Newsroom
Mike Hosking was frustrated with the slow pace of the leaders' debate in a way only a man stuck in rush hour traffic in a Maserati can be. James Elliott reviews Mike's review of John Campbell's performance as debate moderator.
The Standard
Ten months ago National supported the Zero Carbon Bill and called for a consensus between the major political parties on the overall framework through which climate change issues are addressed. This week National trashed all of that to try and shore up its sagging support.
Pundit
‘The Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update’ (PREFU) tells us something about the future of the Public Sector but it requires careful analysis to assess how it is going.
interest.co.nz
Geoff Simmons makes a case for why TOP's tax policy is better than the Greens' wealth tax
When is enough tax enough, asks Gerrard Eckhoff. When politicians call for reform of the tax system, they are simply saying there needs to be more...
Yes For Compassion
“I believe the Act is compassionate in giving people who are suffering in ways that are very difficult to alleviate, the right to say their farewells at the time of their choice.
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Fifty Percent Plus One: New Zealand’s genuine-majority-delivering two-party system endured for five elections only (1938, 1943, 1946, 1949, ...
RNZ
Are there 20,000 people on the state housing waiting list in New Zealand, up from 5000 at the end of the last National government? AAP FactCheck finds out.
Newshub
TOP has thrown its support behind the MÄori Party, talking up a possible joining of forces.
www.politik.co.nz
By Richard Harman - September 25, 2020
RNZ
National's finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith remains defiant the party's economic plan stacks up - but has had to make another correction after using out of date figures.
RNZ
Agriculture has found itself in a policy tug of war between National's Judith Collins and Labour's Jacinda Ardern this election.
Newsroom
Wealthy individuals and corporates seem to be giving less than usual to politicians - here's why.
Newsroom
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer wants to bring the Māori Party from the edge of oblivion back into Parliament in the Te Tai Hauāuru electorate.
Newsroom
For Pacific people, the end of life legislation is a direct challenge to their basic beliefs about life and death. Dr Collin Tukuitonga explains why.
Newshub
But a spokesperson for Ardern suggested it could be wrong.
Newshub
ACT Leader David Seymour said the group is trying to spook the public.
National are promising significant changes that Ardern is not pleased with.
RNZ
Government funding to switch coal boilers to clean energy is being rolled out to another 18 schools.
www.politik.co.nz
By Richard Harman - September 24, 2020
The Spinoff
The Māori Party's time in government with National proves the impact of minor parties isn't always measurable by the number of bills they pass or the amount of funding they secure, but also its impact on the political tone, argues Ben Thomas. After Tuesday’s lacklustre leader’s debate, one quest
Newshub
A former user is frustrated to hear the drug that turned him into a monster is back on the streets.
RNZ
Tukituki MP Lawrence Yule is defending billboard and newspaper ads claiming he has secured funding for millions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects for Hawke's Bay.
nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
James Shaw wants the public to know that the Green Party is not the kind of party that isn't prepared to trade away its policies in the inte...
The Spinoff
Labour has made an extraordinary ascent in the polls and is now clinging to a mostly non-threatening brand of centrism. Hayden Donnell counts the cost of that strategy. Cast your mind back to 2016. As Bill English rolled out his budget, Grant Robertson issued what looked like a criticism. In an
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The Spinoff
The usual way electoral results maps are presented can be deceiving, over-emphasising large but sparsely populated rural areas and under-emphasising densely populated ones. Here's another way to make sense of 2020's election results. This post was updated on 16 November 2020 to reflect the final
NZ Herald
How is the next government going to look? Check results for each electorate and the nation
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Quo Vadis, Winston? Where are you going, Winston, Son of the winterless north? We have lost count of the summers Since first you ventured f...
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