カテゴリー: Judith Collins
Known for her political ruthlessness and a fondness for going on the offensive, Collins was unable to unite the caucus behind herIn the end, Judith Collins’s tenure at the top of the National Party ended on the same notes that have sounded throughout h…
New National party leader will be chosen next week, with former Air New Zealand boss Chris Luxon a favourite for the jobJudith Collins, leader of New Zealand’s opposition National party, has been toppled after months of poor polling and a shock move to…
Routinely outshone in the polls by Jacinda Ardern, Collins now faces a challenge from a rival right-wing party“There are three ways in which opposition leaders end being opposition leaders,” the National party’s leader, Judith Collins, says: “one, they…
Judith Collins criticises America as ‘foolish’ for walking away from free trade agreementsNew Zealand’s opposition leader has hit out at the US and UK over China, saying their failure to adopt free trade agreements was “foolish” and increased Chinese d…
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 …
Jacinda Ardern to govern with have 65 out of 120 seats, while Māori party doubles representation to twoNew Zealand Labour’s election win has received a further boost with the release of final results from the electoral commission giving Jacinda Ardern’…
New Zealand overwhelmingly embraced Jacinda Ardern’s Labour, leaving Judith Collins’ party in the wildernessJudith Collins had a spring in her step and a high-beam smile when she appeared for reporters the day after a New Zealand election that delivere…
New Zealanders give Labour more votes than at any other election in past five decadesFollow the results liveJacinda Ardern will govern New Zealand for a second term after the Labour party secured a historic landslide victory in the general election, at…
Judith Collins concedes as results show Labour on track for a large majorityFull report: Ardern hails ‘very strong mandate’More than 1.9 million people voted earlyNew Zealand’s MMP electoral system: what is it and how does it work 2.07pm BST We shall n…
Election results expected to come out quickly, with many advance votes already castNew Zealanders are heading to the polls today in a general election that could see the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, strengthen her left-of-centre hold on government o…
PM’s management of pandemic and ‘politics of kindness’ place her well ahead for Saturday’s voteIt’s been called the Covid election, with stability the order of the day.But it has turned into the weirdest general election campaign New Zealanders have ev…
Judith Collins has the look of a defeated woman as Labour heads to likely victoryLong time no see. Jacinda Ardern left it late, but turned up at last night’s fourth and final debate of the election campaign as the prime minister. Ghostly versions of he…
Leader says she will resign if not re-elected but polls show Labour 15 points aheadJacinda Ardern has dominated the final leaders’ debate before New Zealand goes to the polls on Saturday, appearing confident and prime ministerial as she took on a subdu…
Leader says she will resign if not re-elected but polls show Labour 15 points aheadJacinda Ardern has dominated the final leaders’ debate before New Zealand goes to the polls on Saturday, appearing confident and prime ministerial as she took on a subdu…
Judith Collins says she would not want New Zealand to emulate Tasmania economically and says it was ‘much nicer before the Green party took over’New Zealand opposition leader Judith Collins has taken aim at Tasmania, calling it Australia’s “poor cousin…