Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
Let us rejoice whatever the outcome tonight, because our democracy is the winner here. The peaceful transfer of power without violence or intimidation is a sacred blessing we enjoy on a planet where many are denied this dream.
This poll will be fishing in a tiny pool. 1.7m NZers have already voted, so the actual pool of voters this Poll will be taken from are those old school voters who like to wait until election day, and I would hazard a guess that’s a pretty conservative voting pool.
On the election night we are plotting and you are welcome…
The TVNZ Poll is due out in 30minutes and I would expect to see them claiming the lead has narrowed.
When was the last ‘normal’ election? I feel like we’ve lived this myth that our elections are predictable and boring,…
If we honestly legalise euthanasia but won’t legalise cannabis, that speaks volumes of who we are and what we are.
There are three things that will ALWAYS get you votes in NZ.
With the Warehouse dumping jobs, no one is getting a bargain.
The cannabis referendum infuriates me because it’s so bloody close. It shouldn’t be this close dammit! Folks, a regulated, taxed…
Will this Euthanasia law allow those in pain and with terminal illness the peace they deserve or will it become a loophole for coercion?