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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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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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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 574 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 474 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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Jacinda Ardern Winston Peters Judith Collins
New Zealand 
August 14, 2020August 15, 2020

New Zealand: The re-emergence of COVID-19 has made this election a lot closer

Posted By: Louie Encabo 702 Views featured, jacinda ardern, Judith Collins, new zealand first, new zealand labour party, new zealand national party, winston peters

New Zealand was once hailed as a ‘global exemplar’ in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. While the rest of the world struggled to

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Gerry Brownlee COVID-19 New Zealand
New Zealand 
August 9, 2020

New Zealand: I hate to admit it, but Gerry Brownlee has a point

Posted By: Louie Encabo 541 Views ashley bloomfield, community transmission new zealand, COVID-19, covid-19 pandemic, featured, gerry brownlee, jacinda ardern

On August 5th, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield announced to New Zealanders that community transmission of COVID-19 in the country is “a matter of

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stock photo COVID-19 stay home save lives
New Zealand 
April 19, 2020April 19, 2020

New Zealand: Are we ready to leave the alert level 4 lockdown?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 616 Views alert level 4 lockdown, COVID-19, covid-19 pandemic, featured, jacinda ardern

In late March, New Zealand was placed under lockdown to stymie the spread of COVID-19. Under alert level 4, only “essential” businesses could remain

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Coronavirus new zealand
New Zealand 
March 29, 2020March 31, 2020

COVID-19 in New Zealand: How should we judge the government’s response?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 903 Views 2020 global recession, COVID-19, COVID-19 support package, featured, global pandemic, jacinda ardern, winston peters

In a world gripped by fear of the COVID-19 pandemic, state actors are facing unprecedented challenges. Countries around the world are implementing drastic measures:

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Fake news protest
New Zealand 
February 1, 2020February 5, 2020

This year’s election will be dirty, so we need to be vigilant against fake news

Posted By: Louie Encabo 630 Views facebook ad library report, fake news in new zealand, featured, jacinda ardern, new zealand national party, parliamentary budget office, Simon Bridges

In the span of a week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made two big announcements regarding this year’s general elections. First, that her Labour Party

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New Zealand 
March 22, 2019

“Our gun laws will change”: Unpacking the Government’s changes to firearms legislation

Posted By: Louie Encabo 827 Views christchurch mosque shootings, featured, gun laws new zealand, jacinda ardern

In the aftermath of the heinous Christchurch terrorist attacks, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern swore that New Zealand’s “gun laws will change”. Her Attorney-General David

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