In the aftermath of an election, political analysts and commentators release a port-mortem to dissect the ramifications of the vote and attempt to explain
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The Greens’ Wellington Central seat decision: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
If National’s kryptonite are its scandal-prone MPs, and New Zealand First’s Achilles heel is its inability to properly declare donations; the Green Party’s worst
A lot can still happen before the election
With Parliament in holiday, MPs around the country would have welcomed the new year at the beach, at a barbie with friends and loved
New Zealand: Should the election be pushed back to a later date?
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,
New Zealand: The re-emergence of COVID-19 has made this election a lot closer
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
The National Party have no moral high ground to criticize Labour for the surplus
Before the 2017 general elections, National Party MP and spin doctor Steven Joyce claimed that there would be an $11 billion fiscal deficit in
Abortion law reform: what is going on?
What was initially hyped as the first major reform to New Zealand’s abortion law since 1977 is now in uncertain territory, as disagreements over
Yes, Government regulation to ban smoking in cars with children is necessary
There tends to be backlash when paternalistic policies become enacted: be it increasing excise taxes on tobacco, banning single-use plastic bags, or plans to
Not just the North, but also the East, have won big from the Provincial Growth Fund
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
Ditching plastic bags — at last!
Staying true to our reputation as a world leader in forwarding progressive agenda, the Labour-New Zealand First-Greens government announced yesterday that New Zealand will