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Author: Louie Encabo

New Zealand 
November 23, 2017November 26, 2017

Is There a Future for the Maori Party?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1128 Views featured, Louie Encabo, maori party, maori politics, marama fox, te ururoa flavell

With the defeat of Te Ururoa Flavell in the Maori electorate seat of Waiariki, it can be safely declared that #Election2017 was the death-knell

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New Zealand 
November 23, 2017November 23, 2017

Who Exactly is Labour’s Weakest Link?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1082 Views chris hipkins, featured, grant robertson, jacinda ardern, kelvin davis, Louie Encabo, new zealand labour party

They say a chain is only as good as its weakest link. The forces that be will test the durability and the resilience of

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The Philippines 
November 18, 2017November 18, 2017

The Intellectual Decline of the Philippine Senate

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1266 Views featured, Louie Encabo, manny pacquiao, mocha uson, pdp-laban, rodrigo duterte

All candidates say they’re going to do something about poverty, I don’t doubt the sincerity of their words. But do they really know how

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New Zealand 
November 17, 2017November 24, 2017

ASEAN 2017: Jacinda and Winston Impress in Manila

Posted By: Louie Encabo 951 Views asean, jacinda ardern, Louie Encabo, winston peters

Less than a month before assuming their roles as Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs respectively, Jacinda Ardern and Winston Peters made their

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New Zealand 
November 16, 2017November 24, 2017

The Lucky Ones: United Future’s Story of Survival

Posted By: Louie Encabo 954 Views damian light, featured, future new zealand, future party, Louie Encabo, ohariu, peter dunne, united future, united party

Long before New Zealand was exposed to the obnoxious antics of Gareth Morgan and his political vehicle, The Opportunities Party (which is an apt

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New Zealand 
November 10, 2017November 22, 2017

The Top 4 Ministers to Watch in the New Gov’t

Posted By: Louie Encabo 919 Views fletcher tabuteau, Louie Encabo, new zealand first, ron mark, shane jones, tracey martin, winston peters

Despite a modest party vote result of 7%, the New Zealand First Party was bestowed with a good number of ministerial portfolios as part

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New Zealand's flag flies on top of Auckland's harbour bridge alongside the Tino Rangatiratanga flag.
New Zealand 
November 3, 2017November 19, 2017

Did Winston Betray the 1L4All Voters?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1513 Views don brash, election 2017, featured, Louie Encabo, one law for all, winston peters

A cornerstone principle of the New Zealand First Party is the belief in having “one law for all”, an opposition to policies which target

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Sports, Culture, and Religion 
November 1, 2017November 19, 2017

To Remember the Dead

Posted By: Louie Encabo 908 Views all saints day, all souls day, featured, halloween, Louie Encabo, tradition

Tradition is not the worship of the ashes but the preservation of fire. – Gustav Mahler The unfortunate result of the ever-changing tastes and

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New Zealand 
October 30, 2017November 18, 2017

What the Labour-NZ First Coalition means for New Zealand

Posted By: Louie Encabo 896 Views election 2017, featured, jacinda ardern, labour, new zealand first, winston peters

The post-election coalition negotiations that New Zealand First conducted with both the New Zealand Labour and New Zealand National parties was vigorously followed by

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New Zealand 
October 21, 2017November 18, 2017

NZ First Chooses Labour — Not for the Reasons You Might’ve Heard

Posted By: Louie Encabo 864 Views Bill English, election 2017, featured, jacinda ardern, Louie Encabo, winston peters

After much fanfare, the final outcome of the 2017 General Elections is finally known. In vintage fashion, New Zealand First Leader the Rt. Hon.

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