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76% of Kiwis rate National Coalition poor to neutral

Written By: - Date published: 10:49 am, November 17th, 2025 - No comments

Government hits a NEW low today after hitting a previous record low in February 2025

The Fast Track law is being made worse

Written By: - Date published: 8:48 pm, November 16th, 2025 - 14 comments

Just over a year ago the Government passed a constitutional abomination of a law and is now trying to make it worse and do this quickly. What is going on?

Why Is National Allowing Trans Tasman Resources to Destroy our Common Good?

Written By: - Date published: 10:52 am, November 15th, 2025 - 20 comments

This government is deliberately enabling private seabed mining in Taranaki to prevent New Zealand’s largest future renewable electricity supply.

The tawdry silly argument in favour of selling assets

Written By: - Date published: 12:00 pm, November 12th, 2025 - 26 comments

Winston Peters has criticised National’s proposal to campaign at the next election on asset sales in a way that makes you wonder how National and NZ First can survive in coalition.

Wrecking the country’s climate change response

Written By: - Date published: 11:59 am, November 8th, 2025 - 18 comments

If you thought that your contempt for the current administration had peaked let me disappoint you. This week they have taken steps to undermine the Climate Change Commission and the ability of the public to influence future emission reduction plans.

Let them eat Michelin Stars

Written By: - Date published: 2:46 pm, November 7th, 2025 - 9 comments

The Government’s class prejudices are now on clear display. In the same week that news emerged that the Government is considering a ban on rough sleepers in major urban town centres further news emerged that it is subsidising Michelin to award Michelin stars to local restaurants.

Treaty what treaty?

Written By: - Date published: 2:47 pm, November 5th, 2025 - 19 comments

The Government’s all out assault on te Tiriti o Waitangi continues. And this time supposed liberal Erica Sanford is engaged in the latest assault.

More RONS!

Written By: - Date published: 9:40 am, October 25th, 2025 - 23 comments

National has announced it will be spending nearly three times as much on Roads of National Significance as it campaigned on and has justified dubious investment decisions by changing how benefits are calculated.

Hayek’s Acolytes and History’s Judgement

Written By: - Date published: 1:02 pm, October 18th, 2025 - 44 comments

While we should acknowledge Jim Bolger’s life of service to New Zealand we should also recognise the critical and continuing damage done to New Zealand by his government.

Government by the Farmers for the Farmers

Written By: - Date published: 12:14 pm, October 13th, 2025 - 13 comments

In a move that further undermines the country’s response to the climate crisis the Government has halved the methane reduction goal and determined that farms will not pay a price for greenhouse gas emissions.

New Zealand’s latest tourism promo just dropped

Written By: - Date published: 10:41 am, October 13th, 2025 - 3 comments

“The Government of New Zild has made a new tourism ad and it’s surprisingly honest and informative!”

National Crashes in latest poll

Written By: - Date published: 1:03 pm, October 8th, 2025 - 41 comments

National crashing into the 20s in the latest Couria Poll must have increased dramatically the prospects of Christopher Luxon being deposed as Prime Minister.

Luxon’s bad faith stunt

Written By: - Date published: 8:56 am, October 1st, 2025 - 29 comments

Christopher Luxon recently wrote to Chris Hipkins seeking a bipartisan approach to gas drilling but then immediately turned this into a farce by leaking the letter to the Herald.

On The Shameful, Incompetent Decision On Palestine

Written By: - Date published: 7:04 pm, September 29th, 2025 - 4 comments

The last time New Zealand put itself on the wrong side of history was when a New Zealand rugby team toured apartheid South Africa just after schoolchildren were gunned down on the streets of Soweto.

Christopher Luxon: We’ve shown meaningful leadership on Palestine

Written By: - Date published: 4:56 pm, September 29th, 2025 - 53 comments

Hipkins also declared his stance on Palestine recognition on the day, but it wasn’t widely reported.

