Luxon’s Leadership is a Sinking Ship and the Polls Prove It
The coalition arithmetic is getting tighter and the punters are looking elsewhere. National under Luxon is bleeding support and the excuses are wearing thin.
Election 2026
National’s Economic Gamble: Peter Dunne’s Rose-Tinted Glasses Ignore the Bleed to Winston
National’s strategy is risky, sure. But pretending Labour has the answers is riskier still. The next few months will decide whether the economic recovery translates into votes or whether the coalition’s hard work gets rewarded with another term.
You Have 90 Seconds to Impact
A pilot who freezes is not a pilot. He is a passenger with a better view.
Herald Poll of Polls Dresses Up Wishful Thinking as Science
Kiwis are still rejecting the previous government’s failures and the media’s desperate attempts to manufacture a left-wing comeback keep falling flat.
National and Labour Team up to Ram Through Social Media Ban, Proving They Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
National rails against Labour when it suits them, yet reaches for their votes the moment their own coalition partners refuse to play ball.
He’s Done It Again
In a fragmented parliament, the tuatara that adapts survives. Unlike the tuatara, Mr Peters is never constrained by the past.
Poll Shows Coalition Hanging on by Its Fingernails as National Drags Everyone Down
National remains the anchor dragging the coalition down. If they cannot find a way to reconnect with their base and deliver real relief on taxes, spending and regulation, the next poll could be even uglier.
Prebble’s Poll Puzzle: Winston Still Holds the Cards in a Muddy Election
The only politician who can sit back with any real confidence right now is Winston Peters. Everyone else still has an election to win and the cards have not finished falling.
From the Bottom to the TOP
If they think they are centrist then, to their eyes, the left-leaning Tower of Pisa must look straight.
Government Gaslighting Over VPN Ban Plans Exposed
New Zealanders should not fall for the denial. Keep a close eye on this. Digital freedom is worth defending and handing the state more power to dictate internet access is a dangerous path.
NZ First Strikes Gold: Only Citizens Should Vote in Our Elections.
Contrary to the pearl-clutching in the media, this policy will deliver a solid stack of votes to NZ First. People are sick of it. They want their country back, starting with control over who gets a say in how it is run.
PSA Takes the Gloves Off
The unions have taken very real problems in our health system and packed them with partisan political conclusions. It doesn’t matter that the numbers do not back up their claims, because if you can win the narrative and control the framing, you can set perceptions.
Luxon Chases Nigerian Princes While Kiwis Struggle at Home
Luxon can keep smacking it around the world if he likes. Meanwhile the rest of New Zealand will be wondering why their government seems more interested in distant billion customers than the struggling families right here at home.
They Are No Longer a Wasted Vote
Opportunity is no longer marooned in the world of one to two per cent. Cross five per cent, and the whole post-election arithmetic changes. Which is why the knives are suddenly out from every direction.