The spectacle of the overhang this last week and the disfranchisement by legislation of our fellow voters just bring into focus just how bad the government this term was. The support of the overhang appears to mainly have been about how to divide the spoils in the next cabinet if the right win the government benches. That isn’t a stable and effective government.
Kapiti is one of the seats where the electorate vote can make a difference to the outcome of the election.
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Qiulae Wong flip flops on partners. Plus: National Party panics as they record the worst result since 2020. And Labour talk cost of living
Act has distributed an unbranded pamphlet in the Tamaki electorate using last election’s result in the seat implying that its candidate is ahead.
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Keep it seemly.
National members in Tamaki have been told not to wear National Party tshirts during a Luxon walkabout so that they can engage with Luxon “organically”.
RNZ reported this morning on the latest IPSOS poll, Fuel rises become top-three concern, as Labour extends lead – IPSOS poll The latest […]
Protecting the environment is a policy choice.
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Barbara Edmonds has a plan and Labour aren’t mucking around.
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This week right wing parties became locked in a messy fight over an attempt to distort proportionality by creating a large overhang of National electorate seats, a campaign being funded by a wealthy climate change denier and an anti vax movement with hidden funding.
Will a Labour victory in the 2026 election mean an end to austerity? To meet the strict spending targets outlined in their fiscal plan, Elliot Crossan argues that Chris Hipkins and Barbara Edmonds will need to underinvest in health, cut the rest of the public sector, and betray Ardern’s legacy on child poverty.
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In election season, this site gets a certain amount of hacker attention. It drives the usual attempts by hackers wanting to add my systems to their bot nets, AI scanners, and search bots into the background. This year it appears to be somewhat one sided. This year the Russians are interested. Almost obsessed. Perhaps I should talk to their ambassador about their state’s inept technical behaviour.
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It comes down to how many people get out and vote. Oh yeah, and fuck Mowbray.
Momentum in politics is normally a good thing. But two recent polls suggests that National’s momentum is going the wrong way.
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“Labour’s housing spokesman Kieran McAnulty said the policy was “a game-changer and a life-changer”.
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Chris Hipkins will be on BHN live tonight from 9pm.
$2.4 billion of a total $3b was given by National to private organisations and doctors. Plus: The talk of the political town – a new model shows how National could win
Christopher Luxon, who changed the law to limit special votes, supposedly so the next government could be formed more quickly, has cast a special vote.
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Voter suppression in New Zealand is absolutely shameful.
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Is Opportunity a Trojan Horse Party? And what scenarios are likely to play out with them in play in Election 2026?
In the Greens’ fiscal plan policy speech, Chloe Swarbrick lays out what good government is, and lays down a challenge to National’s Minister of Finance Nicola Willis.
