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The Kiwi Party registered

Feb 15, 2008

The Kiwi Party was added to the register of political parties today by the Electoral Commission.

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New list MP for New Zealand First Party

Feb 15, 2008

The Chief Electoral Officer has declared DAIL JONES from Auckland to be elected to Parliament from the New Zealand First Party party list.

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The Kiwi Party - Application to register a political party

Jan 24, 2008

The Electoral Commission is considering an application made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register The Kiwi Party.

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Caution to Elections NZ website users

Jan 16, 2008

Users of the Elections NZ website are advised that guidance relating to donations, campaigning, election expenses, and broadcasting with "last modified" dates of earlier than 18 December 2007 may need revision to reflect changes resulting from the Electoral Finance Act 2007, Electoral Amendment Act 2007, and Broadcasting Amendment Act (No 2) 2007.

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NEW ZEALAND PACIFIC PARTY - Application to register party name and abbreviation

Jan 14, 2008

The Electoral Commission is considering an application made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register NEW ZEALAND PACIFIC PARTY (NZ PACIFIC PARTY).

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The Family Party registered, logo declined, The Act Party abbreviation registered

Dec 17, 2007

The Family Party was registered as a political party on 17 December 2007 making it eligible to contest the party vote at elections.

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Job vacancy - resource developer and workshop presenter

Nov 29, 2007

A lively, motivated and experienced (1) creator and (2) presenter of educational resources is wanted from early February to the end of June 2008 to help the Electoral Commission increase electoral participation.

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The Family Party - applications to register party name, abbreviation, & logo

Nov 27, 2007

The Electoral Commission is considering applications made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register The Family Party (Family Party) and its logo.

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Public uncertain over campaigning restrictions – commission survey

Nov 21, 2007

The Electoral Commission has released a July 2007 poll, taken just before the Electoral Finance Bill was introduced, which shows 67 percent support for the proposition that any individual or group should be able to run an election-related campaign as long as they are clearly identified and spend within a set limit.

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