Peters Plays the Media Like a Fiddle While Luxon Sits on His Hands
Luxon can tut and call the comments offensive. He cannot afford to do much more. That is the reality of MMP and Peters is playing it to perfection.
NZ First Party
NZ First Continues to Rise
Newsroom says polling data hint at a record election performance from NZ First. They reflected back to 1996 when the party registered as high as 29 per cent before settling back at 15 per cent. I would not be surprised if NZ First hit that target this time or surpassed it.
Media Walk Straight Into Shane Jones’ Kneepads Trap
Next time a politician suggests we stop grovelling to foreign leaders and start putting New Zealand first, perhaps the grown ups in the room could try responding to the actual point. Or they can keep walking into the trap. Either way, NZ First wins.
Michael Laws Returns to the Fray: NZ First Gains a Sharp Tongue and Sharp Mind
The establishment media will no doubt dredge up every old controversy to paint him as a loose cannon. Ignore the noise. Laws has the skills, the audience and the political nous to make a real difference.
Face of the Day
Speculation had been building in recent days that Laws was set for a political comeback.
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.
Winston Peters Goes Full Nationalist with Bold Kiwisaver and Bank Plans
Whether you love it or loathe it, this is Nationalist policy with a capital N. The election just got a whole lot more interesting.
Quick Hit: National to Campaign on Raising Super Age
Luxon delivers Winston Peters a ready-made wedge and stick.
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.