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October 16, 2018October 21, 2018

The Eruption of Jami-Lee Ross

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1366 Views featured, jami-lee ross, new zealand national party, Simon Bridges

Plagued by controversy, Jami-Lee Ross fronted the media and unleashed the most memorable take-down of the National Party – which until that point he

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New Zealand 
October 15, 2018October 20, 2018

“A Cabal of Chaos”: Why National, rather than the Government, is the unstable unit that cannot be relied on

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1613 Views featured, jami-lee ross, new zealand national party, Simon Bridges

Not long after the new Coalition Government comprised of the New Zealand Labour and New Zealand First parties, with confidence & supply from the

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New Zealand 
October 14, 2018October 14, 2018

All facts point to heavy rail as the superior rapid transport option to Auckland Airport

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2384 Views auckland transport, featured, Louie Encabo, phil twyford, straight to airport rapid trains

Auckland’s Regional Fuel Tax remains one of the most unpopular policies the current Government has introduced, rapidly increasing fuel prices have been blamed mostly on

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New Zealand 
October 6, 2018October 8, 2018

How NZ First is proving to be a welcome sight in Government for businesses

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1121 Views featured, new zealand first, research and development, winston peters

When business confidence steadily declined in the middle of the year, many began to wonder if the current Labour-New Zealand First government were trustworthy

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New Zealand 
October 4, 2018October 6, 2018

The Underachiever: Looking back at Jami-Lee Ross’ Career so far

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1570 Views featured, jami-lee ross, John Key, new zealand national party, Simon Bridges

When you’re the designated protege of arguably one of the most popular figures in New Zealand political history, there is pressure for you not

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Editor's Notes New Zealand 
October 1, 2018October 2, 2018

What a migrant NZ First member thinks of the “Kiwi Values Bill”

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1325 Views clayton mitchell, featured, kiwi values bill, Louie Encabo, new zealand first

In a packed conference room at Racing Tauranga, about 200 members of the New Zealand First Party engaged in heated – yet civil –

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New Zealand 
September 7, 2018September 8, 2018

Not just the North, but also the East, have won big from the Provincial Growth Fund

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1085 Views featured, gisborne, napier, new zealand first, new zealand labour party, provincial growth fund, shane jones

Ever since the Labour-New Zealand First government launched its $1 billion per year Provincial Growth Fund (PGF), it has been criticized by the Opposition for

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New Zealand 
September 1, 2018September 2, 2018

The #LimoLeaks saga reveals the factionalism in the National Party

Posted By: Louie Encabo 994 Views featured, Judith Collins, limogate, limoleaks, new zealand national party, Simon Bridges

The hallmark of the John Key-era National Party was its unbreakable unity. It was also what made them the preferred choice over the Labour

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New Zealand 
August 30, 2018

How has the Provincial Growth Fund helped the regions so far?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1200 Views featured, new zealand first, provincial growth fund, shane jones

Arguably, the biggest win for New Zealand First in their Coalition Agreement with the New Zealand Labour Party was the $1 billion per year

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Editor's Notes New Zealand 
August 26, 2018August 28, 2018

Shocking Scale of Filipino Migrant Exploitation in New Zealand Revealed in New Report

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1339 Views catriona maclennan, christchurch rebuild, e tu, featured, migrant exploitation, migrants in new zealand

Last May, Newshub reporter Michael Morrah exposed the story of 16 Filipino migrant construction workers who were made to sign illegal employment contracts and

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