Bolger appeals for support

AUCKLAND - The New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr Jim Bolger, fired the final shot of his election campaign yesterday by imploring…

AUCKLAND - The New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr Jim Bolger, fired the final shot of his election campaign yesterday by imploring voters to reject failed socialist policies of the past in today's election.

Mr Bolger said New Zealanders should "rendezvous with history" and move forward with his conservative National Party.

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