Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com On behalf of the New Zealand Centre for Political Research I would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year! I would also like to say a huge thank you for backing us over the
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com New Prime Minister Chris Luxon’s nonchalant response to the widespread outrage expressed by the mainstream media over Deputy PM Winston Peters’ recent jibe they’d been ‘bribed’ by Labour is indicative of the seismic regime change that’s underway. To understand the significance of
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com We are witnessing a remarkable turnaround in New Zealand politics. The Coalition agreement entered into by National, ACT and New Zealand First reflects the first three-party coalition deal in our country’s history. Democracy can be seen to have prevailed, with MMP delivering what
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The last six years of inept management by the Hipkins-Ardern Labour Government has exposed a multitude of problems facing the country that need to be addressed. Since poor outcomes have become the norm in most public policy areas, the lack of resilience of many
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Parliament has not even been sworn in, but already the Greens, the Maori Party, and Labour, are demonstrating levels of radicalism and hate not seen in our House of Representatives before. Their target is the new government – and their supporters. Is this extremism going to
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com ‘Oppositions don’t win elections, governments lose them’ has long been conventional Westminster wisdom. What is remarkable about Labour’s election defeat is how significantly they lost. It was a historic turnaround from 50 per cent support at the 2020 election to just 27 per
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com After six years of the Labour’s lies, bullying and deceit, New Zealanders have overwhelmingly voted for change. Labour’s party vote has been slashed from 50.1 per cent in 2020 to 26.8 per cent on the provisional figures. The party was decimated
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The same day that New Zealanders vote in the General Election to choose a new government, Australians vote in the Voice referendum to see whether constitutional recognition will be given to Aboriginal people. This is a landmark decision for Australia. If the Voice succeeds, the
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com As the election closes in, there appears to be an overwhelming mood for change. New Zealanders have had enough. The chickens are coming home to roost for Labour as disgruntled voters, sick and tired of the incompetence, the lies and deceit, search for alternatives. Election
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Back in 2017, when New Zealand’s economy was being described as a “rock star”, the opposition Labour Party railed against the role being played by immigration. Figures at the time showed that under National, annual net migration had grown from just 5,000 in
Dr Muriel Newman Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. nzcpr.com “There is this huge fraction
Dr Muriel Newman Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. nzcpr.com After winning all seven Maori
Dr Muriel Newman Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. nzcpr.com It’s customary in the
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com “The bedrock of any successful democracy is that it delivers government of the people, by the people, for the people. In the case of our current government, and too many other western democracies, this once abiding principle has been subverted. We now have government of
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Late last month the United States Supreme Court released a landmark judgement ruling that race cannot be used as a factor in considering college admissions. If such a judgement applied to New Zealand, it would signal the end of the University sector’s targeted race-
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Thursday 6 July marked 100 days until the most important election of our lifetime. For many New Zealanders, the return of Labour to government along with the Greens and the Maori Party would be the final straw. It is no exaggeration to say that if
