The two reasons why Government’s fuel crisis response is a pantomime
Fuel stocks are falling, global supply is tightening — and the Government is still performing for the cameras instead of preparing for impact.
Election 2026
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Simeon Brown Campaign Strategy Signals Trouble
If this is the campaign rollout, it’s not discipline — it’s noise. And voters tend to tune that out fast.
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Marine Policy Forum NZ: united front on ocean protection
Environmental groups and politicians unite on ocean protection — but the Minister driving controversial reforms didn’t even show.
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Fuel Price Spike New Zealand Hits Households
Petrol up. Diesel soaring. Everything else follows. For households already stretched, this isn’t pressure — it’s breaking point.
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Luxon Coup could spark snap election
If Luxon falls, it won’t stabilise National — it could detonate the whole political cycle.
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How does our new Nordic Ice Queen Reserve Bank Governor ‘look through’ 7.5% inflation?
You can’t “look through” 7.5% inflation. If it lands, something breaks — and it won’t be the theory.
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The ugly culture war malice an All Black is now supporting
A law that solves nothing. A culture war that solves everything — for politicians who need one.
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Waitangi Tribunal Education Reform Challenge Grows
If education reform sidelines Te Tiriti, it’s not reform — it’s regression. The Tribunal hearings could force that truth into the open.
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Jobs keep vanishing under National
Luxon promised fewer jobseekers. Instead, tens of thousands more Kiwis are out of work — and the numbers are still climbing.
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Oceans on the agenda as environmental groups pitch to politicians – Māui and Hector’s Dolphin Defenders
When dolphins become political, you know it’s serious. Environmental groups are forcing ocean policy onto the election agenda — whether politicians like it or not.
