Nothing says desperation quite like concocting a scenario that has never happened in nine elections under MMP. Yet here we are, just six days out from the election, with National screaming and ranting that we could have a second election if they can’t do a deal with NZ First.
I have been in Ashburton for the last few days. One of the strange things about Ashburton is the lack of election hoardings. I saw a mere one in the main street for the soon-to-be-MP National candidate, and another for the New Nation Party, but that is it. State Highway
Andrew Lensen Victoria University of Wellington theconversation.com As the 2023 election campaign enters its final days, there is an elephant in the room that politicians seem keen to ignore: the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what it will mean for New Zealand’s economy, politics and society. Developments
Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
This week’s guests were Maurice Williamson, talking about his own polling calculations and Winston Peters talking about media bias and the final days of the campaign. Enjoy! Help Fund Our NewsDesk We are building a NewsDesk, hiring journalists and taking the fight to the mainstream media. Will you help
nznewsessentials.com In brief * Voters can enrol to vote and cast a “special vote” in the general election without having to provide ID. * Some safeguards prevent people voting under the same name twice or voting without being enrolled. * But how safe is the system if you can enrol under a
David Seymour’s erratic and abusive behaviour over the past few days has made some of us wonder what is going on. Well, we need guess no more, it’s because his attacks on Winston Peters are working…for Winston. The latest Taxpayers’ Union/Curia poll has Act slumping a
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Radio NZ reports that Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni was on the campaign trail in Christchurch yesterday defending her government’s performance. She said that: “Her government had seen higher numbers of beneficiaries moving into jobs …” Yet the numbers on a Jobseeker benefit continue
Alia Bland Co-Founder Voices for Freedom & Reality Check Radio voicesforfreedom.co.nz We are aware of a video doing the rounds making allegations against VFF and RCR. The video alleges that VFF is engaged in a psychological operation referred to in the video as a “psy-op” to mislead voters
I will commence with a fun fact which will go some way to explaining the ‘Ides of Labour’. In Ancient Rome the Ides (the 15th of March, May, July or October) was a day for settling debts and balancing the books. It was the 13th in other months. It is
Yesterday Labour’s own pollsters, Talbot Mills, released their last poll before the election. This poll confirmed the 1News/Verian Poll from Wednesday night, ACT is slipping, and National is going to need both ACT and NZ First to govern. A new Talbot Mills poll has shown NZ First rising
Christopher Luxon thinks he’s Rocketman. Speaking at Rocket Lab HQ, National leader Christopher Luxon has promised to create the role of Minister for Space if he’s the next prime minister. The National Party’s space policy document said the Minister for Space would “promote space and advanced aviation
bobmccoskrie.com Last week was the 2nd Leader’s Debate between Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and the person who wants to be the next Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. There were some interesting questions on abortion, gender ideology & policies in schools, and decriminalising cannabis. We check their responses. TRANSCRIPT: Last
This election is very much shaping up to be a vote to rejoin the real world. It’s very much a return to political normality. Many of us have woken up to the con job we enabled the Queen of Lies to execute at the last election and the farmers
