The Rise of NZ First is the mutiny of Gumboot Fascism
NZ First’s rise isn’t random — it’s fuelled by anger, algorithms and culture war politics. The real question is who it destroys next.
ACT
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BREAKING: NEW ROY MORGAN POLL – National plummet to 26.5% TOP at 4%
National in the 20s. Labour ahead. TOP rising. This isn’t just a bad poll — it’s a warning the election could break wide open.
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Fisheries Bill sacrifices the future of fishing for corporate profits – Greens
You don’t privatise a public ocean without consequences. The question is whether anyone will stop it before it’s too late.
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New Poll confirms Green meltdown and possible hung Parliament
New RNZ-Reid Research poll brings boost for NZ First, Labour New Zealand First has climbed into third place in the…
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Referenda on Euthanasia – NZ First’s Victory – or a Major Miscalculation?
.NZ First’s success in putting the euthenasia bill to a public referenda may not be the victory they believe it to be. They may even have sounded the death-knell for a second Labour-NZ First-Green coalition.
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SPECIAL REPORT: David Seymour – A Valid ‘Hit’ and a Colossal ‘Miss’
For lone ACT MP, David Seymour, November has been a “mixed bag”. The leader of a near-non-existent Party scored this month – though only one was a try/goal/bowled-out. The other was a foul/offside/no-ball that all but negated his previous success.
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Observations on the 2017 Election campaign thus far… (toru)
The leaking of Winston Peter’s superannuation over-payment is well known. Also known is that Ministers Paula Bennett and Anne Tolley were briefed by Ministry of Social Development and State Services Commission, respectively, on Peters’ private details regarding the over-payment before it was leaked to the media and made public knowledge.
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Observations on the 2017 Election campaign thus far… (tahi)
So many little occurrences and huge events have transpired over the last couple of months, to brand this as one of the most intriguing (and tumultuous) of election campaigns in my life. Only the 1984 and the 2014 General Elections rank as memorable. In all three, there were two threads weaving through the campaigns;
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The Labour interns – ACT exposes hypocrisy!
A few days ago, headlines appeared supposedly “exposing a rort” by the NZ Labour Party to exploit American interns for electoral campaigning purposes;
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Foot in Mouth award – Former ACT MP exposes flaw in free-market system
Most folk won’t remember who Ken Shirley was, prior to his current ‘gig’ as CEO of the Road Transport Forum (RTF), representing road transport interests since July 2010.
