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Daily review 12/05/2026
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Constitutional outrage
In a properly functioning democracy there is a clear dividing line between Parliament and the Judicial System. Parliament enacts laws. The Judiciary interprets and rules on what the law means. The rule of law, helpfully codified in the recently passed Regulatory Standards Act 2025, has…
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Open Mike 12/05/2026
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Daily review 11/05/2026
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Smash Left populism, get Right populism
That's Starmer's achievement, as the local elections in Britain now conclusively show. He always was a muppet puppet; his string-pullers are much more sinister. The election results were predictably disastrous for the UK Labour Party. Starmer is a gone-burger, thank goodness. But the problems he…
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Open Mike 11/05/2026
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Dirty Politics 2.0
This is a bit of a slow burner of an issue and relates back to the time that Luxon's reign was in turmoil. Last month the news broke that Luxon had ghosted senior National Party whip Stuart Smith after Smith wanted to tell him how…
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Open Mike 10/05/2026
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Does the centre left need Te Pāti Māori to win the election?
Two mainstream media articles point to the precarity of the centre left this election. One from Glenn McConnell at Stuff gives an analysis of Te Pāti Māori and whether internal issues will affect its ability to hold the Māori seats. Pressure is also likely to…
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The Last Old Party Election
Anyone who thinks that New Zealand won’t be touched by the same rapid democratic pessimism as we see in our most comparable democracies, is like those who thought COVID could be stopped from reaching us. It’s a fantasy and a dangerous lie. We’re not special.…
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Open Mike 09/05/2026
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Daily review 08/05/2026
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Open Mike 08/05/2026
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Daily review 07/05/2026
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“Interest rates, oil and gold”
That RNZ tricolon has always been infuriating fluff. In the real world, analysts warn we are heading for a cliff. Former financial analyst Susan Webber writing under the pseudonym Yves Smith in her blog nakedcapitalism.org has this to say: On the economic front, the number…
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Open Mike 07/05/2026
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Daily review 06/05/2026
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Who Ended No‑Fault Evictions in England? Labour Did
Originally posted on Nick Kelly's blog From Friday 1 May 2026, no‑fault evictions are finally banned in England. The end of Section 21 marks a hard‑won victory for renters after years of campaigning, organising, and living under the constant threat of being forced from our…
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Open Mike 06/05/2026
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Daily review 05/05/2026
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Open Mike 05/05/2026
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Daily review 04/05/2026
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Open Mike 04/05/2026
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Open Mike 03/05/2026
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Yes Test Before Getting NZ Super
Superannuation is the ultimate Don’t Go There of New Zealand politics. But unless this benefit becomes means tested rather than subsidises rich asset-hoarding old people, it is going to sink every other part of the government. There were around 500,000 recipients of this welfare payment…
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Open Mike 02/05/2026
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Daily review 01/05/2026
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Who’s best on Foreign Affairs?
When Ambassador Chen Mingming sent Zhang Wei in 2005 to ask me whether Winston Peters would follow government policy, I said I didn't know but would ask. I did, and he did. I was the Labour Party Secretary at the time. We had been in…
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Open Mike 01/05/2026
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Daily review 30/04/2026
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