ACT Party The first poll of 2020 is ACT’s best Newshub poll in a decade. It shows ACT closer to three MPs than two, and one of only four parties returning to Parliament. The prospect of ACT with real power to make New Zealand a freer country is closer
Showing precisely what we have long suspected, that Simon Bridges has the spine of a jellyfish, he has started walking back his declaration ruling out Winston Peters and NZ First: Bridges ruled-out NZ First at his caucus retreat in early February, saying he couldn’t trust the party. “I
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com With With an American mother and Kenyan father, former US President Barack Obama, understood only too well the destructive influence of tribalism. He warned: “Ethnic-based tribal politics has to stop. It is rooted in the bankrupt idea that the goal of politics or business
One of the things we are often told on this site is that we should use history as an indicator of what is likely to happen, particularly in politics. While events never repeat in precisely the same way, failing to learn from history, as the old adage goes, means we
The contest in the Northland seat this election will be very interesting, and possibly crucial to the outcome. There are a number of variables at play which add to the intrigue. Normally a true blue seat, New Zealand First has made inroads in the electorate with Peters winning a by-
National’s rats are quickly abandoning ship ahead of the next election. First up it looks like for the National party two Chinese are better than two white MPs from the South Island. Long-standing Christchurch MPs Nicky Wagner and David Carter will retire at this year’s election. The
Questions to Ministers MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Salvation Army’s State of the Nation Report, which said that “despite some significant progress, much more needs to be done to ensure the growing prosperity of our economy is shared more fairly”? Hon SIMON
BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a new series that will feature political speeches, political ads and political campaigns on Social media from a range of different political parties in the lead up to the New Zealand election. Today we have an attack video from National. In 2018, the Prime
Jacinda Ardern and Peter Fitzsimmons might weep and clutch their pearls about Australia deporting so many Kiwis, but it seems that, to paraphrase President Trump, when New Zealand sends its people, it’s not sending its best. Criminals, drug dealers and rapists are crossing the Tasman. Lots of them, if
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It’s been a fascinating last 48-or-so hours as our wonderful news media have grappled with themselves metaphorically and morally over the Goff computer hack, having to superficially tut-tut criminal behaviour but actually, in reality, detesting the alluring power of Tease, knowing that certainly salacious and sensational
Terry Dunleavy “Time for Action” would be a good slogan for National for the coming election (in contrast to Labour’s talk-a-lot, do-nothing virtue signalling). We can’t start too soon, and this could underline Simon’s potential as a walk-the-walk, decisive achiever-leader. He
Machiavelli would be proud of our PM, adopting his mantra: the end justifies the means. Facing election year with virtually no achievements to shout about, she predictably produces her incredibly cute toddler. Neve is possibly her most successful achievement in a term of failed ideas and policies and millions of
Press Release: New Conservative A damning report has revealed how a lack of action by this Labour/Green/NZF government enabled the tragic measles outbreak in Samoa last year, where most of those who died were children under the age of fifteen. Children. Since the current Labour government took over
Nicole McKee Spokesperson Fair and Reasonable Campaign As foreshadowed in my earlier post it’s been an eventful 24 hours! The Select Committee report on the Arms Legislation Bill has just been released – and at first review, it’s bad news (see the second half of this post.) Confirmation of
