Electronic voting would save a lot of bother
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Absolutely - and possible solutions would be that simple. Getting e.g staff in consulates to count the votes (I assume they are qualified to count?) and sending the votes afterwards just for a recheck to NZ. Electronic counting ... or (as you say) just asking special votes to be in NZ on election day. Anything would make it much faster.
On the other hand - let's be glad that there is no requirement to wait for these special votes to be delivered by sailing ship from the other side of the world before we start counting. You can get a real sense how modern technology is already making life easier and faster for all New Zealanders ...
What's this with Winston wanting to side with whom he believes will handle the damage that will done to NZ when the China economy inevitably collapses in the the near future
(interview with Sky News apparently)
He will go with National. Paula has said she is happy not to be deputy PM. He is also correct in saying there inevitably will be another crisis and being tied to the hip with China will be of no advantage to NZ
Labour will have to sort out things again. :)
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Don't think so. Jacinda will do anything to make Winston happy - even offer him a shared PM position. And the irrelevant Greenies will only ask "how high" when Winston asks them to jump. Lets prepare for a short, entertaining but destructive left wing interlude - shall we?
Might be a good time to move towards a strong cash position in some foreign currency.
We have seen English was prepared to sell his soul to the devil to win the election with his unethical tactics so there will more of the same to become the Govt; he will do anything to get back in power. This is the new Bill unfortunately.
I note Winston is pronouncing gloom and doom this morning about the coming financial slump, and slamming the reserve bank governor who obviously doesn't know as much as Winston does. Must have been polishing his crystal ball, and lining himself up as treasurer again - a position created to feed his ego before, so why not again.