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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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.
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.
Open Mike 01/05/2026
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Daily review 30/04/2026
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I didn’t vote for Jacinda but can I say sorry on behalf of
Opinion – Jacinda Ardern was a great Prime Minister and her loss was actually ours.
Crisis what crisis
Christopher Luxon has responded to Winston Peters releasing emails suggesting Luxon wanted to support the US invasion of Iran by dressing him down publicly. The Government is clearly in crisis.
Open Mike 30/04/2026
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Daily review 29/04/2026
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Open Mike 29/04/2026
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Daily review 28/04/2026
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Open Mike 28/04/2026
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Open Mike 27/04/2026
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