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Crowning Parliament.
If not by the people, then in the people’s name. How Christopher Luxon and his coalition can win in 2026.
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Lucky Christopher, Unlucky Chris.
As election year looms, the smart money is heading National’s, not Labour’s, way.
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The Mask Is Off.
Be warned New Zealand: An America made great again will have no need of allies – only vassals.
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My Party, Your Party.
“Been there, done that, still got a rosette somewhere!”
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Totalitarian Impulses.
Are those the ghostly chuckles of Sir Robert Muldoon echoing down the parliamentary corridors?
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Rate-Capping Confirms National’s Impoverished Imagination.
Nice-to-haves and need-to-haves often amount to the same thing.
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Hard Choices.
If she is serious about balancing the books, and restoring Pay Equity, Labour’s finance spokesperson, Barbara Edmonds, cannot avoid imposing austerity…
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Is Democracy Becoming a “Nice to Have”?
Why stop at eliminating just one layer of democratic representation, when many people wouldn’t really mind if you eliminated them all?
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The Cross Benches Beckon NZ First.
With woke clowns to the left of him and free-market jokers to his right, Winston’s offer to sit there in middle with us grows more appealing by the day.
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