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Gun Law Overhaul: Progress at Last, but National’s Still the Sticking Point on More Useful Reforms
All in all, these changes mark real progress in rolling back some of the knee-jerk restrictions imposed after the Christchurch tragedy. But National’s lingering attachment to overly cautious policies shows it has not fully shaken off the influence of its predecessors.
Te Pāti Māori Implodes: Expulsions Spark Open Warfare and Leave Labour in a Bind
This fiasco is going to get worse before it gets better. Factions are dug in, egos are bruised and the left’s dreams of a comeback just got a whole lot messier.
The Political Mean Girl Effect
When it comes to intolerance of viewpoints, it’s the girls versus the girls.
Goldsmith’s Latest Blunder: Leaks, Homeless Bans and Coalition Chaos
If National wants to hold onto power, they had better sort out these amateurs before the voters do it for them.
Labour’s ‘Free for Everyone’ Cervical Screening: Woke Virtue Signalling While Ignoring Real Kiwi Killers
At its core, this pledge exposes Labour’s flaws: splashing cash on low-impact problems, using evasive language that skirts reality and sidelining the health crises battering men.
The Upcoming National Reshuffle
Any proposed changes he’d like to make are subject to approval of his coalition partners. That may prove trickier than trying to catch an electric eel with your bare hands.
Luxon’s Woman Woes: National Sinks Below 30 Per Cent and the PM Cannot Charm the Ladies
This lack of appeal to women is turning into a full-blown electoral headache for National. Current polling spells doom for their list seats, with the party scraping fewer spots in parliament.
Te Pāti Māori’s Open Warfare: Tamihere’s Faction Takes on the Rest
Ironically, Te Pāti Māori is now practising the old tactic of divide and conquer on themselves. Managing the ‘uppity natives’ by splitting them apart? They are doing it to their own ranks.
Te Pāti Māori Implodes: Greed, Grifters and the Impending Labour Coalition Nightmare
Forget the courts or party meetings: sort it out on crate day at a South Auckland pub. Beers flowing, fists optional and maybe they’ll hash out who’s the biggest rangatira over a few dozen.