Willis Wants You to Stop Risking Her Job
Just remember it’s her job on the line if you party vote ACT or NZ First – and how is that your problem?
NZ Politics
Quick Hit: Last Time It Cost Them Points
ACT’s James Christmas and Paul Henry have gone after NZ First on abortion and foreign aid with four weeks to run. ACT is down to 9.2 in Curia. The last time ACT attacked Winston, it cost them points.
The National Party’s Death Wish
Kisses of death the Nats are planting on their party and ordinary New Zealanders’ prospects.
Luxon Will Pick Up the Phone
Luxon has ruled out Opportunity, but he never said he wouldn’t take the call. On current polling the overhang strategy is the only way to keep Opportunity out and the coalition in.
Quick Hit: Two Ticks Against Your Partner
Paul Goldsmith, sixth on National's list, is door-knocking Epsom for two ticks blue against David Seymour. National is polling with no list headroom and needs ACT's seats to govern.
Winston Brought the Majority
NZ First is up to 12 per cent and 16 seats and that is what puts the coalition on 65. National’s party vote still buys no list MP. Electorate vote National, party vote ACT or NZ First.
A Free Bus Would Be Cheaper
We would be nuts to spend $4 billion to divert freight from rail to road to create a heavily subsidised passenger rail service.
The India FTA
My nose tells me something stinks. Why India locked the milk out – and why Wellington did not count it the same way.
I Wrote This in 2008 and Wouldn’t Change a Word
I wrote this column about MMP 18 years ago and wouldn’t change a word. Some of the references are dated (United Future, the Tight Five, Alamein Koopu) but the system remains as flawed now as it was then.
Raise a Glass to Split Voting
Split the vote and you’re at 62 as the winner. ‘Two ticks blue’ or ‘party vote National’ is guaranteed to lose the coalition the election. Split your vote and the right is home and hosed with a big majority.
Quick Hit: Immoral Until the Cheque Clears
A Green MP says being a billionaire is immoral and a Green candidate wants the rich drug tested at charity events. In 2023, the party banked $50,000 from James Cameron, now a Forbes billionaire.
Luxon: Gone by Morning Tea
Racism and sexism have not gone away. They have just learned which way to point.
Reality Wants Its Money Back
David Seymour has called the government’s path to surplus “heroic”, four days before National shows its fiscal plan. When the junior partner says that about your books, believe him.
Does Winning the Leaders’ Debate Matter?
We learnt almost nothing about who will form the next government. The people who will decide that were not on the stage.