New Zealand Editor
Veronika is an award-winning journalist and author, with two decades of experience in radio, print and digital. Before joining The Conversation, she produced and hosted a weekly science programme for New Zealand’s public broadcaster RNZ, for which she won several journalism awards, including the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s prize for best documentary. She has also contributed to other broadcasters and publications in New Zealand and internationally, including the NZ Listener, NZ Geograph...
New Zealand's new parliament turns red: the 2020 election results at a glance
Oct 20, 2020 14:04 pm UTC| Politics
Labour is celebrating a landslide victory tonight after winning 49% of the vote. The result means Labour could govern alone the first time this has happened since New Zealand introduced a mixed member proportional (MMP)...
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