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Dragging New Zealand Left
New Zealand First and National are not right-wing parties. Their willingness to engage in economic interventionism and steal each other’s policies places them both firmly left-of-centre.
Kia Ora Ake contracts set no minimum qualification for non-clinical workers
In brief Kia Ora Ake receives about $12 million annually, with roughly three-quarters of its funded provider workforce in non-clinical roles.
Petrol reaches $3.11 as global oil squeeze threatens further rises
New Zealand motorists face further fuel-price increases that could continue as conflicts disrupt oil production, refining and international shipping routes.
Green candidate who condemned workplace bullying posts profane clip with Seymour pictured
Green Party candidate Tania Waikato has been accused of hypocrisy after posting a video of herself mouthing profane and dismissive lyrics with an image of ACT leader David Seymour behind her.
Labour slides, but still edges National; yet coalition still leading
Labour remains one point ahead of National in two new polls, despite falling sharply from its previous result in both surveys.
Dragging New Zealand Left
New Zealand First and National are not right-wing parties. Their willingness to engage in economic interventionism and steal each other’s policies places them both firmly left-of-centre.
Slogans, Hope and the Bad Ads
Are all promising things that will only come back to hurt them later. None of them has an emotional appeal that both creates and soothes anxiety.
Glass Jaws and Political Blunders
Attacking Pauline Hanson is a very dumb thing to do.
One Picture
There’s a big difference between mediocre electoral conjuring and genuine political magic.
Māori Roadside Art Has Become a Cultural Graffiti
An individual piece of Māori roadside art may be perfectly attractive, interesting, or even impressive.
Has Te Pāti Māori Overplayed It’s Hand?
Te Pāti Māori has exposed a weakness in the MMP system by promoting a voting pattern that could lead to an overhang in any newly elected government.
This Is a Naked Inconsistency
What the reaction to another Sydney Sweeney advertisement reveals about consistency, power, and political double standards.
Quick Hit: Ten Point Eight Million. And The Veto.
Greens still sell KiwiMart at $10.8m a store with the library costing locked. Same week Seymour brings the aisle veto and National leaves ComCom out. Soft communism with a locked drawer. Campaign promise with coalition scissors.
Quick Hit: The Letter That Bought $4.9m
OT treated a thank-you letter from Willie Jackson's wife as the business case for $4.9m. Not procurement. A family note with a price tag.
We Know How We Got Here: The Trick Is How We Get Out
The Long March left have all but won – how do we march back?
Major Defamation Case Win Against Publisher HarperCollins
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Katherine Rich On National’s Supermarket Break-Up Plan
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Wayne Brown Protecting Unelected Voting Rights On Auckland Council
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How High Did the Grooming Cover Up Go?
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Most of the Covid Tyrants Are Gone, What Next?
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Continued Contempt of Parliament from Te Pāti Māori
If they don’t like the institution of parliament and its standing orders, then they can always go back to the mat.