The Baubles of Office: The New Zealand General Election of 2005
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Featuring a plethora of firsthand accounts from local political leaders and academic commentators, this examination of the governmental reorganization after New Zealand’s recent adoption of the MMP voting system tells the story of the 2005 cliffhanger election, when Prime Minister Helen Clark of the Labour Party just barely beat the National Party’s Don Brash—even though the National Party was generally held in low regard just a year before. The book also recounts the appointment of Winston Peters as Foreign Minister and features a DVD containing excerpts from the party leaders’ televised debates, opening night campaign addresses, television ads, and stills of campaign billboards.
