Hipkins Says One Tax, Waititi Booked the 8th
Hipkins has one tax. Waititi put the rest on the table and named the day.
Election 2026
Is the Electoral Commission No Longer Neutral?
This issue deserves scrutiny, public debate, and immediate action.
Debating the Need for Debates
A couple of them take my fancy, but on second thoughts I think I’ll grab a book.
Quick Hit: Contempt, Then Nothing.
The finding is the punishment. The invoice still sits in the file.
The Slogan Is What You Say When You Do Not Have an Answer
John Campbell asked three times. Chippy answered with a slogan.
Quick Hit: To Know Who Is 16, You Need to Know Who Everyone Is
To keep a 15-year-old off Instagram, a platform has to know a 45-year-old is not 15.
The Government Is Not Banning Under-16s. National Is.
Winston named it. ACT walked. Chippy just became Luxon’s extra vote.
Soviet Style at Your Checkout
This is nothing more than a cynical, shameless vote-grab, cruelly preying on the genuine anxiety of families struggling to put food on the table. It promises cheap groceries, but delivers nothing but empty promises, empty shelves and economic fairy tales.
I Am Explaining My Vote
The current government, on balance, deserves to be re-elected and they are certainly better than the alternative currently on offer.
ACT Is in Tune With the Right
This is essentially what those on the right have been asking for: a clean-up of judicial activism and a better application of Treaty references and their interpretation by the judiciary.
Quick Hit: 59, 55 and Six Seats for Wong
Opportunity on 5.3 and six seats. Right 59, left 55. Neither governs without Wong.
Chippy Got National’s Pain. He Still Went Backwards.
Labour got National’s sub-30 gift and still went backwards. Opportunity is the maths problem both majors made.
Face of the Day
Labour has unveiled its 2026 campaign slogan: 'Better starts now.' Leader Chris Hipkins made the announcement at a suburban home in Christchurch after taking a tumble in the latest poll. The party has been repeating ad nauseum its focus on "jobs, health, homes and the cost of