Governing for All of Us.
We must not be frightened of the Prime Minister’s pledge to govern for all New Zealanders. It is not a formula for centrist betrayal.
New Zealand Politics
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Waatea News Column: Brown Wave joins a Labour Red Wave to reshape NZ political landscape
I started 2020 arguing that Māori would be a decisive voting block in this election, but not even I could have hoped for the kind of result we ended with.
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The government’s handbrake
Like many people I have frequently wondered what it is that drives Jacinda Ardern. She entered parliament here through the Labour Party after working for the UK government led by notorious war criminal Tony Blair.
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GUEST BLOG: Lois Griffiths – I Can’t Breath
I assume New Zealand police aren’t trained by the Israelis. Let’s hope not.
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GUEST BLOG: Dave Brownz – DEGROWTH AND THE THEATRE OF THE ABSURD
Last night I dreamed I had a nightmare. It was a Punch and Judy show on TVNZ. In one corner…
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Labour must be inclusive in the victory
If Labour want to govern for the next two terms they would be wise to include the Greens (10 seats ) and the Maori Party ( 1 seat ) in the next government.
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Dr Liz Gordon: Women make the parliamentary grade at last
A milestone was passed on Saturday night as sixty women were elected to the Parliament of 120. That’s right, for…
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Of Negotiations, Opportunities and an Obligation to Voters to Govern
Analysis by Selwyn Manning. Selwyn Manning, editor of EveningReport.nz. There’s a mood circulating among some circles that it would end…
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Jacinda smacks down the Greens: Gryffindor becomes Slytherin to kill Hufflepuff
What Jacinda is banking on is the cowardice of the current Green leadership of Davidson and Shaw to be bullied into accepting a substandard deal.
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The new government has a blank page to write on
By running a campaign almost devoid of policy the government has given its supporters a blank page upon which we need to write our concerns and needs, and those of the planet we live on, into a policy for our mutual survival.