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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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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 2040 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 945 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 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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The Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister
New Zealand 
April 29, 2020May 9, 2020

New Zealand: Will the COVID-19 pandemic usher in a new era of economic nationalism?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 576 Views covid-19 pandemic, economic nationalism, featured, ministry of works, new zealand first, winston peters

With New Zealand moving to alert level 3, Parliament resumed in limited numbers on the 28th of April. As is customary, the leaders of

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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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Winston Peters and capital gains tax
New Zealand 
April 17, 2019April 17, 2019

NZ First nets a capital gain on the proposed capital gains tax

Posted By: Louie Encabo 645 Views capital gains tax, featured, new zealand first, tax working group, taxation in new zealand, winston peters

Ever since the Tax Working Group (TWG) released their final report last February, New Zealand’s political discourse has been largely dominated by its recommendations

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Jacinda Ardern and Winston Peters United Nations
New Zealand 
December 24, 2018December 24, 2018

A closer look at the United Nations Global Compact on Migration

Posted By: Louie Encabo 998 Views featured, new zealand first, un global compact on migration, united nations, winston peters

It was only fitting that an eventful political year would culminate in vitriol that has swept many people on social media. The latest storm

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