Should we renationalise the BNZ?
Winston Peters is trying to appeal to the far left by calling for the renationalisation of the Bank of New Zealand.
Open Mike 18/05/2026
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Open Mike 17/05/2026
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Open Mike 16/05/2026
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The framing of Chris Hipkins’ Auckland speech – read what you like
What you read in the media is not what happened.
Daily review 15/05/2026
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Reformism or bust?: Making the best of a bleak future
Some initial ideas about the integrated policy package Labour must consider if it is to meet contemporary challenges posed by emerging populism and the narrowing of the Labour vision over the past five decades
Open Mike 15/05/2026
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Daily review 14/05/2026
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Stop This Madness
Why is Chris Bishop wanting to review the cost of the City Rail Link while at the same time is happy to proceed with roads of national signficance that are very expensive but provide limited financial return?
Open Mike 14/05/2026
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Daily review 13/05/2026
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Open Mike 13/05/2026
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Daily review 12/05/2026
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Constitutional outrage
The Government’s plans to retrospectively change the law to stop a case seeking damages for climate damage caused by heavy emitters is a constitutional outrage and shows not only contempt for the rule of law but also contempt for any action taken by a citizen against climate change.
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 show. He always was a muppet puppet; his string-pullers are much more sinister.
Open Mike 11/05/2026
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Dirty Politics 2.0
National has engaged in a Dirty Politics style attack on TVNZ reporter Maiki Sherman in an attempt to cower the media in election year.
Open Mike 10/05/2026
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Does the centre left need Te Pāti Māori to win the election?
Does the centre left need Te Pāti Māori to win the election?
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.
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.
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
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 homes without explanation. This change did not happen by accident — it happened because tenants, housing activists and communities refused to accept a system stacked against them.
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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