which will take place in February 2021. The former international rugby referee and current World Rugby High Performance Sevens Referee Manager has put his

Former Invercargill City Councillor Wayne Harpur believes it is time for Councillors to stop their infighting and sniping through the media and literally put their money where their mouth is. Mr Harpur, who is going to stand in the by-election for the seat vacated by Toni Biddle, said Councillors sh

Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt has today announced his appointment of Cr Nobby Clark to the role of Deputy Mayor following the resignation, last week, of Cr Toni Biddle. “A Mayor has the authority to appoint a Deputy under s41A of the Local Govt Act. I can confirm that I will be tabling the appointment of [

UPDATED: https://whatsoninvers.nz/mayor-announces-deputy-mayor-appointment  With Invercargill City Councillor Toni Ms Biddle’s resignation it prompts the need for a new Deputy Mayor to be selected, and will result in a by-election. Take our poll, who should Mayor Tim choose as next deputy? [interact

TVNZ’s latest Colmar Brunton poll has Labour on 47 percent, National on 33 percent – with Labour unable to govern alone. The Green party is on 7 percent still trying to recover from the private school funding saga and the wealth tax as a red line, while ACT on 8 percent continues climbing grabbing t