Holding the Centre
It is debateable whether Muller and his advisers understand the danger they and the National Party are in.
Setting the Agenda
Political analysis and commentary shaping the progressive debate in Aotearoa New Zealand, focused on power, policy, and accountability.
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National’s Army Is On The Move
Slap in a fresh clip, comrades. We have a fight on our hands.
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A welcome welfare package – same needed for existing beneficaries and migrants
The government’s new Covid Income Relief payment is a welcome step forward. The payments are for 12 weeks from June 8 when the current wage subsidy stops for most employees.
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Is Matthew Hooton’s Pro-PRC Positioning Rubbing Off On Muller?
So here’s a curious thing. A few days ago, Matthew Hooton wrote what can only be described as an obsequiously…
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Dr Liz Gordon – Todd Muller and the chamber of secrets
We have learned a lot about Todd Muller (who, like you, I had never heard of a week ago) in the past few days.
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The economy is the electoral battleground but society is its casualty
I ended the week feeling sorry for Simon Bridges
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West Papua’s highway of blood – a case of destruction not development
“The road would bring the death of their centuries-old way of life, previously undisturbed aside from the occasional Indonesian military incursion and the mostly welcome arrival of Christian missionaries. It was inevitable, really, that the plan by the Indonesian state to develop the isolated interior of the West Papua and Papua provinces would meet resistance.” – John Martinkus in a new West Papua book
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Does National Still Need A Street-Fighting Man?
WHO WILL EMERGE from Friday’s emergency meeting of National caucus as the party’s No.1 and No. 2?
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New Zealand government silent on deals with Israel
“Normally a major bilateral deal would involve photo opportunities at Parliament and press releases. On this occasion, with the Israelis, nothing.”
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On Matthew Hooton Against Winston Against China
There was something odd about Matthew Hooton’s NZ Herald piece this morning castigating Winston for his remarks about the People’s Republic of China.