Check out the video below from the Electoral Commission and everyone's favourite Orange Man - if he had a name what would it be I wonder? .... Owen, Otto, Omar, Odi ?
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Election News
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Budget day organisers tighten belts
23 May 2012Finance Minister Bill English's fourth Budget is set to continue the austerity theme of his previous three - and even Budget day organisers have been told to tighten their belts.
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Report angers toxic Mapua site workers
23 May 2012A former worker at Mapua's toxic Fruitgrowers Chemical Company site says she is "incredibly angry" original recommendations to provide medical support for her and her colleagues have been removed from a final report from the Department of Labour.
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Foreign fishing boat moves need to be quicker - critics
23 May 2012The Government's move to ban foreign-flagged fishing boats is being criticised for being so slow that further abuse of international crew members could occur before they are in place.
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Today in politics: Wednesday, May 23
23 May 2012DEAF GAFFE LEAVES SPEAKER RED-FACED
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'Zero' Budget not so austere
23 May 2012An austerity Budget? Don't be silly, Finance Minister Bill English says. "I think that's a ridiculous way to describe what a whole lot of governments are doing, and it's certainly nothing to do with what we're doing," he said yesterday.
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Jones aware of identity questions
23 May 2012Labour MP Shane Jones knew there were serious questions over the true identity of Chinese millionaire Yong Ming Yan when he gave him a New Zealand passport.
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Support for economic direction wavering
23 May 2012One day out from the Government's no-frills Budget, many Kiwis aren't convinced by National's economic plan.
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Jones admits issues over millionaire's passport
22 May 2012Labour MP Shane Jones has admitted there were questions over the identity of the Chinese millionaire he controversially gave a New Zealand passport to.
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Foreign flagged fishing boats to be banned
22 May 2012Foreign flagged fishing boats are to be banned over labour, safety and fisheries concerns.
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Andrew Little told: You're served, no fries
22 May 2012The agent waited in the dark outside Labour MP Andrew Little's Wellington house and surprised him when he got out of the taxi with the words: "There's no fries with that but you've been served".
Mentions from Twitter
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Loving Anne Tolleys choice of red clothing on @closeuptvnz tonight. #votenz #labour
17 hours ago by LifeOfChemistry -
People on #swf2012 bus re anticipated landslide election: "We can't even go to New Zealand now. We'll have to go to Paraguay!" #auspol #true
3 days ago by sunberryrocket -
Dumb white people sayings .... "If we lose the election we're moving to new Zealand."
3 days ago by MalcolmSoFreshX -
RT @LifeOfChemistry: Great presentation on @nzlabour's Children's Policy this morning @jacindaardern. #votenz
4 days ago by nzlabour -
Vote against Maori ward disappoints Nelson mayor - Radio New Zealand: 3News NZVote against Maori ward disappoint... http://t.co/fueB8fxm
4 days ago by worldsamazingin
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