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Date published: 12:12 pm, December 7th, 2025 - 15 comments
Categories: chris hipkins, climate change, economy, election 2026, Environment, greens, labour, national, poverty, same old national, science, te pāti māori, winston peters
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This may be a one term National Government. But electoral law reform, the state of Labour’s coalition partners, a possible economic upturn and a change in National’s leader threaten this.
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Date published: 11:19 am, December 7th, 2025 - 1 comment
The world is entering a generation of challenges not seen since the late 1930s. New Zealand is better placed than most states to weather this challenge if it prepares now.
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 7th, 2025 - 3 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 6th, 2025 - 16 comments
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Date published: 8:41 pm, December 5th, 2025 - 8 comments
Count them and weep.
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Date published: 5:46 pm, December 5th, 2025 - 6 comments
Many unaware as what we hold dear and for granted slips.
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 5th, 2025 - 3 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 5th, 2025 - 48 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 4th, 2025 - 5 comments
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Date published: 11:50 am, December 4th, 2025 - 12 comments
It appears to be more and more inevitable that National will welch on the country’s Paris Accord obligations.
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Date published: 6:05 am, December 4th, 2025 - 4 comments
The recent decision by PNCC to remove Rangitāne o Manawatū representatives from the Culture, Arts, and Community Committee, and to remove the independent member from the Finance and Audit Committee, is not an administrative tidying-up exercise. It is a political statement.
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 4th, 2025 - 17 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 3rd, 2025 - 4 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 3rd, 2025 - 9 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 2nd, 2025 - 1 comment
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Date published: 11:29 am, December 2nd, 2025 - 22 comments
David Seymour’s campaign to reduce the so called excessive spend on Labour’s school lunches have struck a rather awkward problem. At least for one school recently provided lunches were inedible which basically destroys the whole reason for having them.
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 2nd, 2025 - 37 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 1st, 2025 - 7 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 1st, 2025 - 35 comments
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Date published: 7:06 am, November 30th, 2025 - 19 comments
The government on Tuesday announced plans to replace regional councillors with boards made up of mayors and maybe some minister-appointed representatives. It’s a mess.
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 30th, 2025 - 8 comments
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Date published: 1:08 pm, November 29th, 2025 - 60 comments
Labour has recovered from the 26.9% vote share hiding it received in 2023, and is ready to run government again.
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 29th, 2025 - 9 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 28th, 2025 - 1 comment
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 28th, 2025 - 81 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 27th, 2025 - No comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 27th, 2025 - 42 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 26th, 2025 - 1 comment
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Date published: 12:25 pm, November 26th, 2025 - 30 comments
Christopher Luxon’s stint as Prime Minister is under serious threat. And despite his clear assertions to the contrary the rumour mill suggests that Chris Bishop is lining up for a tilt for the top job.
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Date published: 6:05 am, November 26th, 2025 - 12 comments
Is it only the uber wealthy and politicians that don’t want a wealth tax? Guyon Espiner talks with ex trader, now people’s economist Gary Stevenson.
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 26th, 2025 - 15 comments
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