Is This Pork Barrel Politics?
It sounds less like a scientific inquiry and a lot more like a government quietly laying the tracks, funding the surveys, and preparing the ground for de facto Māori ownership of public energy resources.
NZ Politics
The Frauds and Lies
If Labour wins the election, don’t worry. Look in the mirror and say ‘I can get through anything!’ Go exercise that right brain of yours by painting a smiling painting of Chippy. If you see someone getting beaten up by gang members, it’s OK to do nothing because that’s what everyone else would do.
Quick Hit: Unemployment Hits 5.7% and Winston Saw It Coming
Unemployment is at 5.7%, 174,000 people are out of work and long-term joblessness is the highest since 1994. Winston Peters says he told National and ACT to delay their tax cuts.
Two Final Polls Say Overhangs Decide It, and the Left Is Banking on One
The final 1News Verian and Taxpayers’ Union-Curia polls both say electorate seats will decide this election and the left is counting on Te Pāti Māori winning seats its party vote cannot earn. So much for overhangs being a dirty trick.
I’ve Seen Flatworms with Greater Self-Awareness
It’s like Al Capone lecturing on non-violence and tax compliance.
Stay the Course With Maths Reforms
The evidence in favour of Stanford’s reforms is as good as it gets this soon after implementation. The timing fits, even if other potential causes can’t be cleanly separated in the data.
Regaining Confidence Despite Rising Costs
The survey, conducted between 12 and 27 October, found 75.1 per cent expected to meet or exceed their sales targets during the final three months of the year.
Who Runs the Country After the Election
When officials, not ministers, decide what the public gets, they override the voters’ choice.
Why Does the National Party Continue to Be So Pig-Headed?
National is doing its utmost to chance having the most terrifying prospect ever in NZ: a hard-left socialist coalition handed power.
The Left Does Not Have a Monopoly
Compassion for me, contempt for thee: Chloe Swarbrick and the politics of selective compassion.
A True MMP Election at Last
What voters on the right are saying by splitting their votes is ‘No, we don’t want a strong National Party: we want ACT and NZ First to have a bigger say in post-election negotiations and also over the next term.’
Quick Hit: Where National’s 2023 Voters Went
RNZ-Reid Research shows only 56.9 per cent of National’s 2023 voters still back the party. ACT and NZ First now hold 18.4 per cent of them.
Who Really Runs the Country?
Democracy is not just about electing governments – it’s also about ensuring they can govern. If the coalition wins a second term, it needs to address these barriers as a priority for reform.
Winston Peters Is Carrying the Right on His Back.
A Freshwater Strategy deck published by the Platform shows National down 12 points since 2023 and NZ First holding the right bloc together. The numbers check out.