Manufacturing a snap election is Winston First, not NZ First
Winston Peters is tearing chunks out of National while Luxon looks too weak to stop him. The question now is whether this coalition crisis is entirely deliberate.
Iran
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After secretly wanting to support American and Israeli war crimes Luxon is not fit to be Prime Minister
New Zealanders are asking how a Prime Minister who talks about values and honour could allegedly support tactics many view as immoral and indefensible.
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Trump has gifted Iranian theocracy legitimacy! He has no option other than to surrender
Trump’s Iran war is blowing out in cost and chaos, and may end up strengthening the very regime it was meant to crush.
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There’s more violence at your average US School shooting than at the White House Correspondents Dinner
Washington clutches its pearls over gunfire at a media gala while the real violence in Gaza, Iran and at the petrol pump keeps escalating.
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Trump Iran War: Why Tehran Is Winning
Trump thought he was breaking Iran. Instead, he handed Tehran the Strait of Hormuz, global oil panic and a propaganda victory.
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The market isn’t pricing in true risk of Iranian blunder because it believes Trump is rational
Markets are acting like the Iran crisis will blow over. If Hormuz closes, that fantasy could end in inflation, fuel shortages and recession.
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Trump either surrenders or nukes entire coastline of Iran
Trump’s blunder into Iran may be the worst geopolitical mistake since Vietnam — and Kiwi drivers will pay for it this weekend.
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Anzac Day Hīkoi for Peace in Wellington
Anzac Day can’t just be wreaths and silence while the world burns. This hīkoi asks what “never again” actually demands of us now.
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History repeats in Iran
Before America and Israel preach democracy to Iran, they should remember who helped create the crisis.
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Trump is utterly out of his depth
He says the Strait is open. Iran says no. The world watches a superpower stumble into chaos — and we all pay the price.
