Four Year 13 students at Māngere College, all first-time voters, said housing and jobs were what they were most worried about ahead of the election on 23 September. The Electoral Commission visited their school recently, and all four had enrolled to vote, although one was leaning towards not voting. No party had yet convinced her Read more
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Did the Church vote hurt Labour in South Auckland?
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
Did the church vote in South Auckland swing towards the National Party? There was no change in the distribution of seats. Mangere, Manukau East and Manurewa all stayed with Labour; Maungakiekie stayed with National. Of 5 the general seats in which Labour won the party vote, 3 were in South Auckland – Mangere, Manukau East Read more