Poll Shocker: Labour Closes Gap, Luxon Sinks Deeper
If the opposition won’t opposition, at least the press is filling the void. But for National, this is a wake-up call. Ignore it at your peril.
Luxon and Hipkins Tank, But Coalition Clings On
If Luxon does not turn things around quickly he might find himself on the backbench sooner than he thinks. And for the left, the infighting needs to stop before it costs them everything.
Luxon’s Woman Woes: National’s Gender Gap Spells Trouble
Watch for the war cries from women’s groups soon enough. They will hammer Luxon for ignoring women and demand more female faces in the National caucus.
Chloe Swarbrick: Fresh-Faced Idealist or Shrill Anti-Semite?
She started with promise, yet ended up as a polarising force peddling hate under a green banner. New Zealand deserves better than this performative rot.
Luxon and Hipkins: Plotting a Grand Coalition to Sideline the Radicals?
If the polls tighten further, don’t be surprised if the grand coalition talk turns into reality. New Zealand politics just got a whole lot more cynical.
Which National MPs Won’t Be Back at 29 Per Cent
At some point the National caucus will have to wake up and realise that voters are allergic to Luxon and, as they look around their caucus meeting, they are seeing dead MPs walking.
National’s Poll Nightmare: Luxon Sinks, Hipkins Rises and the Centre-Left Takes Control
This poll shows the centre-left can govern on these numbers and, with NZ First rising, Winston Peters might hold the keys again. But for National, it is time to wake up or face oblivion.
Winston Peters Tells Gaza Flotilla Fools to Foot Their Own Bill Home
Let these useful idiots pay their own way home and reflect on their choices.