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Luxon stares down caucus unrest, survives confidence vote
“If the media want to keep focusing on speculation and rumour, I am not going to engage.”
April 22, 2026
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OIA review misses the real problem: hidden access
The Act’s purpose is to increase the availability of official information and promote accountability, not simply to reduce workload.
April 15, 2026
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Centrist
Business lobby pushes support for India FTA before Parliament sees final deal
“How they and the 28 other businesses and associations could have signed up to support the India FTA without knowing what is in it is an appalling commentary on them all.”
April 15, 2026
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Politics
National prospect, seen as moderate on co-governance, switches to ACT
Christmas brings “intellectual grunt”.
April 15, 2026
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Politics
Govt accused of overplaying cyclone threat as Luxon embraces ‘woke’ label and confirms iwi managed retreat talks
“I’ll happily wear a woke label…”
April 15, 2026
30 Comments
Politics
Mayor defends Far North committee where unelected appointees outnumber councillors
“Definitely not something new.”
April 15, 2026
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Politics
National aims to permanently rule out a repeat of Labour-era gang-linked funding models
“The people administering the poison are not going to be administering the antidote as well”.
April 15, 2026
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Politics
Tamaki targets NZ First candidate Taine Randell over fishing industry ties
“Fair to ask questions”
April 15, 2026
24 Comments
Politics
April 12, 2026
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Politics
The left revives Helen Clark, but not her toughest legacy
“Just don’t mention the foreshore and seabed.”
April 12, 2026
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