Poll Shocker: Labour Closes Gap, Luxon Sinks Deeper
If the opposition won’t opposition, at least the press is filling the void. But for National, this is a wake-up call. Ignore it at your peril.
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It Doesn’t Matter How Many Governments Implode
Macron won’t quit. The French president treated his latest ex-PM like a booty call and now they’re married again.
Luxon and Hipkins Tank, But Coalition Clings On
If Luxon does not turn things around quickly he might find himself on the backbench sooner than he thinks. And for the left, the infighting needs to stop before it costs them everything.
Luxon’s Woman Woes: National’s Gender Gap Spells Trouble
Watch for the war cries from women’s groups soon enough. They will hammer Luxon for ignoring women and demand more female faces in the National caucus.
Chloe Swarbrick: Fresh-Faced Idealist or Shrill Anti-Semite?
She started with promise, yet ended up as a polarising force peddling hate under a green banner. New Zealand deserves better than this performative rot.
Markets Are Good for Society
The moral argument for free markets is backed by solid evidence.
Luxon and Hipkins: Plotting a Grand Coalition to Sideline the Radicals?
If the polls tighten further, don’t be surprised if the grand coalition talk turns into reality. New Zealand politics just got a whole lot more cynical.
National’s Poll Nightmare: Luxon Sinks, Hipkins Rises and the Centre-Left Takes Control
This poll shows the centre-left can govern on these numbers and, with NZ First rising, Winston Peters might hold the keys again. But for National, it is time to wake up or face oblivion.
Winston Peters Tells Gaza Flotilla Fools to Foot Their Own Bill Home
Let these useful idiots pay their own way home and reflect on their choices.