Jacinda Ardern has started her second term with a bold reshuffle and seven new ministers coming into cabinet. There’s a hat tip to the regions and women, but Maori are the big winners with today’s announcement, thanks in large part of Kelvin Davis
Read MoreHow we approached the threat of Covid tells us about possibilities for the future ways.
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Read MoreLiam Hehir has been banned from Facebook for 40 days for some reason. Here\ is what he thinks about that.
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Read MoreLabour’s (or, at least, Jacinda Ardern’s) decision to rule out all but a minimal increase to the top tax rate puts real constraints on the social policy changes it can make. But there’s one policy area where progressive reform remains on the table and so “transformation” is still possible.
Read MoreIt was easy for election night commentators to use the ‘landslide’ trope to describe Labour’s winning of the 2020 election. But the historical record suggests that such landslides may not last long.
(The image is of Abbotsford after its landslide and thirty years later — Otago Daily Times.)
Read MoreLabour doesn’t need the Greens to govern. But if they think they want them around, what sort of arrangement might the two parties form?
Read MoreLabour’s historic victory was a surprisingly large endorsement for Jacinda Ardern’s first term, but it has now built an unlikely coalition of supporters who will be demanding very different things of the government over the next three years
Read MoreLiam Hehir sets out his his fears for the assisted suicide referendum, which looks set to pass.
Read MoreWe’ve still got about 48 hours of campaigning to go and one big leaders’ debate. So here, even after all these weeks, are some questions still worth getting answers to…
Read MoreMMP may deliver a parliament which reflects us, but frequently the government does not.
Read MoreWith the polls suggesting a Labour-Greens coalition, their opponents have zeroed in on the Greens’ Wealth Tax. But what else might Shaw and Davidson want from negotiations? They potentially have a TOP strategy
Read MoreLiam Hehir lays out the reasons he is voting for the Nats.
Read MoreIs voting “no” on the End of Life Choice and Cannabis Reform really referendums the “safe” option? Not necessarily … .
Read MoreIt’s been a clean campaign so far, but in the final week could parties go more negative? Where are the potential attack lines for those looking to take votes of their opponents?
Read Morehe economy has been through a traumatic experience. Prospects look sobering.
Read MoreIt’s easy to enjoy David Seymour’s quick wit and winning one-liners, as he takes ACT to a new level in the polls. But behind the smile is a small government policy agenda that deserves much more attention
Read MoreThe Newshub Nation debate airing today revealed a king of fight-backs arguing with ghosts and seemingly coming to the end of his reign… and the rise of a new crown prince
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