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Tag: new zealand national party

New Zealand 
March 1, 2020March 6, 2020

Who does the National Party truly stand for?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1839 Views 2020 new zealand elections, featured, new zealand national party, Simon Bridges

Last month, the National Party showed us a glimpse of their economic priorities if elected into government in this year’s election. Reusing once more

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Simon Bridges New Zealand National Party
New Zealand 
February 21, 2020February 23, 2020

The predictable National Party promises a rerun of the John Key era

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1134 Views 2020 new zealand elections, featured, John Key, new zealand national party, Simon Bridges

As sure as the sun will rise, the National Party will unveil a plan of tax cuts before any election campaign. This year’s general

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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 1097 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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National MPs with Delfin Lorenzana in Manila
New Zealand 
January 22, 2020

Simon Bridges and his National MPs are fraternizing with staunch acolytes of Duterte’s brutal drug war

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2855 Views 2020 new zealand elections, featured, new zealand national party, paulo garcia, rodrigo duterte, Simon Bridges, war on drugs

Signalling the start of their 2020 election campaign, National Party leader Simon Bridges and several of his party colleagues are making a working visit

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John Key and Simon Bridges collage
New Zealand 
October 13, 2019October 14, 2019

The National Party have no moral high ground to criticize Labour for the surplus

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1027 Views 2019 budget surplus, featured, John Key, new zealand labour party, new zealand national party

Before the 2017 general elections, National Party MP and spin doctor Steven Joyce claimed that there would be an $11 billion fiscal deficit in

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Simon Bridges meeting with CCP Guo Shengkun and Jian Yang National Party
New Zealand 
October 2, 2019October 2, 2019

What’s the real score between Jian Yang, the National Party, and the Chinese Communist Party?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1206 Views chinese communist party, featured, foreign interference, jian yang, new zealand national party, Simon Bridges

National Party list MP Jian Yang has been outed by a report on Newsroom.co.nz to have attended the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Communist

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Simon Bridges Steven Joyce collage
New Zealand 
August 23, 2019August 24, 2019

Why is National blocking the creation of an independent election campaign watchdog?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 896 Views featured, new zealand national party, parliamentary budget office, Simon Bridges, steven joyce

When the National Party found themselves unable to stop the rise of ‘Jacindamania’ in the 2017 general elections, they turned to one of their

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Elliot Ikilei, Brian Tamaki and Alfred Ngaro
New Zealand 
May 24, 2019May 24, 2019

Will the “Christian conservative” strategy work?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1236 Views alfred ngaro, brian tamaki, destiny church, elliot ikilei, featured, new conservative party, new zealand national party

Sensing opportunity in the 2020 general elections, “Bishop” Brian Tamaki of the controversial Destiny Church has announced the creation of his new political vehicle

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New Zealand 
November 15, 2018November 16, 2018

With the Wally Haumaha controversy cleared, National loses a smokescreen to hide their infighting

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1193 Views featured, new zealand national party, wally haumaha

As rogue Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross torched his own National Party with revelations of corruption, the attack dogs from the main Opposition party fended

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New Zealand 
October 16, 2018October 21, 2018

The Eruption of Jami-Lee Ross

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1369 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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