Election 2026
Labour’s Billion Dollar Blunders: Hipkins Dodges Again as Costings Collapse
New Zealand cannot afford another round of Labour’s fantasy economics. Voters are waking up to the pattern: announce the shiny promise, dodge the cost and blame someone else when the numbers fall apart.
Act with Conviction
David Seymour is sick of pretending that men can be women. Aren't we all?
Can National Learn in This Election Year?
Our culture – Can they learn from Australia or the UK?
Dale Stephens Tries Again for Parliament
From studying serial killers to seeking parliament.
Roy Morgan Shows National-Led Government Bouncing Back – But Take It with a Grain of Salt
The general trend across the wider polling picture seems to be correcting in favour of the coalition. Luxon and his team will be hoping this upward movement holds.
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 34 – Billy Brown
“The only person who’s going to save you is yourself” – Billy Brown on meritocracy, iwi elites and why New Zealand needs to start digging.
Hipkins’ Policy Silence Doesn’t Matter
Why the Labour leader’s failure to disclose policy is irrelevant.
Willis Buys Breathing Room and Leaves Labour in a Fiscal Chokehold
Willis has not fixed everything but she has stabilised the ship and forced the opposition to show their hand.
Willis Revives English’s Losing Playbook With Super Attack on Winston
Willis would do well to focus on fixing the books rather than picking fights she cannot win.
Willis Delivers Election Budget With Bank Tax Hammer, Winston Wins Big and Surplus Promises
National has shown they can manage the books better than Labour but the new bank tax is a reminder that fiscal discipline is still a work in progress.
Taxpayers’ Union Drops Bomb: Ardern’s 2019 Wellbeing Budget Would Deliver 13.5 Billion Surplus Today
This budget is the test. Will Nicola Willis pass it, or will she keep pretending the spending party never happened? Kiwis are watching.
Which Way Will Winston Jump?
The only way Winston can continue to make gains is by staying with the present coalition. Therefore my bet is the coalition will be re-elected and Winston will play a part.
National’s Panic Attack on Winston Reveals the Real Problem: They’re Labour Lite
If National keeps this up, they risk handing Winston an even stronger hand in post-election negotiations. Attacking him now could exact a fair bit of utu later.
It Seems the Uniparty Says No
Will they support the bill to define biological sex in law all the way?