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John Tamihere Māori Television Whakaata Māori Te Pāti Māori Shane Taurima Winston Peters Royal Commission of Inquiry into Media Bias
New Zealand 
December 9, 2023December 9, 2023

Māori Television controversy proves Winston Peters is right about media bias

Posted By: Eric Lomas 1480 Views john tamihere, Māori Television, new zealand first, Shane Taurima, Takutai Tarsh Kemp, Te Pāti Māori, winston peters

A developing story regarding Te Pāti Māori (TPM) and Māori Television is worth keeping an eye on, not only because the legitimacy of the

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New Zealand Election 2023 post-mortem collage photo stock photo ballot box and The Beehive with NZ flag and Tino Rangatiratanga flag in the foreground.
New Zealand 
October 19, 2023October 28, 2023

Election 2023: A referendum on co-governance and law and order

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1097 Views 2023 New Zealand election, ACT Party, chris hipkins, featured, new zealand labour party, winston peters

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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David Seymour Jacinda Ardern John Key banner photo collage
New Zealand 
September 30, 2023

Why the liberal ACT party won’t work with New Zealand First

Posted By: Eric Lomas 1001 Views ACT Party, David Lange, david seymour, featured, John Key, new zealand first, Roger Douglas, rogernomics, winston peters

If we were to take anything out of TV3’s “Power Brokers Debate”, it was that ACT leader David Seymour and New Zealand First leader

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Collage photo of Winston Peters smiling and image of Auckland City protests against murder of George Floyd, photo by Dean Purcell of NZ Herald.
New Zealand 
September 16, 2023

Why Winston is winning

Posted By: Eric Lomas 663 Views 2023 New Zealand election, Co-governance, featured, NZ First, one law for all, winston peters

British stateman Winston Churchill once said, “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” If recent political news were

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Winston Peters New Zealand First 2023 new zealand general elections
New Zealand 
September 16, 2023

Why voters are running back to New Zealand First

Posted By: Eric Lomas 790 Views 2023 New Zealand election, featured, new zealand first, winston peters

The latest 1News/Verian poll showed the right-wing bloc of National and ACT further cementing their lead over Labour and the Greens, which both saw

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One law for all
New Zealand 
March 14, 2023March 16, 2023

Will Election 2023 turn into a referendum on co-governance?

Posted By: Eric Lomas 632 Views 2023 New Zealand election, chris hipkins, christopher luxon, Co-governance, david seymour, featured, Maori, maori party, separatism, winston peters

Very few political polls command the same fanfare and intrigue as 1News’ Kantar Public Poll, the only exception being the Newshub-Reid Research Poll. Thus,

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Christopher Luxon Winston Peters and Jacinda Ardern photo collage
New Zealand 
January 17, 2023February 3, 2023

A lot can still happen before the election

Posted By: Eric Lomas 701 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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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 2664 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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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 1725 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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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 1026 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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