Phil Quinn: Inside the National-Labour chasmSTUFF Jacinda Ardern wasn't prepared to give in, but her speech was less bullish than Bill English's. HANNAH PETERS/GETTY IMAGES Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern would be wise to treat outreach to Asian New Zealanders as a key order of business, Phil Quinn says. In most cases, Labour's vote outside the main urban centres returned to, even surpassing, 2008 tallies. In the Wairarapa, Labour's vote also surged by double digits, only about half of which can be attributed to the decline of the Green vote. In the nearby seat of Te Atatu, Labour's party vote inched ahead but only by claiming roughly half the discarded Green pile.

Source: Stuff September 24, 2017 00:33 UTC