National’s Boat Anchor Keeps Dragging Them Under
National is currently tracking towards Judith Collins’ territory, or worse, the kind of result Bill English delivered in 2002. Luxon’s enduring legacy may be handing the election to Labour and leaving his party with one of its lowest votes in modern times.
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National Sinks, Winston Holds and a Te Pāti Māori MP Ticks Green
Roy Morgan’s final poll has National on 26.5 per cent while NZ First and ACT hold firm. The left’s path runs through Opportunity, and Te Pāti Māori’s own MP is party voting Green.
Two Final Polls Say Overhangs Decide It, and the Left Is Banking on One
The final 1News Verian and Taxpayers’ Union-Curia polls both say electorate seats will decide this election and the left is counting on Te Pāti Māori winning seats its party vote cannot earn. So much for overhangs being a dirty trick.
Winston Peters Is Carrying the Right on His Back.
A Freshwater Strategy deck published by the Platform shows National down 12 points since 2023 and NZ First holding the right bloc together. The numbers check out.
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RNZ’s head of audio Pip Keane says Gower is a brilliant broadcaster and has been a popular fill-in host over the past few years.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… posture (noun, verb) - noun 1a: the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose b: the pose of a model or artistic figure 2: state or condition at a given time especially with respect to capability in particular circumstances
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
