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New Zealand mulls four-year terms in elections shake-up

New Zealanders are likely to head to a referendum on extending their parliamentary terms from three years to four.

AAP · Jan 15, 2024

New Zealand gets two deputy PMs after marathon coalition talks

After weeks of negotiations, incoming PM Christopher Luxon announces that populist Winston Peters and libertarian David Seymour will share deputy role

The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2023

New Zealand’s supreme court has forced voting age on to agenda, exposing absurd arguments for status quo

The newly empowered supreme court has blown up the long-running debate on youth voting, but parliament has shrugged off its intervention

The Guardian - AU · Nov 22, 2022