Who will win the New Zealand elections

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I used to lecture there, and wonder if their are any kiwi's or aussies on this board.

With national playing the race card again I think they'll  unseat Helen Clark's government.

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i'm an aussie, and suggest you lok at my farce! thread

I thought that NZ Labour was actually pretty left? Maybe that was just when it was in coalition with the greens. Either way, they'll win. the Nats are just too far gone.

I think both partys are really trying to appeal to the centre. I'd say that, labour is more central in NZ than Mark Latham in aussie but I'd venture anyone is better than howard.

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I though the elections were next year?

They are, but there is talk of snap elections.

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Well, about 3 months ago Labour (the incumbent since 96) was about 14 points ahead in the polls. They had thrashed the national party in the last election who lost like 8 seats (in a 120 seat parliament).

Then the new leader of the national party who was formerly the equivalent of Alan Greenspan over here (Federal Reserve chair), and equally as boring, gave a rousing speech stating that the Maori (new zealand's native people) get far too much in the way of affirmative action type schemes, quotas and fiscal help under the treaty of waitangi (kind of like NZ's founding document)...

This racial issue has become rather hot, culminating with a Maori claim for ownership of the foreshore and seabed, which seemed to piss off middle new zealand. as such the government (labour) took an appeasement approach to maori, and suffers as a result.

If polling is correct National could secure as many as 48 seats and with the support of third parties could form a government.

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whereas a Kiwi would say "Wikkad lots!"

I can't say I've ever heard a kiwi say that... and my wife is kiwi mind you.

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YOU'RE MARRIED TO A KIWI?!?

Guv hir my bust wishas.



I like New Zelanders, and they do say 'Wikkad luts!'

especially when they ask 'fur sux dullas wuth if fush an chups'

remember that half of New Zealand is in Australia collecting welfare, so....


I'll end this post on a positive note-us antipodeans really so like each other. The whole ANZAC spitrit thing. Good to know there is sorta-another one here.

Will Do.

I'll remind my self when im next in Sydney to buy a 'seeex pack of VB maaaate'