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"2020 was a year unlike any other. Still in her first term as prime minister, Jacinda Ardern found herself facing her biggest challenge yet - protecting New Zealanders against a worldwide pandemic. By year's end New Zealand had kept its nerve, protected its borders, and for the most part kept its residents alive and well. In the midst of all this an election was held. Politics in a Pandemic provides a deeper understanding of what happened during the election, which was held in the most difficult circumstances facing New Zealand since the Second World War. It includes contributions from the New Zealander of the Year, Jacinda Ardern, and the Wellingtonian of the Year, epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker, as well as the National Party's Judith Collins, Greens' co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson, ACT's leader David Seymour, the Minister for Covid-19 Response Chris Hipkins, and award-winning journalists Tova O'Brien and Henry Cooke, along with many other reporters, pollsters and academics, together providing 35 perspectives on the election. Personal reflections are complemented by UMR survey results, first-hand campaign accounts, the perspectives of overseas observers, and analysis of everything from political cartoons and billboards to leaders debates, political party funding, policy and populism. It covers the departure of New Zealand First, the return of the Māori Party, nationwide referendums on euthanasia and the legalisation of cannabis, and the Christchurch mosque attacks. But ultimately, the 2020 election was a referendum on Jacinda Ardern's leadership in a time of pandemic. This book explains why she won and what this might mean for the country's future."--Publisher's information

"Aspects of the election and subsequent formation of a government that are covered in this volume include: the televised debates and Jacinda Arderns ... example for New Zealands young women; UMRs survey findings about leadership, issues and word clouds; the post election negotiations with Winton Peters; the dramatic role of political scandals in the election; how the election played out in the Maori seats and in New Zealands Pacific communities; and first-hand accounts of four campaigns Julie Anne Genter (Greens); Chris Hipkins (Labour); Mark Mitchell (National); Fletcher Tabuteau (New Zealand First). Stardust and Substance also farewells the KeyEnglish government, examining its legacy with regard to some key issues: the economy; housing; the environment; immigration; foreign policy and security; and of course, New Zealands flag"--Publisher information

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Map -- Preface to the second edition -- Introduction -- American Samoa -- Australia -- Cook Islands -- Federated States of Micronesia -- Fiji -- French Polynesia -- Guam -- Kiribati -- Marshall Islands -- Nauru -- New Caledonia -- New Zealand -- Niue -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Palau -- Papua New Guinea -- Pitcairn -- Rapa Nui / Easter Island -- Samoa -- Solomon Islands -- Timor-Leste / East Timor -- Tokelau -- Tonga -- Tuvalu -- Vanuatu -- Wallis and Futuna -- West Papua -- Conclusion Political Institutions in the Pacific Islands