National Flat-Lining at 29 Per Cent as Winston Closes on Luxon
National has run out of time. They cannot keep hoping the polls will turn.
National Flatlining at 25.5 Percent: Luxon Has Made His Bed and the Country is Paying for It
The clock is ticking. November is not far away. National can keep telling itself things will turn around or it can face the facts staring at it in every poll. Right now the facts say Luxon is the problem.
Labour and National in Dead Heat as Government Scrapes Through
Voters are in a holding pattern. With neither major bloc able to break clear, the support parties continue to wield outsized power. That is the reality of MMP in 2026.
Coalition on Track for Second Term as Poll of Polls Gives Luxon 88 Per Cent Chance
A lot can change in politics but right now the trend favours the coalition returning with a stronger NZ First presence and some big adjustments in the seat counts.
Media Luvvies Lose It as Ani O’Brien Holds One of Their Own to Account
The mainstream seem determined to die on this hill, defending their outdated methods while attacking anyone who steps outside the club. Meanwhile the new media age has arrived.
Grand Coalition Talk Reveals Elite Panic as Minor Parties Rise
People want options beyond the tired old red and blue. They want parties that will actually challenge the status quo rather than protect it. Hooton can push his grand coalition fantasy all he likes.
Labour’s Māori Seat Suicide Pact: Butt Hurt vs Butt Hurt in a Pre-Coalition Brawl
This contest is a genuine test of whether these two can ever function together. Labour needs the seats to get close to power. Te Pāti Māori needs to hold them to keep their leverage.
Grand Coalition Fantasy Exposes How Similar National And Labour Really Are
Kiwis voted for change in 2023. They do not want a return to the days when the only choice was between two shades of the same colour.
Labour’s Still Labour: Why Even Verity Johnson Can’t Bring Herself to Vote for Them
If Labour and Chris Hipkins are the answer, then it must have been a very stupid question. Kiwis deserve better than recycled excuses and unfulfilled rhetoric.