We Should Pity the Young
The category conspicuously absent from Woke’s hierarchy of victimhood.
Election 2026
Labour’s Nasty Underbelly Exposed in Leaked Audio
For a party that spent six years telling us they were kind and caring, this recording rips the mask off.
Who to Vote for Being Made Easier
Chris Hipkins believes we don’t really care about the details re the Future Fund. What an abjectly ignorant little prat! This is one of his party’s cornerstone policies yet he expects that we will blindly vote for it because we are supposedly not interested in the details.
Hipkins Reckons Kiwis Don’t Care About Details in Labour’s Half Baked Future Fund
New Zealand has seen this movie before. Flashy announcements followed by vague costing and eventual disappointment. The Future Fund is simply the latest installment.
Willis Takes Another Swing At Winston And Misses Badly
This is shabby politics from Willis. Attacking Peters yet again because she can. It is all too obvious. She is building a case to have a crack at Luxon when the polls do not improve for National.
How to Win Big Revealed in Poll
If National reads these poll results, they might realise how out of touch they are with their voter base. The ‘woke’ MPs, including the PM, need to ditch their nonsense, grow a spine and start giving their supporters not only what they voted for but, what, in fact, they campaigned on.
National’s Public Service ‘Cuts’ Are Late, Lame and Likely to Fizzle
The public is tired of endless bureaucracy and wants results, not more recycled promises.
Hipkins Drags Out Phoney War With Coalition
If Labour leads the next government, He Puapua will undoubtedly be back at full throttle – even though Hipkins will undoubtedly not mention it by name.
National Flat-Lining at 29 Per Cent as Winston Closes on Luxon
National has run out of time. They cannot keep hoping the polls will turn.
Quick Hit FTA: Dairy Demands Nearly Blew Up Talks, NZ Official Admits
New Zealand went into these talks wanting dairy and came out with crumbs and a migration side-door.
Labour and National in Dead Heat as Government Scrapes Through
Voters are in a holding pattern. With neither major bloc able to break clear, the support parties continue to wield outsized power. That is the reality of MMP in 2026.
Quick Hit: Poll of Polls – The Margin of Victory Is Growing, And It’s Not Going Where the Herald Thinks
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Coalition on Track for Second Term as Poll of Polls Gives Luxon 88 Per Cent Chance
A lot can change in politics but right now the trend favours the coalition returning with a stronger NZ First presence and some big adjustments in the seat counts.
Quick Hit – Luxon and Peters Wedge Labour: No Grand Coalition as TPM Implodes
🔴 VIP EARLY ACCESS Rapid Intelligence Briefing | 12 May 2026 | Stuff.co.nz + open source | High Confidence | Medium-High Urgency EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has categorically ruled out any grand coalition with Labour, calling the notion “insanity” while he cleans up the previous government’s mess. Winston Peters has
Media Luvvies Lose It as Ani O’Brien Holds One of Their Own to Account
The mainstream seem determined to die on this hill, defending their outdated methods while attacking anyone who steps outside the club. Meanwhile the new media age has arrived.