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All Videos September 21, 2020

The Spinoff’s 20-step guide to winning an election debate

The 2020 New Zealand election campaign is in full swing, and all across Aotearoa political candidates are frantically googling “how to win an election debate” – The Spinoff’s José Barbosa has done all the legwork with this simple 20-step guide.

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The big post-election night TV comedown

José Barbosa mops up the last drops of election coverage as New Zealand telly quickly returns to normal.

Paddy Gower’s really good election night

Has anyone ever been more excited about election result updates than Newshub’s Patrick Gower on Saturday night? Watch this supercut of his greatest moments and you’ll find the answer is: No.

Election 2020 – live TV’s biggest night of the year

Nothing gets the live TV juices flowing quite like an election night – José Barbosa walks us through the highlight’s of New Zealand’s Election 2020 coverage.

What’s that person doing? Part 3

Even more people doing things in the background of the 2020 election campaign trail.

The final 2020 leaders’ debate in two and a half minutes

Missed the fourth and final election debate between Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins? Here’s what happened when the leaders of New Zealand’s two largest political parties went head-to-head in the TVNZ studios this week.

Ranking the political party ads of the 2020 NZ election

Labour’s taken an all Jacinda Ardern all the time approach to their election advertising this year, while National’s ads are more focused on attacking Labour – neither of them get anywhere near the number one spot in this power ranking of New Zealand’s Election 2020 ads.

What’s that person doing? Part Two

More people doing things on the 2020 election trail.

Winston Peters waits for press conference to start (fully subtitled version)

On Tuesday the Serious Fraud Office announced a long awaited decision on charges relating to the NZ First Foundation. Winston Peters addressed media at 5 o’clock on the dot – and not a second before.

Which New Zealand politician has the best dad jokes?

You don’t have to be a dad to tell a good dad joke – being a New Zealand politician also helps. But where do Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins rank among our driest political jokesters this election campaign?

The third 2020 leaders’ debate in two and a half minutes

Missed the third election debate between Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins? Here’s what happened when the leaders of New Zealand’s two largest political parties went head-to-head in Christchurch this week.

The second 2020 leaders’ debate in two and a half minutes

Missed the second election debate between Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins? Here’s what happened when the leaders of New Zealand’s two largest political parties joined Patrick Gower on Wednesday night for the Newshub leaders’ debate.

The first 2020 leaders’ debate in two and a half minutes

Missed the first leaders’ debate of New Zealand’s 2020 election campaign? Here’s all the main things that happened when Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins and John Campbell took to the TVNZ studio floor on Tuesday night.