Thursday 11th September, 2014
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Political picnic held to encourage students to vote

Tertiary students can be notoriously absent from voting booths come election day, with thousands choosing not to take part.

But voting has been the centre of focus at the University of Otago campus, where a political picnic was held.

It was aimed at getting students to vote, by giving them a taste of what's on offer in Dunedin's electorates.


Wednesday 10th September, 2014
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Nightly interview: Stan Lusby

In the lead-up to the election, 39 Dunedin News has invited all local candidates to come into the studio for an interview.

Tonight independent candidate Stan Lusby joins us to talk about why he's running for the Dunedin North electorate.


Tuesday 09th September, 2014
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Nightly interview: Colin Nicholls

In the lead-up to the election, 39 Dunedin News has invited all local candidates to come into the studio for an interview.

Tonight Colin Nicholls, of the Act Party, joins us to talk about why he's running for the Dunedin South electorate.


Monday 08th September, 2014
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Nightly interview: Jonathan Daley

In the lead-up to the election, 39 Dunedin News has invited all local candidates to come into the studio for an interview.

Tonight Jonathan Daley, of the Conservative Party, joins us to talk about why he's running for the Dunedin North electorate.


Thursday 04th September, 2014
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Nightly interview: Miriam Mowat

In the lead-up to the general election, the 39 Dunedin News team has invited all local candidates to come into the studio for an interview.

Tonight Miriam Mowat, of the Democrats for Social Credit Party, joins us to talk about why she's running for the Dunedin North electorate.


Wednesday 03rd September, 2014
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First votes cast for the general election

The first votes have been cast for this year's general election, at advance voting booths set up throughout the country including in Dunedin.


Tuesday 02nd September, 2014
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Nightly interview: Shane Gallagher

In the lead-up to this month's election, the 39 Dunedin News team has invited all local candidates to come into the studio for an interview.

Tonight Shane Gallagher, of the Green Party, joins us to talk about why he's running for the Dunedin South electorate.


Monday 01st September, 2014
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Initiatives launched to register not enrolled Dunedin residents

More than 14,000 Dunedin voters are still not enrolled - with less than three weeks to go before the general election.

Statistics from the Electoral Commission show the majority of those not enrolled are aged 18 to 24.

And with time running out, a range of initiatives are being set up to register remaining Dunedin residents.


Monday 01st September, 2014
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Protesters oppose National-led government

Dozens of protesters took to central Dunedin streets on Saturday, to demonstrate their opposition to the National-led government.


Wednesday 27th August, 2014
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Your word on voting in the general election

The country's general election is only a few weeks away.

And candidates for Dunedin North and Dunedin South are locked in and vying for votes.

So our Word on the Street team visited the central city to find out if locals have decided which party they're voting for.