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Date published: 6:00 am, May 15th, 2023 - 71 comments
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Date published: 8:08 pm, May 14th, 2023 - 70 comments
The latest TV3 Newshub poll results are out. The major parties are neck and neck. No surprise there. But what is stark is the public response to Christopher Luxon. Basically he is tanking.
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Date published: 4:20 pm, May 14th, 2023 - 54 comments
Trust in academics is on a downslide, as is trust in general. This is exacerbated by academics hiding a personal-political agenda when they dabble in the public domain.
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 14th, 2023 - 32 comments
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Date published: 12:46 pm, May 13th, 2023 - 33 comments
A guest post by Seddonville Miner outlining the history of voting rights in New Zealand and how Christopher Luxon’s recent claims about our voting system are hopelessly incorrect.
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 13th, 2023 - 76 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 12th, 2023 - 5 comments
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Date published: 8:05 am, May 12th, 2023 - 174 comments
Since they’re touted as 2023’s electoral ‘Kingmakers’, it’s time to understand what the Maori Party really want.
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 12th, 2023 - 21 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 11th, 2023 - 26 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 11th, 2023 - 98 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 10th, 2023 - 16 comments
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Date published: 1:53 pm, May 10th, 2023 - 54 comments
In 2005 the National Party went full on racist with attacks on supposed Maori privilege which almost won the party power. Looks like they are going to try this tactic again.
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 10th, 2023 - 80 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 9th, 2023 - 12 comments
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Date published: 8:01 am, May 9th, 2023 - 16 comments
In case we just missed it, New Zealand really has picked a side. Prime Minister Hipkins will head to the NATO summit in Lithuania together with Australia, Japan and South Korean leaders. Also Vladimir Zelinskyy is intending to go as well.
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 9th, 2023 - 68 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 8th, 2023 - 5 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 8th, 2023 - 94 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 7th, 2023 - 96 comments
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Date published: 10:58 am, May 6th, 2023 - 50 comments
We are mature enough to have our own leader. Own our own shit.
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Date published: 8:52 am, May 6th, 2023 - 8 comments
Last minutes of this parliamentary term and all teams are subbing out.
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Date published: 8:46 am, May 6th, 2023 - 65 comments
Elizabeth Kerekere has announced that she is quitting the Green Party, will stay on as an independent and not stand again at the next election.
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 6th, 2023 - 59 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 5th, 2023 - 39 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 5th, 2023 - 63 comments
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Date published: 12:46 am, May 5th, 2023 - 111 comments
Support for the monarchy is largely based on sentimentality. Democracies are not enhanced by feudal relics performing old-fashioned ceremonies and living in castles. These quaint traditions and displays are all rather nice, and for the most part fairly benign and harmless in themselves. But to pretend that they are in any way relevant to the modern world is absurd.
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 4th, 2023 - 12 comments
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Date published: 11:21 am, May 4th, 2023 - 21 comments
Prime Minister Hipkins has put Labour on course to win a third term. Here’s how.
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 4th, 2023 - 42 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 3rd, 2023 - 17 comments
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