This is edition 2025/15 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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This is the Ten@10, where I collate and summarise ten news items you generally won't see in the mainstream media.
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1. Grand coalition would head off ‘extreme politics’
Peter Dunne
- 📊 National and Labour are preparing for future governance with contrasting tones: optimism versus caution.
- 🌿 National's focus on economic growth echoes past policies without "Think Big," emphasizing oil and gas exploration.
- 🛑 Labour vows to be better prepared than its last stint in opposition, aiming for a more nuanced governance approach.
- 🤝 Both parties face challenges under MMP, needing coalition partners to govern effectively.
- 💬 Tensions between Labour and Te Pāti Māori highlight potential coalition difficulties and political diversity.
- 🗳️ National and Labour's policy similarities could lead to reconsideration of a grand coalition in the future.
