Rocky Second Half Ahead for Coalition?
The biggest question mark for the 2026 election isn’t whether National wins a second term: the question is whether New Zealand First is needed to achieve a majority.
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Make Your Vote Count
Maurice Williamson explains the complexities of New Zealand’s voting system and why 2026 is different to all previous elections.
Thumbs up for the Mob
But a middle finger to its victims. How many rapes does it take before politicians stop smiling?
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How Government Works
In her article, there was a shortish analogy of how the government goes about doing something like this, and the way it was explained sort of simplified the whole process really... and, when you really think about it, isn’t this exactly how government works?
Learned Helplessness: How Many Shocks Can We Take?
Even if I separate myself as much as I can from the tweets, reels and photos of bad news, I can rationally collect enough evidence to know things are bad. Very bad.
