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I could be completely wrong, but…

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Date published: 3:17 pm, April 18th, 2026 - 24 comments
Categories: campaigning, Christopher Luxon, election 2026, jobs, labour, leadership, mark mitchell, national, national/act government, nz first
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My hunch is that Luxon stands down as Prime Minister, to be replaced by Mark Mitchell.

Open Mike 19/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 19th, 2026 - 5 comments

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Trump v Pope Leo

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Date published: 10:10 am, April 18th, 2026 - No comments

Following threats against Canada, Greenland, Denmark and engaging in attacks on Iran, Venezuela, Latin America, Nigeria, Syria and Iraq Donald Trump has now attacked the Pope.

Open Mike 18/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 18th, 2026 - 26 comments

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Is it Au Revoir, Prime Minister Luxon

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Date published: 12:13 pm, April 17th, 2026 - 11 comments

Is this the final straw for Luxon? And what legacy has he left behind?

Changing government in 2026

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Date published: 9:45 am, April 17th, 2026 - 48 comments

We need to stop slagging off the people who have the only chance of forming a centre left government this year.

Tick tock …

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Date published: 9:42 am, April 17th, 2026 - 34 comments

National is leaking like a sieve. Either a coup is under way or a group of disgruntled MPs are busily attempting to destabilise Luxon’s leadership. Either way this is not good for National.

Open Mike 17/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 17th, 2026 - 37 comments

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Divide and Prosper – the evil genius of the UAE

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Date published: 9:47 am, April 16th, 2026 - 23 comments

Israel is the UAE’s close ally. They collaborate on the War on Iran and in heartless state-destruction campaigns for greater geopolitical weight in the region
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Open Mike 16/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 16th, 2026 - 24 comments

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Open Mike 15/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 15th, 2026 - 30 comments

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Open Mike 14/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 14th, 2026 - 56 comments

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Open Mike 13/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 13th, 2026 - 47 comments

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Open Mike 12/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 12th, 2026 - 4 comments

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The Iranian Imbecile crisis

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Date published: 4:48 pm, April 11th, 2026 - 67 comments

The Cuban Missile crisis was solved by intelligent leadership acting in the best interests of their nations. The current Iranian crisis shows no sign of quality leadership.

National’s incredulous plan for challenging times

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Date published: 4:46 pm, April 11th, 2026 - 36 comments

An ideological reflex to an economic challenge has severe limitations by design.

Open Mike 11/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 11th, 2026 - 13 comments

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Open Mike 10/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 10th, 2026 - 40 comments

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Open Mike 09/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 9th, 2026 - 49 comments

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Towards an independent Foreign Policy

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Date published: 9:07 am, April 8th, 2026 - 16 comments

Vanushi Walters has outlined a stark contrast between the Government’s appeasement of Donald Trump and Labour’s desire to have an independent principle based foreign policy.

Open Mike 08/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 8th, 2026 - 17 comments

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Open Mike 07/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 7th, 2026 - 32 comments

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Missing in action

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Date published: 10:15 am, April 6th, 2026 - 48 comments

As this Government’s inaction over the oil crisis becomes more pronounced more and more people are noticing that Christopher Luxon is missing in action.

Open Mike 06/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 6th, 2026 - 19 comments

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Pawn takes Bishop

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Date published: 5:38 pm, April 5th, 2026 - 19 comments

Christopher Luxon this week showed strong leadership by demoting Chris Bishop for a coup against Luxon that was staged six months ago.

What If Trump Is Right?

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Date published: 4:35 pm, April 5th, 2026 - 38 comments

What if Donald Trump is right and the West should reopen the Strait of Hormuz?

Open Mike 05/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 5th, 2026 - 9 comments

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Open Mike 04/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 4th, 2026 - 15 comments

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Open Mike 03/04/2026

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 3rd, 2026 - 23 comments

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In a crisis the left does better

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Date published: 12:13 pm, April 2nd, 2026 - 31 comments

The Government’s complete reluctance to do anything about the approaching oil crisis is in stark contrast to the approach adopted by more progressive administrative governments overseas.

A change of government this close or this far away…

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Date published: 9:06 am, April 2nd, 2026 - 59 comments

reasons to feel hopeful but not complacent.