· 6 years ago · Dec 22, 2018, 07:26 AM
1 nzl_news.1.t:0 "John Key resigns as Prime Minister"
2 nzl_news.1.d:0 "John Key is resigning as Prime Minister of New Zealand. Key made the announcement at his weekly press conference this afternoon. Key cited family reasons for leaving, saying the job had required great sacrifices 'from those who are dearest to me'. The National Party caucus will hold a meeting on December 12 to decide the new party leader and Prime Minister. Key said he would support whoever the caucus chose, but he endorsed Bill English as his replacement."
3 nzl_news.1.a:0 "Bill English shall take his place!"
4 nzl_news.2.t:0 "The Opportunities Party is Founded"
5 nzl_news.2.d:0 "Today a new political party was founded by promiment NZ Economist and Businessman Gareth Morgan. The Opportunities Party or TOP for short. It's platform is of to bring equitable tax reform to the nation as well as radical changes to the current system in favour of environementalism."
6 nzl_news.2.a:0 "Interesting."
7 nzl_news.3.t:0 "Andrew Little resigns as Labour leader"
8 nzl_news.3.d:0 "Labour leader Andrew Little has stood down as Labour leader - leaving the way clear for his deputy Jacinda Ardern to take up the role. Little made the announcement after a brief meeting this morning where there was speculation he would face a challenge for the job."
9 nzl_news.3.a:0 "Jacinda takes the role as expected!"
10 nzl_news.4.t:0 "Bill English resigns as National leader"
11 nzl_news.4.d:0 "Bill English has resigned as leader of the National Party, he made the announcement at a media conference this morning. Reports emerged two weeks ago that some in the party were agitating for a change in command. He said he believed this would give the National Party time to pick a new leader and the best possible opportunity in the next election."
12 nzl_news.4.a:0 "Simon Bridges is picked as new National leader!"
13 nzl_news.5.t:0 "2017 New Zealand General Election"
14 nzl_news.5.d:0 "The time has come for another election. This year there has been a considerable shift to Labour in the wake of their newly picked candidated Jacinda Ardern, a new contender "The Opportunities Party" has also entered the political sphere. Many New Zealanders wait eagerly for the electoral results."
15 nzl_news.5.a:0 "National wins it's 4th election in a row."
16 nzl_news.5.b:0 "Labour wins a coalition victory with the Greens and NZ First."
17 nzl_news.5.c:0 "NZ First wins it's first ever general election, Winston Peters takes office."
18 nzl_news.5.e:0 "The Opportunities Party wins an astonishing victory considering their circumstances."
19 nzl_news.6.t:0 "Gareth Morgan steps down as head of T.O.P"
20 nzl_news.6.d:0 "Wellington economist and former TOP co-Deputy Leader, Geoff Simmons, has returned to the party and been named Leader. Meanwhile Gareth Morgan is set to remain out of the political arena, as the 'Chair' of the party’s 'Policy Committee'."
21 nzl_news.6.e:0 "An interesting development."
22 nzl_news.7.t:0 "Metiria Turei steps down as Greens leader"
23 nzl_news.7.d:0 "Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei has announced she's stepping down from her leadership role and will retire from politics at the election. Ms Turei said her admission of benefit fraud had put her family under 'extreme scrutiny' and it led to her making the decision to resign on Wednesday evening.Ms Turei said her admission of benefit fraud had put her family under 'extreme scrutiny' and it led to her making the decision to resign on Wednesday evening."
24 nzl_news.7.e:0 "James Shaw becomes the party's sole leader!"
25 nzl_news.8.t:0 "South Island Seccessionist Movement Rises"
26 nzl_news.8.d:0 "Recently a South Island Independence Movement has been gaining traction in urban and even more so in rural areas of the South Island in opposition to foreign domination and perceived subjugation of the South Island people by the more populous North. Activists have disrupted many urban centres with unscheduled protests and sometimes violence, the nation is in a state of question."
27 nzl_news.8.e:0 "This will die off, there is nothing worry about."
28 nzl_news.9.t:0 "Lianne Dalziel Assassinated"
29 nzl_news.9.d:0 "Today the incumbent Mayor of Christchurch (Lianne Dalziel) was assassinated by radical members of the South Island Secessionist Movement, the assassins were caught and are now in custody but this has sent a ripple through the South Island and New Zealand as a whole with the South Island Seccessionists gaining more power and support everyday."
30 nzl_news.9.e:0 "How horrible."
31 nzl_news.10.t:0 "Secessionist Militias Form"
32 nzl_news.10.d:0 "Radical armed militias are now dominating the countryside of the South Island, with the New Zealand Military lacking the means to effectively combat the rebel forces and the overwhelming support from urban areas many believe NZ to be on the brink of Civil War."
33 nzl_news.10.e:0 "We will use all our avaliable force to combat these terrorists!"
34 nzl_news.11.t:0 "The July Revolution"
35 nzl_news.11.d:0 "The seccesionist militias stormed the city of Christchurch today with multiple other towns of Nelson and Dunedin falling to the same fate. The leader of most of the rebelling forces, Richard Prosser, issued a unilateral declaration of independence for the newly proclaimed 'Confederation of New Munster'."
36 nzl_news.11.a:0 "We must take back the South Island!"
37 nzl_news.11.b:0 "We cannnot prevent this, they have a right to their own land."