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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 2645 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 1516 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 3957 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 1217 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 1098 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 1686 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 1280 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 1358 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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Winston Peters Jacinda Ardern Judith Collins
New Zealand 
August 28, 2020August 30, 2020

New Zealand: How should we manage our borders and quarantine facilities?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1009 Views covid-19 pandemic, david seymour, featured, jacinda ardern, Judith Collins, managed isolation facilities, winston peters

With the re-emergence of COVID-19 in New Zealand, the issue of border security and managed isolation facilities has become a hot political topic. After

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New Zealand 
August 16, 2020August 16, 2020

New Zealand: Should the election be pushed back to a later date?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 917 Views 2020 new zealand elections, david seymour, featured, jacinda ardern, Judith Collins, new zealand labour party, new zealand national party, winston peters

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will announce on Monday, 17th August the fate of this year’s general elections. Originally set for the 19th of September,

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