National’s Desperate Attack on Winston Peters Reveals the Old Playbook and Deep Panic
National can keep ignoring the polls and the voters if they wish. They will reap what they sow.
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Hipkins says there is no vacancy and the election is not over. The caucus may wait until 27 November. It will not wait forever.
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The billionaire founder of tech companies Adaytum and Anaplan has been vocal about New Zealand’s poor economic performance in the past decade and says the country needs stability and a long-term plan.
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Instead of fixing real problems, she left behind failed local projects like KiwiBuild and a country completely divided by race and unforgiving, officious, lockdowns.
The Two Christophers
Labour has paid the price for failing to replace Chris Hipkins. National’s failure is even more extraordinary.
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There’s No Vacancy. Just Two Losses.
Hipkins says there is no vacancy and the election is not over. The caucus may wait until 27 November. It will not wait forever.
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Face of the Day
The billionaire founder of tech companies Adaytum and Anaplan has been vocal about New Zealand’s poor economic performance in the past decade and says the country needs stability and a long-term plan.
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