How Hone Harawira winning TTT could save Te Pāti Māori & the Left
Te Pāti Māori’s internal turmoil may have only one political circuit-breaker left. Hone Harawira returning to Te Tai Tokerau.
Election 2026
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How Sunfields sums up everything wrong with political corruption in NZ
Flood-prone land, weak infrastructure and fast-track powers have turned Sunfield into a lightning rod for anger over developer politics.
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Homes turned into rules – After criminalising the homeless they created, National now comes for state tenants
The Government is increasing rents, tightening housing support and criminalising homelessness while ministers claim thousands in housing allowances themselves.
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Can Labour centrism win the election? No. But why?
The problem with centrism is not moderation. It is that voters eventually stop believing you stand for anything at all.
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Tamaki, Hutt South, Te Tai Tokerau, Tamaki Makaurau and Mt Albert – the five most important bellwether electorates this election
Five electorates could reveal the political direction of the entire country, from Auckland’s urban vote to the future of Te Pāti Māori.
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Stanford’s Magic Trick: Treaty of Waitangi in Education, gone
The argument was that Treaty obligations would move to the Crown. Critics say the latest education reforms prove they were simply removed.
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Erica Stanford’s Education Power Grab Explained
What children learn, how teachers are judged and who controls the profession could soon sit directly under ministerial authority.
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Greenpeace Fuel Crisis Scorecard Slams Coalition
The coalition flunked Greenpeace’s fuel crisis test, but Labour’s hesitant middle-ground approach also came under scrutiny.
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Greens Attack Rushed Disability Support Changes
Disabled communities say they were shut out again as the Government rushed through sweeping disability support law changes.
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Nicola Willis Unemployment Blunder Exposed
Nicola Willis didn’t just dodge the jobs crisis. She got the basic unemployment facts wrong in her own city.
