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Chris Trotter sys the departure of five Act candidates has the potential to rein in the party's projected success on October 14
11th Sep 23, 9:24am
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Chris Trotter sys the departure of five Act candidates has the potential to rein in the party's projected success on October 14
Most new polls show National would need support from both the Act and New Zealand First parties to form a majority government
10th Sep 23, 6:00am
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Most new polls show National would need support from both the Act and New Zealand First parties to form a majority government
Chris Trotter mulls whether New Zealand's heading into a change, restoration, or status quo election
4th Sep 23, 7:42am
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Chris Trotter mulls whether New Zealand's heading into a change, restoration, or status quo election
Labour and National face down protestors and make pledges to voters at campaign launch events
4th Sep 23, 6:43am
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Labour and National face down protestors and make pledges to voters at campaign launch events
The practice of New Zealand politics, and the reporting of it, has changed, and the voters have noticed, writes Chris Trotter
21st Aug 23, 8:15am
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The practice of New Zealand politics, and the reporting of it, has changed, and the voters have noticed, writes Chris Trotter
NZ First’s participation in government is defined not so much by what it does, but by what it prevents its coalition partners from doing, Chris Trotter says
14th Aug 23, 7:29am
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NZ First’s participation in government is defined not so much by what it does, but by what it prevents its coalition partners from doing, Chris Trotter says
Chris Trotter says more and more, conventional wisdom sounds like conventional folly. In the end, no political party is entitled to people’s votes. Loyalty should be earned and renewed, not given blindly and regardless of repeated failures and betrayals
17th Jul 23, 8:29am
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Chris Trotter says more and more, conventional wisdom sounds like conventional folly. In the end, no political party is entitled to people’s votes. Loyalty should be earned and renewed, not given blindly and regardless of repeated failures and betrayals
Top election issues favour National but Labour has held its spot in the polls, Dan Brunskill observes
9th Jul 23, 7:00am
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Top election issues favour National but Labour has held its spot in the polls, Dan Brunskill observes
Economist Brian Easton asks: Why doesn’t our government reflect New Zealanders; why doesn’t Parliament make them?
19th Jun 23, 9:05am
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Economist Brian Easton asks: Why doesn’t our government reflect New Zealanders; why doesn’t Parliament make them?
National & Act dismissive of proposals to reform the electoral system, Greens & TOP supportive, PM not excited
6th Jun 23, 6:04pm
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National & Act dismissive of proposals to reform the electoral system, Greens & TOP supportive, PM not excited
Electoral review proposes a raft of changes to NZ's electoral system including votes for 16 year old, making it easier for small parties to get into Parliament & stricter donations rules
6th Jun 23, 11:59am
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Electoral review proposes a raft of changes to NZ's electoral system including votes for 16 year old, making it easier for small parties to get into Parliament & stricter donations rules
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Christopher Luxon fends off friendly-fire from Act by shutting down possibility of forming a coalition with the Māori Party
10th May 23, 12:09pm
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Christopher Luxon fends off friendly-fire from Act by shutting down possibility of forming a coalition with the Māori Party
Chris Hipkins and Chris Luxon will battle to be the most boring, while minor parties set the agenda in Election 2023
30th Apr 23, 5:00am
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Chris Hipkins and Chris Luxon will battle to be the most boring, while minor parties set the agenda in Election 2023
Chris Trotter assesses the political landscape heading into the 2023 election year
18th Dec 22, 6:00am
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Chris Trotter assesses the political landscape heading into the 2023 election year
Bernard Hickey argues the latest migration loosening emphasises how hard it is for NZ Inc to kick its low wage, low investment, low tax and high land price habits
24th Aug 22, 6:35am
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Bernard Hickey argues the latest migration loosening emphasises how hard it is for NZ Inc to kick its low wage, low investment, low tax and high land price habits
Any normal candidate would have run a mile from Guy Williams, rightly fearing the humiliation the comedian would be straining every muscle to inflict upon his victim. But, as Chris Trotter writes, Leo Molloy is not a normal candidate
18th Jul 22, 8:00am
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Any normal candidate would have run a mile from Guy Williams, rightly fearing the humiliation the comedian would be straining every muscle to inflict upon his victim. But, as Chris Trotter writes, Leo Molloy is not a normal candidate
What our history really teaches us, writes Chris Trotter, is that the politicians who most often win New Zealand elections, are the ones who promise Kiwis to keep as much as possible about their country exactly the same
11th Jul 22, 8:00am
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What our history really teaches us, writes Chris Trotter, is that the politicians who most often win New Zealand elections, are the ones who promise Kiwis to keep as much as possible about their country exactly the same
Climate science does not distinguish between urban and rural, cocky and townie. It will take both to bring NZ safely through the dangerous 21st century
22nd Nov 21, 8:58am
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Climate science does not distinguish between urban and rural, cocky and townie. It will take both to bring NZ safely through the dangerous 21st century
Chris Trotter argues that National cannot regain power by simply hoping for the worst
26th Jul 21, 9:47am
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Chris Trotter argues that National cannot regain power by simply hoping for the worst
Chris Trotter ponders whether Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party has found the same electoral sweet-spot that kept John Key’s National Party in the mid-to-high 40s for the best part of a decade
28th Jun 21, 9:44am
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Chris Trotter ponders whether Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party has found the same electoral sweet-spot that kept John Key’s National Party in the mid-to-high 40s for the best part of a decade
David Hargreaves doesn't see anything to be too fearful of in the moves by Finance Minister Grant Robertson to get more hands-on with the Reserve Bank's lending restrictions
29th Apr 21, 8:08am
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David Hargreaves doesn't see anything to be too fearful of in the moves by Finance Minister Grant Robertson to get more hands-on with the Reserve Bank's lending restrictions
If National is to make it back to power, then it will have to re-learn how to organise and inspire the public’s political imagination, says Chris Trotter
26th Oct 20, 9:00am
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If National is to make it back to power, then it will have to re-learn how to organise and inspire the public’s political imagination, says Chris Trotter
Peter Dunne says the National Party has to confront some unpleasant realities
22nd Oct 20, 9:14am
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Peter Dunne says the National Party has to confront some unpleasant realities
Hayden Wilson and Linda Clark of Dentons Kensington Swan assess what the weekend's election result means from a range of perspectives, and for the key protagonists
19th Oct 20, 2:26pm
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Hayden Wilson and Linda Clark of Dentons Kensington Swan assess what the weekend's election result means from a range of perspectives, and for the key protagonists
Chris Trotter hears Jacinda Ardern calling the result a 'mandate to accelerate' but he wonders where to and what that means given her essentially conservative instincts that won over so many National voters
18th Oct 20, 10:14am
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Chris Trotter hears Jacinda Ardern calling the result a 'mandate to accelerate' but he wonders where to and what that means given her essentially conservative instincts that won over so many National voters