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The Lower North Island Seats
Whanganui had a 3% lead in the party vote in 2005, and this expanded out to 22% in 2008. And the 3,500 majority for Borrows goes to 6,000. Rangitikei sees a 25% lead in the party vote and Simon Power...
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Trotter on Wanganui vs Whanganui
Chris Trotter writes a provocative column on the great Wanganui debate (personally I have no problems with it going to Whanganui as Wanganui was basically a typo): For a start, I am more than a little...
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Whanganui
Personally I don’t care very much whether the city is called Wanganui as it is currently, or Whanganui as the river and electorate are named. No matter how you spell it, my advice is to avoid it But...
View ArticlePolls and markets on Wanganui
The Dom Post reports on a poll on Wanganui: The survey – made public yesterday by research company UMR – found 62 per cent of respondents from around the country wanted Wanganui to stay the way it was....
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Herald says its both
Claire Trevett at the NZ Herald has what looks to be a scoop: Wanganui is to be given its “h” back in a compromise under which Government agencies will have to follow the new spelling but others will...
View ArticleLaws and Mair both happy!
The Herald reports: The decision to allow the spelling of Wanganui with or without the “h” has been welcomed by both sides in what has, at times, been an acrimonious debate. Mayor Michael Laws hailed...
View ArticleHarete Hipango for Whanganui
The Herald reports: The National Party’s Whanganui electorate delegates have chosen Whanganui lawyer Harete Hipango to contest the September election. She will go up against Labour’s Steph Lewis and...
View ArticleNational selection in Whanganui
A guest post by Keeping Stock: I had the privilege of attending a National Party candidate selection in Whanganui yesterday, and it was a most interesting experience. Four candidates had made it...
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