Credit where it’s due – well done Winston on Cook Islands reconnect
I’ll happily hammer Winston when he deserves it — but this time he’s done the job. Rebuilding ties with the Cook Islands is exactly what New Zealand should have been doing.

I’ll happily hammer Winston when he deserves it — but this time he’s done the job. Rebuilding ties with the Cook Islands is exactly what New Zealand should have been doing.

National is in freefall, Labour is back in front, and TOP is suddenly close enough to make everyone nervous. This Roy Morgan poll changes the mood.

It starts as gossip. It ends as political warfare. The Chris Hipkins controversy shows how fast outrage turns into weaponised narrative.
If Winston holds the balance of power again, is voting TOP the only way to change the outcome?

The Herald’s latest hit on Chris Hipkins over Covid vaccines looks less like reporting and more like billionaire-backed culture war politics.

A stunt in Parliament and a controversial political alignment raise bigger questions about where NZ First is heading ahead of Election 2026.

Matt Watson, recreational fishers and Greenpeace have forced a political retreat over Shane Jones’ Fisheries Amendment Bill, but critics warn the wider attack on public oversight and ocean protection remains.

Latest RNZ-Reid Research poll shows Labour holding firm despite allegations, National slipping, and NZ First rising ahead of Election 2026.

Winston Peters’ latest grievance politics and Alfred Ngaro’s return show NZ First drifting further into racism, culture war and reactionary politics.

Is the Government misleading New Zealand about the Iran war and fuel security? Rising tensions could trigger a major fuel crisis.