Luxon’s need to look strong drove Mark Mitchell trainwreck press conference
National received internal polling that showed the huge drop the Talbot and TVNZ Polls reflected and to get ahead of…
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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Rafah Flashpoint Approaching
Defenders of Israel will always claim it is a democracy with all the checks and balances of a democracy, but…
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National fluff numbers to hide new Mega Prison
This is being sold as a National Party blunder… Jenna Lynch analysis: Mark Mitchell gets caught up in spin, not…
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Final donations show you this was a class war yet we refuse to acknowledge that in a country clinging to its egalitarian pretensions
Election donations: National Party raises $10.4 million for election The National Party has disclosed a massive $10.4 million in donations…
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First time home buyers to become new political friction point as mortgagee sales set to soar
The shock impact of 55% of home owners with a mortgage walking off low interest rates to high interest rates…
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NZ Dairy Industry Flashpoint Approaching
I have been arguing for some time that the NZ Dairy industry is a sunset industry the millisecond a synthetic…
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3 Waters 2% rates rise vs racist water 7.2% rates rise – bhahahahaha Rednecks – suck it up
Auckland’s new water plan unveiled by Mayor Wayne Brown and Local Government Minister Simeon Brown The government claims Aucklanders will…
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Hooton’s column highlights how likely a Liz Truss run on economy will occur in wake of Austerity Budget in 3 weeks
Everything I am hearing anecdotally within the economy is pretty disastrous. The neoliberal economic House of Cards that NZ has…
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MEDIAWATCH: Jack Tame repairs Q+A reputation with Palestinian Interview but still doesn’t excuse last week
There is already criticism that Jack Tame was far harder on the Palestinian representative than he was on the Israeli…
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How can Winston insinuate Carr’s links to China when his PM’s mate John Key is the unofficial Ambassador to Beijing?
Here’s what I don’t get. If Winston is truly concerned about Chinese influence in NZ politics how can he insinuate…