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Winston Brought the Majority
NZ First is up to 12 per cent and 16 seats and that is what puts the coalition on 65. National’s party vote still buys no list MP. Electorate vote National, party vote ACT or NZ First.
Opportunity abandoning tax reform next term ‘worth considering’ in potential National-led coalition – Qiulae Wong
Opportunity party leader Qiulae Wong considers compromising on tax reform for significant policy wins in potential National-led coalition negotiations.
Winston Peters says Chris Hipkins should be “behind bars” over COVID vaccine decisions
Winston Peters criticizes Chris Hipkins over COVID vaccine decisions and questions both Labour's economic management and media bias ahead of the New Zealand election.
Winston Peters wants ban on conversion therapy revisited, says abortion can be 'murder'
Winston Peters calls for revisiting New Zealand's conversion therapy ban and abortion laws, sparking political debate amid election campaigns.
Election 2026: Labour’s living wage plan for public service workers could fuel inflation, economist warns
Labour's proposal to enforce a living wage in the public service sparks debate on economic implications and productivity challenges in New Zealand.
So, You Want To Talk Strategy?
Do you agree with this statement: good government is preferable to misgovernment? If you say yes, then you are a monarchist, and you didn’t even know it. Welcome to the club!
Election 2026: I Feel Your Pain
Australians have been shafted plenty, at the last few elections.
Greenpeace NZ with Professor Jane Kelsey Are Sandbagging New Zealand
Greenpeace NZ, with Professor Jane Kelsey, is sandbagging New Zealand.
For Political Uncertainty Watch the Colours
Have you noticed the new Labour Party hoardings appearing around the country?
Who Actually Sits on the Right in NZ
My own ideal government does not believe the state should run the economy.
Foodstuffs Did Not Appear by Accident
Foodstuffs didn’t wake up yesterday morning and discover that it had become one of New Zealand’s two major supermarket operators.
Quick Hit: Two Ticks Against Your Partner
Paul Goldsmith, sixth on National's list, is door-knocking Epsom for two ticks blue against David Seymour. National is polling with no list headroom and needs ACT's seats to govern.
Our Town Is Every Town
The machine cannot tolerate cogs that develop self-awareness. This is the very same machine that ran throughout the Covid years. Having built the technical infrastructure for the Great Barrington Declaration, I recognize the pattern of excommunication intimately.
Wet Gallery. Dry History.
Hager drops a mystery book Tuesday. Gallery sells destiny. The poll charts from 2002 to 2020 say noise. Agitprop in a journalist costume.
Quick Hit: Breach Of Trust. Then The SFO.
Van Velden has lost confidence in FENZ CE Kerry Gregory after a seriously significant file was withheld for a year. SFO sits on a historical levy matter FENZ says is proactive and not Gregory personally. Accountability needs the file. Breach of trust. Then the SFO.
Friday Fur
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Duncan Breaks Down Nicola Willis Calling Chris Hipkins A Liar & Winston Peters Untrustworthy
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Harry Mowbray Defends Strategic Voting Campaign
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Editors’ Picks
How High Did the Grooming Cover Up Go?
UK PM implicated in Muslim child-rape gang scandal.
Most of the Covid Tyrants Are Gone, What Next?
Ardern, Biden and Trudeau are now gone. But where to from here?
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.