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2008 Election Special

Top US news photographer fears for journalism ethics

Jul 22nd, 2009 | By Reuben McDougall | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features, News, Opinion

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Jim MacMillan worries about how social media affect journalists’ approaches to reporting, he tells REUBEN McDOUGALL.



Bloggers safe to blog on politics, but bumper stickers come off

Nov 8th, 2008 | By Luke Appleby | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

Most media – from the humble sticker to the daily newspaper – are restricted on what they can publish or broadcast on Election Day, reports LUKE APPLEBY.



Our text poll gives vastly different result for tomorrow’s vote

Nov 7th, 2008 | By Jenny Meyer | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

THE GREENS will poll highest in tomorrow’s election, if a surprise NewsWire snap text poll of mostly young people is to be believed, reports JENNY MEYER.



NewsWire makes its Cabinet picks

Nov 7th, 2008 | By Paul McBeth | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

NewsWire’s resident political pundit PAUL McBETH joins the chorus of picks for Cabinet places.



Mana’s young PI candidate wants to turn around stereotypes

Nov 7th, 2008 | By Hinano Andrews | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features, Uncategorized

NewsWire reporter HINANO ANDREWS – Pacific Island NZer – talks to a young Samoan man about his aspirations for PI people.



Election billboard shenanigans

Nov 6th, 2008 | By Newswire Team | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

POLITICAL billboards will not be visible on Election Day – but an exception is the Pimp Your Political Billboard competition being run by foghorn.co.nz.



Law lets political cartoonists get away with satirical murder

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Reesh Lyon | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

REESH LYON spoke to cartoonist Mike Moreu and media law experts to find out how cartoonists get away with what appears to be blatant defamation.



How Maori have gained real electoral power – and what it means

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Hinano Andrews | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

Four years after forming, the Maori Party could decide how our next government is formed. HINANO ANDREWS looks at its history.



The right to vote – how did we all get it in New Zealand?

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Sandra Dickson | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features, Uncategorized

SANDRA DICKSON looks at the history of the vote, and how New Zealand once led the world in enfranchising people.



The Greens are pushing for expat votes in UK and Oz

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Paul McBeth | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

The Green Party is blitzing London as it looks off-shore to boost its polling. PAUL McBETH looks at the hidden battle lines in the election.



Labour man confident he’ll hold crucial Rimutaka

Nov 4th, 2008 | By Newswire Team | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

Chris Hipkins reckons he’ll see off NZ First candidate Ron Mark in the formerly safe seat, reports SINEAD OGILVIE.



Authentic voices: It’s NOT the economy, stupid

Nov 4th, 2008 | By Newswire Team | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

What are the big issues this election? LAURA FRYKBERG and JENNY MEYER cut through the spin and talked to Kiwi workers to find out.



Our analysis: what it would take for a change of government

Nov 4th, 2008 | By Paul McBeth | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

Current polling has National sleep-walking to victory, but PAUL McBETH’s analysis shows it will be much closer than you think.



Scepticism – is it smart or is it sad?

Nov 3rd, 2008 | By Miyuki McGuffie | Category: 2008 Election Special, Features, News

A National pamphlet makes me reconsider my opinion on the corporate demographic.



New Zealand set to elect its third Jewish prime minister?

Nov 3rd, 2008 | By Reesh Lyon | Category: 2008 Election Special, Features

International interest in John Key’s possible election as NZ’s third Jewish PM, reports REESH LYON.



Saved by the bell? Not likely, as candidates go on and on

Nov 2nd, 2008 | By Hinano Andrews | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

The Mana candidates meeting to address education issues went on so long, people (even candidates) started to drift out before the end, reports HINANO ANDREWS.



Rongotai meeting was new voter’s first election experience – yawn!

Nov 2nd, 2008 | By Kristina Keogh | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features, Multimedia

KRISTINA KEOGH gets her first vote this election, so went to her first candidates meeting. It was boring, she writes, but it did confirm her voting choice.



Has Nats leader John Key glamorised hot dogs on sticks?

Oct 28th, 2008 | By Miyuki McGuffie | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features, Uncategorized

Virgin Voter (MIYUKI McGUFFIE): If a suit can get down and dirty with a snack consisting of a fried and battered “sausage” (if you can call it that) then that says something.



Hutt enrolments high, Maori seat one of the most fought-over

Oct 24th, 2008 | By Sandra Dickson | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features, News

Hutt voters beat national average for enrolments;interest high in Ikaroa-Rawhiti contest between Maori Affairs Minister and Derek Fox, reports SANDRA DICKSON.



US Toastmasters ban NZ club’s candidates meeting

Oct 23rd, 2008 | By Jenny Meyer | Category: 2008 Election Special, Features, News

American Toastmasters bosses outlawed Karori Toastmasters Club’s candidates evening because it was “participating in politics”, reports JENNY MEYER.



Our ‘virgin’ voter: this ain’t no ordinary election coverage

Oct 22nd, 2008 | By Miyuki McGuffie | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

First-time voter MIYUKI McGUFFIE meets her candidates in Wadestown and tries to work out what to do with her first-ever vote.



Drugs cause confusion between parties on left and right

Oct 20th, 2008 | By Aaron Caskey | Category: 2008 Election Special, Features, News

POLITICAL parties cop a lot of flak for their policies – but at the Northland candidates meeting they were accused of creating drug addicts, reports AARON CASKEY.



Abort Roger Douglas? ‘No, surely you mean euthanase him’

Oct 19th, 2008 | By Newswire Team | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

Abortion one hot topic debated at Upper Hutt election meeting, reports CARL SUURMOND.



Candidates cross swords at Mt Victoria’s New Crossways

Oct 17th, 2008 | By Alexandra Johnson | Category: 2008 Election Special, Features

Mt Victoria’s Meet the Candidates meeting got off to a smoking start on Thursday night with Michael Appleby pontificating on the benefits of cannabis.



Election officials praise NewsWire poll

Oct 17th, 2008 | By Luke Appleby | Category: 2008 Election Special, Features

NewsWire has won an orange halo award for party vote poll.



Labour allowance bribe sews up the campus vote

Oct 17th, 2008 | By Jessica Dixon | Category: 2008 Election Special, Features

Commentators are already calling Labour’s student allowance announcement the bribe that could swing the election.

JESSICA DIXON surveyed Wellington students and parents – and found it’s worked for them.



Orange Guy and Bebo team up to get to young voters

Oct 17th, 2008 | By Paul McBeth | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

The Electoral Enrolment Centre’s strategy of turning to social networks to get to un-enrolled young voters pays off, reports PAUL McBETH.



Water pistols keep politics far from dry at Aro election rally

Oct 15th, 2008 | By Sophie Scarf | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features, Sport

When candidates clashed at Aro Valley’s notorious meet-the-candidates meeting, SOPHIE SCARF got the highlights for her video news coverage.