The Number of Parties Was Insane
Will NZ right-wing patriots fracture like in the last general election?
Election 2026
Grant Has a Point on Luxon’s Hollow Words, but His Peters’ Obsession Shows His ACT Bias
All up, not a bad effort from Damien Grant. He nails National’s dismal record on spending and ends with a call to arms: grab a chainsaw and go after the deep state bureaucrats, Javier Milei style.
Luxon Bins His Own Reports: The Manager Who Stopped Managing
Our country does not need another middle manager with a PowerPoint. It needs a leader who can fight the real battles. Luxon just proved he is not that man.
Labour’s State of the Nation: Softer, Smaller, Safer
I went to the Labour Party State of the Nation.
Parliament Joins the Virtue Signalling Retreat From X and Abandons Kiwis Who Use It
The liberal elite who control our institutions, the old media and the progressive parties are busy virtue signalling by walking away from X. In the process they walk away from hundreds of thousands of ordinary Kiwis who are right there on the platform.
Hipkins’ State of the Nation Flop: No New Ideas, Just Old Failures and Empty Pockets
About the only thing Labour actually delivered last time round was eye-watering debt for the nation and high inflation. If you want more of that then by all means vote Labour.
Tell ’Em They’re Dreamin’: Opportunity Party Still Chasing 5 Per Cent Fantasy
Opportunity will not make it. It never does. The only history it is writing is another chapter in the long book of parties that confused media hype with voter support.
Boat Anchor Luxon Confirmed: National Flatlines at 30%
National really needs to do something to gain some momentum. Perhaps if their election strategist focussed on the election rather than rolling his boss then things may improve.
Bryce Edwards Keeps Chasing Shadows: Another Fantasy About Labour and Winston
The next election will not be decided in the echo chambers of the commentariat. It will be decided by voters who are fed up with the same old games. Winston Peters understands that better than most.
Winston Peters Springs the Trap on Māori Seats – And National’s in a Bind
This forces Christopher Luxon and his crew to confront their bad habit of selling out to Māori interests, a pattern that kicked off under Jim Bolger and went into overdrive with John Key.
Latest Taxpayers’ Union Poll: National Fails to Fire as Election Tightens
National needs to wake up. Time is running out to put the opposition away but it appears National and Luxon lack the killer instinct.
A Mirror Can Only Reflect What Is Standing in Front of It
Politicians mirror our preferences. Even non-participation, such as apathy or failing to vote, allows extreme adherents to dictate outcomes. This is the hard truth of representative government: change is slow because the system reflects us, as a people.
Labour’s Radical Partners Cost Votes: Coalition Lead Widens to Eight Points
Labour’s reliance on a toxic alliance with the Greens and Te Pati Maori keeps handing the government opportunities.
An Open Letter to Christian Parties
Why ‘Christian’ parties shouldn’t expect different results, unless…
Shane Jones Wisely Shuts Down New Zealand’s Involvement in Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Nonsense
RNZ can keep clutching their pearls, but the rest of us should thank Shane Jones for having the backbone to say no. New Zealand First, indeed.