You Don’t Even Have to Like Them
If you’re thinking about sitting this election out, I’d encourage you to give it some more thought.
Election 2026
If Welfarism Matters, the Choice Is Clear
In so much as employment is desirable, the left sees a major role for the state in provision and guarantee of work; the right largely sees provision of work as a role for the private sector. The first hampers the second.
It Is Bizarre, or Is It?
Under MMP, electorate seats are filled first. If National wins two extra electorates, then that is two list places gone. Who are two list candidates ahead of Goldsmith? Nicola Willis and Chris Bishop. Both possible challengers for the leadership.
Quick Hit: Silence Is Not a Right
National would make staying silent about a child’s killing a crime, with up to 10 years in prison. The Greens are open to it, ACT has doubts and Labour has yet to say on the record which silence it wants to protect.
The Cultural Capture of New Zealand
What is now clear is that with the left driving an agenda that could destroy democracy as we know it, the country needs ACT and New Zealand First to step up and pledge, that if they win the election, they will use their combined influence to remove race and culture completely from our statutes.
The Voter Suppression Cry Is an Excuse for Losing, Written Three Weeks Early
Hipkins calls the 13-day enrolment deadline the most draconian ever and Swarbrick says the government is actively suppressing votes. Election-day enrolment is two elections old and the date was named in January. Enrol by Sunday 25 October.
On Gangs and Politics
The calculation is how many votes might be gained. Under MMP, a party can outrage most of the country but win an electorate or secure five per cent of the party vote. The gangs can make Te Pāti Māori and the Greens the kingmakers. Do the maths.
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?
The Gallery’s Overhang Fix Is the Stitch-Up MMP Was Built to Stop
The Herald and the Post political editors both want Labour and National to kill the overhang, by simple majority and with no referendum. The overhang is MMP working. A big-two stitch-up is what MMP was built to stop.
Quick Hit: Labour Wants Google to Pay for News Kiwis Don’t Trust
Labour’s Reuben Davidson says the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill will be revived with urgency, but won’t commit to the first 100 days. The bill would make tech platforms fund the legacy media only 37 per cent of Kiwis trust most of the time.
Charge Tamaki’s Threats or Charge No One, Because Section 131 Is Blasphemy By the Back Door
Tamaki’s video was over the top, but police used a race law with a “contempt or ridicule” test on a religion row. A party “celebrating” October 7 is only being looked into. One standard for all, or the Crimes Act for real threats.
Is This the Real Story Behind the Greens’ $6 Billion Job Gamble?
Ultimately, it’s a high-stakes gamble on whether politicians or private businesses are better at spending $6 billion of your money.
From the Sensible Sentencing Trust
Outraged! Green Party and Te Pāti Māori cosy up to gang bosses while law-abiding Kiwis pay the price.
“So Much for Libertarianism” – Swarbrick
Her plan to steal an average of $119,316 from each New Zealand household is the most disgusting assault on individual freedom in the 2026 election campaign, so I doubt we will hear a single squeak about the freedom of individuals to defend themselves from her.