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Tag: Simon Bridges

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 1203 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 893 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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National Party bullying culture
New Zealand 
April 7, 2019

How long can the National Party get away with bullying?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1325 Views bullying in new zealand, featured, maggie barry, mental health, National Party, sarah dowie, Simon Bridges, todd barclay

There seems to be a culture of bullying in the National Party. It has been revealed that a staff member is in a legal

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New Zealand 
March 12, 2019

The Jami-Lee Ross redemption arc could spell National’s demise

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1019 Views featured, jami-lee ross, National Party, Simon Bridges, united front

Jami-Lee Ross is proving to be “The Terminator” to the National Party’s “Sarah Connor”, just when they thought they saw the last of him

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New Zealand 
October 16, 2018October 21, 2018

The Eruption of Jami-Lee Ross

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1368 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 1616 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 4, 2018October 6, 2018

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

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1571 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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New Zealand 
September 1, 2018September 2, 2018

The #LimoLeaks saga reveals the factionalism in the National Party

Posted By: Louie Encabo 997 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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Simon Bridges National Party New Zealand
New Zealand 
February 28, 2018March 2, 2018

Meet the Man They Call “Slimy Simon”

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1606 Views featured, Louie Encabo, National Party, new zealand national party, Simon Bridges

Imagine a politician who deliberately tries to block an official information act request in order to suppress information from the public, imposes hefty penalties

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New Zealand 
February 27, 2018February 27, 2018

Gladiators Ready

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1152 Views amy adams, featured, Judith Collins, Louie Encabo, mark mitchell, National Party, Simon Bridges, steven joyce

In the Roman Republic, condemned criminals and slaves would be forced to fight one another in vicious duels that resulted in bloodshed or even

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