NZ Politics
The Labour Party’s Cosmetic Surgery
“Labour now has more women MPs than men. The new intake is 16 women and six men, and there are no straight white males amongst them. Of the new faces only half are Pakeha.” Audrey Young – HZH 24 Oct. Audrey has highlighted the interesting development that the Labour Party now
A Snapshot of ACT’s Ten MPs
Act as of the present time has ten Members of Parliament. Having attended the Act Party election launch I had the privilege of hearing the top seven speak. They were all very impressive. I thought a bit of background on all of them might be helpful. David Seymour, the Leader,
Face of the Day
Source: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/art/paintings/portrait/oil/listing Election Painting – Saint Jacinda Original oil-painting & charity auction Original oil-painting on linen, 300mm x 400mm (unframed). This is a portrait of current Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern by emerging and award-winning artist Victoria Miles.
Jacinda Ardern Walks on Water (Again)
Having been highly critical of mainstream media and “fake news”, and often announcing “the polls are useless”, I was left doing some serious introspective navel-gazing after the election. Despite number-crunching previous election results and working through as much logic as possible, it turns out that I couldn’t
The Common Purpose behind the Political Bloodsport
Rowan Light maxim.org.nz It’s as reliable as the pub chats following a Bledisloe Cup match. After any general election: the deluge of post-election analysis and commentary, as pundits dissect the results, and (more dangerously), what they might mean. Much of this will no doubt focus on
Henare Wants Health for His Whanau
It is interesting to learn that Peeni Henare would very much like to be the next Minister of Health. He evidently wants the job so badly that he is openly campaigning for it. He is of the opinion that if he’s given the job he will turn the health
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Election 2020 Reflections & 2023 Projections
Frank Newman nzcpr.com Frank Newman is an investment analyst and accountant, who has lectured in property matters at Massey University. He served two terms as a councillor on the Whangarei District Council and is the author of numerous books on investment matters. Labour has a problem. It will now
Some Belated Thoughts on the Election
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com My predictions for Labour/Green and National/ACT were astray by 5% thanks to the landslide. The happiest people will be the pollsters who Auckland Central excepted, pretty much got it right, even with NZ First given historically they’ve understated that Party’s vote.
Letter to the Editor: Why the National Party Was Thrashed
Dear Editor The National party is about to commence a review into its disastrous election result. Unless I am very much mistaken, it will involve all sorts of finger-pointing and excuses but — as is usual in such cases — not involve blaming themselves. The reason they did so badly is
A Remarkable COVID Victory
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com According to one election night commentator, Saturday’s landslide result was a remarkable victory for a party that “couldn’t make anything fly, not even a kite”. Favoured by the media and seen by many voters as the leader who had literally saved them from