National announces reversal of School Building Project cuts

Written By: - Date published: 9:42 am, September 23rd, 2025 - 7 comments

In the hope that it can address the Construction Industry crisis National has announced a partial reversal of cuts made to school building project made earlier in its term.

So much for the relentless focus on growth

Written By: - Date published: 3:32 pm, September 19th, 2025 - 26 comments

National’s crashing of GDP growth figures makes a mockery of its claim earlier this year that the Government was relentlessly focussed on unleashing growth.

Whanganui MP Carl Bates shielded 25 rentals from disclosure

Written By: - Date published: 6:31 pm, September 14th, 2025 - 22 comments

Bates set up a family trust after the election, presumably to hide his rentals from disclosure.

Duncan Garner – National is f&*ked

Written By: - Date published: 9:58 am, September 11th, 2025 - 37 comments

A beehive leak has led Duncan Garner to form the firm conclusion that National is
f&*ked.

This trick of National could win them the 2026 election

Written By: - Date published: 12:22 am, September 10th, 2025 - 14 comments

US voter suppression tactics are back in vogue and National’s Coalition is bringing them to Aotearoa New Zealand

So, New Zealand First Then?

Written By: - Date published: 2:17 pm, September 4th, 2025 - 43 comments

In 2026 New Zealand First in all likelihood will be back in power because Labour and National will need them to form government.

Guest Post – Planning By Firing Squad

Written By: - Date published: 4:26 pm, September 2nd, 2025 - 11 comments

The Planning by Firing Squad approach is characterised by being very rushed, lacking in detail, an almost total lack of public consultation, non-existent local knowledge and consistently paying little heed to environmental effects. It is a classic Wellington Ivory Tower approach.

Foreign Buyers Ban Reversal A Sell Out By Winston Peters & His Party

Written By: - Date published: 8:59 pm, September 1st, 2025 - 22 comments

NZ First’s legacy is now firmly NZ Last

Adrian Orr Cover Up – A Quid Pro Quo?

Written By: - Date published: 12:45 pm, September 1st, 2025 - 7 comments

Part 2 of the Adrian Orr / Neil Quigley cover up scandal. Nicola Willis knew and did not divulge the truth until the Ombudsman forced their hand last week.

Jones accuses Luxon of hiding

Written By: - Date published: 7:51 pm, August 31st, 2025 - 43 comments

Shane Jones has publicly attacked Prime Minister Christopher Luxon by accusing him of hiding. The chances of a snap election have just shot up.

It Is Not Enough Only to Change the Government

Written By: - Date published: 6:41 pm, August 27th, 2025 - 19 comments

Everyone on the left can agree that we must change the government. Elliot Crossan argues that if Labour wins in 2026 and refuses to transform the system generating extreme inequality, NZ society will continue to fragment. Change the government. This is currently the unanimous goal of trade union leaders, left-wing politicians and progressive NGOs. At rallies, […]

Foreign Buyers Ban Will Be Lifted Under Urgency

Written By: - Date published: 1:21 pm, August 25th, 2025 - 10 comments

PM Luxon has said he wants the repeal completed by the end of the year

No mandate for this

Written By: - Date published: 8:55 am, August 21st, 2025 - 22 comments

Partial strike law penalties used on nurses trying to keep themselves safe is emblematic of the wider libertarian playbook within the NZ government

How was National able to take down construction so quickly?

Written By: - Date published: 7:51 pm, August 15th, 2025 - 67 comments

Industry experts say Chris Bishop and his party are to blame, but Bishop denies it, saying construction industry leaders are just “wrong”

What does this Government have against Te Reo Māori?

Written By: - Date published: 12:09 pm, August 13th, 2025 - 14 comments

Erica Stanford’s removal of te reo words from reading books is the latest of a series of attacks on te reo Māori by this Government.

Fisher and Paykel

Written By: - Date published: 12:07 pm, July 29th, 2025 - 26 comments

Chris Hipkins came up with a zinger yesterday calling Christopher Luxon and Nicolas Willis “Fisher and Paykel” because of the incredible amount of spin they produce.