Luxon is trying to steady the ship before the election year proper begins. Whether this mix of promotions, sideways moves and quiet exits delivers the discipline and focus National needs remains to be seen.
The next few months will be critical. If the economy does not improve and the coalition keeps stumbling, the whispers in the National caucus will grow into open discontent.
The truth would emerge eventually, and media is finally asking questions. And those who deceived us must be held accountable.
I don’t think I am ever going to behold this ‘monument’ with any sense of sympathy or warmth.
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) decision to include online broadcasting under its jurisdiction is an overreach, ideological, but also part of a global push to control speech.
National needs to lift its game fast if it wants to avoid becoming a one-term government. So far the signs are not encouraging. The Easter poll will tell us more, but voters have seen enough half-arsed fixes to be sceptical.
If the government did not turn over every stone, it is an absolutely appalling episode in the history of our nation.
Energy security is not optional. It’s the foundation of economic strength, social stability, and national resilience. If we are to protect our industries, our households, and our sovereignty, future governments must put fuel and energy security first.
National caucus members who want to keep their jobs should act soon. The longer Luxon stays, the deeper the hole becomes.
My personal perspective on all this is much darker than Damien Grant’s. We have consistently failed to meet the challenges of the future over the last 25 years and each decade (or even half-decade) has felt more constrained, stressful and gloomy than the one before it.
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?
Mechanisms of ideological Identitarian societal capture…complete with a case study.
The issue is not mere cultural acknowledgement: it is syncretism.
How can a government ministry blatantly fund political and ‘furious’ activism, yet there be so little media scrutiny? And why the fuel crisis should have been anticipated.
