Quick Hit: National to Campaign on Raising Super Age
Luxon delivers Winston Peters a ready-made wedge and stick.
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Donation Shock: NZ First Leaves National in the Dust
Voters and donors alike are looking for alternatives. National had better start providing them or the river of donations will continue to flow elsewhere.
National’s Desperate Attack on Winston Peters Reveals the Old Playbook and Deep Panic
National can keep ignoring the polls and the voters if they wish. They will reap what they sow.
Shane Jones Serves up a Spicy Reality Check on the India Trade Deal
The India FTA may yet get signed but, thanks to Jones, it will not slide through quietly. He has ensured the concerns are on the table, served up with a side of humour and zero apology.
Winston Peters: From King Maker to King?
The press gallery can keep peddling the relic story if it wants. The numbers and the political reality tell a very different tale.
Alfred Ngaro: Back in the Arena
Alfred Ngaro, ex National MP, leader of NewZeal Party, is now getting behind New Zealand First. But is NZ First truly becoming a ‘socially conservative’ party?
NZ First Digs Deep: Smashing DOC Barriers to Revive Provincial Prosperity
We’ve been fooled by false narratives before, including me, but the reality is clear. Mining done right drives growth, jobs and regional revival.
Peters Drops the Hammer: Vowing to Shatter Power Cartels and Crush Woke Rot
Peters isn’t playing nice and why should he? Recall my top political rule: if you are explaining, you are losing. He’s not explaining – he’s attacking.
Judge Ema Aitken’s Northern Club outburst may end her judicial career
Whether Aitken keeps her job is now in the hands of the politicians she clearly has strong feelings about. That is the irony she may soon have plenty of time to reflect on.
Winston Peters Springs the Trap on Māori Seats – And National’s in a Bind
This forces Christopher Luxon and his crew to confront their bad habit of selling out to Māori interests, a pattern that kicked off under Jim Bolger and went into overdrive with John Key.
Winston Peters: The Populist Wave Hits New Zealand Shores, Whether the Elites Like It or Not
New Zealand is not immune: we are just catching up. And if the major parties keep playing the globalist game, Peters will be there to reap the rewards.
Winston Peters Calls Out the India FTA Immigration Trojan Horse
This immigration debate will be a core issue in the coming election. NZ First stands to profit handsomely, drawing a clear line against the globalists in National, ACT and Labour.
Winston Peters and NZ First: Polling Highs, Historical Trends and Why Polls Are Rubbish
NZ First is probably in their best position ever heading into an election year as part of the governing coalition. The upward swing from five to seven per cent in early 2025 to eight to 12 per cent now breaks the mould.
The Old National Party Is Gone
This is why the election of 2023 now feels like a broken promise.
NZ First’s Poll Surge: Winston’s Winning While the Big Boys Flounder
NZ First rejects globalism outright and voters love it. This poll surge proves the public craves parties with spine, not more milquetoast mush from the majors. Watch this space: 2026 could be Winston’s biggest rodeo yet.
New Zealand’s Statesman: Winston Peters
Winston won’t be here forever. But while he is, he remains at this time the most formidable political figure in our country, bar none.