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Christopher Luxon Winston Peters and Jacinda Ardern photo collage
New Zealand 
January 17, 2023

A lot can still happen before the election

Posted By: Eric Lomas 36 Views 2023 New Zealand election, christopher luxon, david seymour, featured, jacinda ardern, new zealand labour party, winston peters

With Parliament in holiday, MPs around the country would have welcomed the new year at the beach, at a barbie with friends and loved

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ACT Party Easter trading laws new zealand
New Zealand 
May 29, 2022

In defense of Easter trading laws

Posted By: Eric Lomas 458 Views ACT Party, Chris Baillie, Easter trading laws, workers rights

Much like social services and good wages, our public holidays have also been a target for the political right. Last month, the National and

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Winston Peters New Zealand First Convention
New Zealand 
June 26, 2021June 26, 2021

New Zealand First has a fighting chance, not because of Winston, but because they’ve kept their movement in tact

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2040 Views darroch ball, featured, fletcher tabuteau, mark patterson, ministry of works, new zealand first, shane jones, winston peters

If you needed further proof of Winston Peters’ talent as a politician, consider this: it’s been a week since his public speech and the

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Bank of New Zealand BNZ Whanganui regional Banking Hub
New Zealand 
November 22, 2020

Who will be the banker for regional New Zealand?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1015 Views ANZ Bank, ASB Bank, Bank of New Zealand, banks in new zealand, featured, Regional Banking Hubs, Westpac Bank

BNZ’s recent announcement to shut down 38 of its branches, many of which are located in the regions, is a major blow to provincial

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New Zealand cannabis referendum end of life choice bill david seymour chloe swarbrick jacinda ardern
New Zealand 
November 10, 2020

The people have spoken, now the government needs to respect their voice

Posted By: Louie Encabo 3016 Views 2020 new zealand elections, bob mccoskrie, cannabis referendum, chloe swarbrick, euthanasia referendum, family first, featured, jacinda ardern

The 2020 election was not only significant for occurring during the COVID-19 era, but it also contained two referenda that could determine the social

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Paul Goldsmith New Zealand National Party
New Zealand 
September 20, 2020

Paul Goldsmith’s $4 billion fiscal hole proves National aren’t the “competent fiscal managers” they claim to be

Posted By: Louie Encabo 747 Views 2020 new zealand elections, featured, Judith Collins, new zealand national party, paul goldsmith

Steven Joyce’s infamous “$11 billion fiscal hole” claim in 2017 was enough to halt the seemingly unstoppable ascent of newly-minted Labour Party leader Jacinda

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Shane Jones Air New Zealand
New Zealand 
September 14, 2020

Shane Jones’ crusade: Making Air New Zealand truly our “national carrier” once again

Posted By: Louie Encabo 602 Views air new zealand, christopher luxton, featured, regional new zealand, shane jones

In 2018, New Zealand First MP Shane Jones raised eyebrows by picking a public fight with then-Air New Zealand CEO Christopher Luxton. For many,

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Winston Peters St John ambulance service
New Zealand 
September 12, 2020

It’s a “crying shame” only New Zealand First is prepared to fully fund our St John ambulance service

Posted By: Louie Encabo 945 Views ambulance service new zealand, new zealand 2020 general elections, new zealand first, St John ambulance service, winston peters

Many would say the issue of ‘universal dental healthcare’ is the forgotten policy platform in this year’s general elections. I would argue that there

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New Zealand China foreign relations
New Zealand 
September 9, 2020September 10, 2020

The CCP has Australia in its cross-hairs, it’s time New Zealand pays attention

Posted By: Louie Encabo 741 Views australia-china relations, chinese communist party, chinese interference, featured, new zealand-china relations

Australia’s relationship with China is spiralling downwards and there are no signs of it easing anytime soon. Earlier this month, it was revealed that

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Brooke van Velden ACT Party Austerity
New Zealand 
September 5, 2020September 5, 2020

New Zealand: ACT wants to impose the harshest austerity measures we’ve seen since Rogernomics

Posted By: Louie Encabo 892 Views ACT Party, austerity measures, brooke van velden, david seymour, featured

After the Green Party scared rational voters many weeks ago with their bizarre pronouncement that: “Tax is love”, their fringe counterpart on the opposite

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