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.
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Let’s ask this question again – is crime bad and if so, when? Is association with criminals problematic, if so when?
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Do Kiwis deserve better than obfuscation and deception when it comes to our kids and their health?
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A contribution to the current discussion of MMP and the next election.
Sir Peter Gluckman was John Key’s Chief Science Advisor. He said some of the most important factors to prevent youth crime was alleviating poverty and keeping people out of incarceration.
It is crunch time. The next five days may determine who is the next Government.
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