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Jacqui Van Der Kaay Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Jacqui Van Der Kaay is a PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington. She is a former journalist, holds a Masters degree in Political Science from Victoria University of Wellington and has a specialist interest in political
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Josh Van Veen Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Josh Van Veen is an Auckland-based writer and political analyst. He currently works as the Local Government Campaigns Manager for the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union and is a former member of New Zealand First. The views expressed
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Hello, it’s All things Political with John Porter on Bay FM and today I’m suggesting it is time we quit complaining about Ardern’s incompetent government. Why? Because we voted them in! And the old adage “We get the government we deserve” is very true, especially in this
Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Get ready for a hard-fought and intense by-election in Hamilton West, triggered by the resignation from
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Jacinda Ardern famously said during the 2017 election campaign that she believed that a person could have a career in politics without telling lies. That was, of course, a lie. It was a lie then and it’s a lie now. Since then she’s lied and lied and lied.
dailytelegraph.co.nz That’s the view of Voices For Freedom spokesman Tane Webster. In a video recently uploaded to Odysee, Webster explains why the government’s recently announced Farm Emissions Tax is a bad policy for the country. ‘In this case, it’s the Farm Emissions Tax. Let me
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