Hipkins ruled Greens and Te Pāti Māori out of police and corrections over the Mob pad photos. His own Tāmaki Makaurau candidate quit after a Mob video. Then he called the reaction racist and left her name on the ballot.
The mixed part of MMP is the problem. Make our electoral system proportionately pure.
Five problems, no answers – and a bunch of shelved agendas waiting to be unleashed. Is this the Trojan horse many suggested from day one?
It is the right who will be popping the champagne corks on November 7th.
The High Court struck down the puberty blocker ban on consultation and discrimination grounds. It also found the minister had a rational basis to act, made his own decision and did not act for an NZ First purpose.
Why New Zealanders seem strangely uninspired by one of the most important elections in years.
John Minto posted photos of two visiting Israelis and told people to go and confront them. His party has $82,011 of your money to spend on broadcasting.
Karehana was given $5,000 that evening, and the court heard that he claimed he “did not know that his associate was going to on-sell the weapon”. When the Glock was recovered in June, Karehana was spoken to by police but denied stealing the gun.
Economic optimism does not decide elections. But it matters. Has National timed its run just right?
Luxon and Hipkins both said engineering an overhang is cheating. The Electoral Commission says it is how MMP works, and parliament has had one in five of the last seven terms.
