Four possible outcomes of Election 2026
From a National–NZF–ACT coalition to a Labour–Green–Māori alliance, here are four realistic scenarios that could shape Election 2026.
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BREAKING: 1News Verian Poll – Right Wing Government Hold Power
The latest 1News Verian poll confirms what many on the Left feared: the Right bloc remains competitive and within striking…
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Labour needs to hold its nerve and keep open any option that beats this terrible Government without needing Winston
As Winston Peters race-baits over Māori electorates, Labour must keep all coalition options open – including Te Pāti Māori – to defeat this Government.
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Simon Bridges: “No ifs, no buts, no caveats, I will repeal this CGT”
“…No ifs, no buts, no caveats, I will repeal this CGT as Prime Minister of New Zealand ” – a statement so categorical that it made John Key’s 2008 commitment never to raise GST, look timid;
“National is not going to be raising GST.National wants to cut taxes not raise taxes.”
Except, he did.
In October 2010, Key’s National government increased GST from 12.5% to 15%. -
2017: Parting shots from the Right: tantrums, bloated entitlements, and low, low expectations for our Youth – rua
When born-to-rule Tories – with a bloated sense of self-worth and entitlement – slip up and let us peasant know how they really view us – it is usually unsurprising to most on the Left. Take, for example, Bill English’s candid admission that New Zealand’s lower wage rates were beneficial when it came to competing with Australia. On 10 April 2011, in an exchange with Guyon Espiner on TVNZ’s Q+A, English boasted of the benefits of low wages;
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2017: Parting shots from the Right: tantrums, bloated entitlements, and low, low expectations for our Youth – tahi
Taking personal responsibility Mike Hosking-style
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Once Upon a Time in Mainstream Media Fairytale Land…
You can feel mainstream media’s frustration with the news-vacuum created by the two week period necessary to count the approximately 384,072 (15% of total votes) Special Votes that were cast this election.
