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I have more chance of flying with these balloons than winning Auckland Central
I have more chance of flying with these balloons than winning Auckland Central

A Marxist, A Government Cabinet Minister, a Green MP, a Newspaper columnist and 2 business journalists all walk into a…

Shane Jones throws red meat to the worst instincts — but the real danger is slipping through unnoticed. An India trade deal pushed by corporate interests, signed before the public ever sees the fine print.

Five disgruntled MPs… or total support? Luxon can’t seem to decide — and that contradiction is starting to look a lot like a leadership crisis National can’t contain.

The numbers are shifting — and suddenly the left has real options. A four-party progressive government isn’t just theory anymore. The question now is what they’d actually do with it.

Sean Plunket has said far worse than this, which is why the BSA complaint feels less like principle and more like bureaucratic theatre with a funding problem underneath.

Winston is confused that he’s an opposition MP and not actually part of the Government
I feel as though not only Helen White but also some other Labour candidates are being seduced, in effect, away from their true Left origins and towards the glitzy glam mirage that the aspirations of the ‘other lot’ appear to offer.
In that spirit, here is a song for Helen and any others who may be being drawn away from their true left base.
RIP Max
Meanwhile, back in the real world Chloe has both feet firmly on the ground.