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National leader’s warning about greater Māori self-governance are designed to deflect from her unpopularity In October I wrote in praise of the Māori party’s Mana Motuhake policy, a 25-year plan to improve Māori outcomes based on Māori asserting their …
Read MoreThe government has broken its promises and handed them to the opposition on a golden platter As the first majority government in New Zealand’s MMP history, with an extraordinarily popular prime minister, many have urged Labour to spend its “political c…
Read MoreA piece of clothing that descends from the codpiece and is designed to promulgate while male power should be optionalLast week it was reported that the Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard, had decided to keep the requirement that male MPs wear necktie…
Read MoreLast week it was revealed that more than $300,000 from the public purse was spent in defamation proceedings after the speaker of the New Zealand parliament, Trevor Mallard, wrongly accused a former parliamentary staffer of being a rapist. On Wednesday …
Read MoreWith its most resounding victory since 1946, the weight of expectation on Labour has never been greaterThe Jacinda Ardern-led New Zealand Labour party has swept to its largest election night victory since 1946, winning 49.1% of the party vote and 64 se…
Read MoreThe Mana Motuhake policy is a 25-year plan to improve the outcomes of whānau Māori that the mainstream major parties have failed to deliver onIn an election campaign that has so far been largely a bidding contest over who can fund the most “shovel-read…
Read MoreIn an election that sorely needs alternative voices, small parties face an impossibly steep climb to be seen or heardIf you are a follower of New Zealand politics, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the 2020 general election is fundamentally a contest…
Read MoreEven Labour’s tax policy cant’t spark fury. The only numbers people are concerned about are coronavirus-relatedParents will be only too familiar with this scenario. It’s family holiday time. The car is packed with everything but the kitchen sink. Each …
Read MoreGreen party leader came under fire from many quarters over the project, including supporters who asked how he could make such a mistake When Green party leader, James Shaw, apologised for backing the use of public funds for a private school last week, …
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