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Open Mike 25/10/2026
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Let’s talk about the Opportunity Party in New Zealand
The left bloc and polls Labour was polling strongly earlier in the year, before a Curia-Taxpayers Union poll showed a stark, non-causal reversal, with those headlines echoed across all media outlets, and setting off a trend of falling opinion polls. Newsroom has explored how unscientific…
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“Government does things not for profit but to build a country”
The Greens' Fiscal Plan was announced yesterday. In Chloe Swarbrick's speech to media, it was bookmarked by what government is supposed to be, and a challenge to National's finance spokesperson. She starts by speaking to the character of New Zealand, and the Green's vision of…
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Open Mike 24/10/2026
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Daily review 23/10/2026
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Gangs are bad. Crime is not?
It’s only a few days before enrollment for voting closes in Aotearoa New Zealand, and it appears corporate media and the right have found their “Ram Raid” moment. When the media set upon Labour in mid 2023 for “out of control” raids, ram raids had…
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Open Mike 23/10/2026
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Daily review 22/10/2026
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Luxon lies about 54 nurses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku9PbSB0Xjc In December 2025, public hospitals in Aotearoa New Zealand were asked to cut another $510 million, despite $538 million going unspent. That’s an effective cut of $1 billion i.e. $1000 million, to public health. It continued a trend started under former Health Minister, Shane…
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Open Mike 22/10/2026
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Daily review 21/10/2026
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Open Mike 21/10/2026
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Daily review 20/10/2026
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Twopenneth on MMP and Class
Let me begin by suggesting that the Single Transferable Vote (STV) option in the 1992 referendum was preferable. In the 1993 referendum, First Past the Post (FPP) was preferable. Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) won 54% to 46%, a clear win but not a weighty endorsement.…
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Let’s talk gangs
In 2024/25, at the Royal Commission on State Abuse, Luxon and Stanford were informed that gangs in Aotearoa New Zealand started from Abuse in Care victims, who had suffered violent sexual and physical abuse. This is not to excuse any criminal acts, but to understand…
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If you want to change the Government …
It is crunch time. The next five days may determine who is the next Government. My personal view, which will not be a surprise, is that we need to replace the current regime as soon as possible. My reasons include: They are crap economic managers.…
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Open Mike 20/10/2026
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Daily review 19/10/2026
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A Faulty Handbrake Analogy
Imagine a busy intersection where one main road meets twice with one minor road. Let’s call them Government Drive and Opposition Crescent, respectively. One of the intersections is controlled by traffic lights and the other intersection is controlled by give-way signs. Imagine that all people…
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National wants to supress voter turnout
It is clear to me that National wants turnout to be as low as possible, and the lower the better. Changes it made to the Electoral Act to stop voters from enrolling on election day is a travesty. The official justification, that last election it…
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Open Mike 19/10/2026
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