You know why I think Labour are surging? Netflix
A shock TVNZ poll shows Labour surging, but is the failing economy driving it, or are Kiwis quietly rewatching the COVID years through Netflix?
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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The market isn’t pricing in true risk of Iranian blunder because it believes Trump is rational
Markets are acting like the Iran crisis will blow over. If Hormuz closes, that fantasy could end in inflation, fuel shortages and recession.
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NZ is so laid back we are going into a fuel crisis economic meltdown almost horizontal
NZ is so laid back we may sleepwalk through a fuel crisis, an LNG gamble, and an economic shock — all while being told not to panic.
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Are NZ First hate trolls poisoning their own brand this election?
NZ First’s online hate trolls may be doing more damage to the party’s brand than its opponents ever could.
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ANZAC Day 2026 – Lest we remember
This ANZAC Day, the dead are not asking for flags or slogans—they are asking us not to repeat the same mistakes.
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National’s economic doom spiral is now upon us and social cohesion is disintegrating – why running NZ as a company is killing us
The economy is buckling, social cohesion is fraying, and the fantasy of running New Zealand like a company is collapsing.
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Trump either surrenders or nukes entire coastline of Iran
Trump’s blunder into Iran may be the worst geopolitical mistake since Vietnam — and Kiwi drivers will pay for it this weekend.
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What has happened to Kim Dotcom should be a national shame
Illegal spying, American pressure and political cowardice — the Kim Dotcom case remains a stain on New Zealand.
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Labour’s Free Trade Capitulation highlights why you need Greens and Te Pāti Māori in the mix and not Winston
Labour’s support for the India free trade deal may secure the numbers — but opens the door for Winston’s race-baiting politics.
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So we are clear, a vote for National is a vote for Winston, so vote TOP instead
National’s collapse in the polls could make Winston kingmaker again — unless TOP breaks through.
