Another election cycle is over and the game begins anew. I’d like to give a personal thank you to the over 36,000 who voted for New Conservative. The results were disappointing but ultimately helpful to provide some insight into where we should put our efforts. I know plenty
Labour-Greens talks, Labour govt Henry Cooke (Stuff): There is no evidence National voters backed Labour to keep the Greens out Audrey Young (Herald): Labour holds all the cards as Ardern’s talks with Greens get underway RNZ: Greens better off independent – Former Green MP Catherine Delahunty Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk
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The BFD. Things that make me go hmm. Image source: Twitter Isn’t this a $75 Million dollar bribe and a ‘Quid Pro Quo’? Labour gave the Media Party 75 Million reasons to ensure that their election campaign was successful. The bribe was announced October 15th, only two days before
Richard Shaw Massey University Even as the results rolled in on election night there were mutterings that a parliamentary majority controlled by one political party is somehow inconsistent with the spirit of MMP. The magnitude of the Jacinda Ardern-led Labour Party’s victory will no doubt encourage that view. Wrong.
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I’m quite fond of Mike Williams in a funny sort of way. He comes across as a loveable sort as in a cuddly teddy bear. His face wouldn’t go amiss on a packet of Huggies nappies. Just picture it, a lovely smile, every child’s idea of an
Correction An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the party vote for Labour in Papakura as 16,363, which was the candidate vote for Judith Collins. The correct party vote for Labour was 12,822. At the outset, let me make my political preference clear. Since I took a
Election Jack Vowles (The Conversation): The 2020 NZ election saw record vote volatility — what does that mean for the next Labour government? Jason Walls and Chris Knox (Herald): 20 fascinating facts about the 2020 election you might have missed Stuff: Labour Day: A vote-by-vote analysis of New Zealand’s historic
Jacinda Ardern’s politics is the politics of optics. That is to say, from the outside at least, it is principally concerned with the way in which an event or course of action is perceived. It is also an aesthetic politics, meaning that words are conveyed as objects of desire
For the last 3 years, we have solidly accused Jacinda Ardern of being nothing more than the queen of slogans. And it has been absolutely true; she develops a slogan for every situation. Just think about it. “Let’s Do This” (we didn’t), “The Year of Delivery” (it wasn’
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