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Jones accuses Luxon of hiding

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Date published: 7:51 pm, August 31st, 2025 - 6 comments
Categories: election 2026, energy, national, nz first, Politics, Shane Jones, uncategorized
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Shane Jones has publicly attacked Prime Minister Christopher Luxon by accusing him of hiding. The chances of a snap election have just shot up.

Open Mike 31/08/25

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Date published: 6:00 am, August 31st, 2025 - 33 comments

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Councils’ obligations to Māori

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Date published: 12:12 pm, August 30th, 2025 - 11 comments

Kaipara District Council has circulated throughout the country a Franks Ogilvie opinion suggesting that local government obligations to Māori are limited. But even a cursory review of the opinion suggests that it is flawed and should not be used to minimise respect for Māori.

Adrian Orr Pushed Out By Neil Quigley – Then The Cover Up Started With Nicola Willis

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Date published: 9:21 am, August 30th, 2025 - 21 comments

Quigley, the RBNZ Board, and Willis. all appeared to take part in this explosive cover up about why Adrian Orr left the RBNZ in March 2025

Open Mike 30/08/25

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Date published: 6:00 am, August 30th, 2025 - 13 comments

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Daily review 29/08/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, August 29th, 2025 - 2 comments

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Open Mike 29/08/25

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Date published: 6:00 am, August 29th, 2025 - 43 comments

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Daily review 28/08/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, August 28th, 2025 - 3 comments

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Why Changing the Government Should Be Enough

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Date published: 11:27 am, August 28th, 2025 - 30 comments

Outrage is easy. Outrage feels righteous. But outrage without discipline destroys the very people it claims to save.

If we want transformation that endures, we must build it brick by brick. Or watch it burn, again.

Open Mike 28/08/25

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Date published: 6:00 am, August 28th, 2025 - 37 comments

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It Is Not Enough Only to Change the Government

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Date published: 6:41 pm, August 27th, 2025 - 19 comments

Everyone on the left can agree that we must change the government. Elliot Crossan argues that if Labour wins in 2026 and refuses to transform the system generating extreme inequality, NZ society will continue to fragment. Change the government. This is currently the unanimous goal of trade union leaders, left-wing politicians and progressive NGOs. At rallies, […]

Daily review 27/08/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, August 27th, 2025 - 5 comments

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Open Mike 27/08/25

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Date published: 6:00 am, August 27th, 2025 - 57 comments

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Daily review 26/08/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, August 26th, 2025 - No comments

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Gaslighters of the world unite

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Date published: 12:57 pm, August 26th, 2025 - 24 comments

David Seymour has complained that New Zealand has “some of the most anemic governing arrangements in the world constitutionally” without acknowledging that his Goverment could change this.

Open Mike 26/08/25

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Date published: 6:00 am, August 26th, 2025 - 53 comments

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Daily review 25/08/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, August 25th, 2025 - 5 comments

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Foreign Buyers Ban Will Be Lifted Under Urgency

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Date published: 1:21 pm, August 25th, 2025 - 10 comments

PM Luxon has said he wants the repeal completed by the end of the year

Open Mike 25/08/25

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Date published: 6:00 am, August 25th, 2025 - 53 comments

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Open Mike 24/08/25

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Date published: 6:00 am, August 24th, 2025 - 24 comments

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Van Velden pressures ERA to reduce worker compensation payments

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Date published: 9:52 am, August 23rd, 2025 - 16 comments

Brooke Van Velden has announced the appointment of four new members to the Employment Relations Authority and has expressed the wish that compensation payments to workers will be reduced.

Open Mike 23/08/25

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Date published: 6:00 am, August 23rd, 2025 - 35 comments

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Daily review 22/08/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, August 22nd, 2025 - 1 comment

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NZ consumed 30% more Russian disinformation than the USA during Covid

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Date published: 11:15 am, August 22nd, 2025 - 38 comments

Russian troll farms successfully penetrated Kiwi country and culture. The consumption remained high and the fervour hasn’t stopped

Fight Like You Mean It: Why Message Discipline Matters

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Date published: 6:05 am, August 22nd, 2025 - 74 comments

Screaming on social media about how weak Chris Hipkins is as Labour leader may make us feel good. But It also won’t do much do push back against the Coalition of Cockups. So, what if instead of searching fruitlessly for ideological purity, we put our energy and effort into winning instead?

Open Mike 22/08/25

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Date published: 6:00 am, August 22nd, 2025 - 50 comments

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Daily review 21/08/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, August 21st, 2025 - 2 comments

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No mandate for this

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Date published: 8:55 am, August 21st, 2025 - 22 comments

Partial strike law penalties used on nurses trying to keep themselves safe is emblematic of the wider libertarian playbook within the NZ government

Open Mike 21/08/25

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Date published: 6:00 am, August 21st, 2025 - 43 comments

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Daily review 20/08/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, August 20th, 2025 - 2 comments

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Nicola Willis: National gave “tens of dollars” to Kiwis

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Date published: 4:26 pm, August 20th, 2025 - 5 comments

Willis attacks Carmel Sepulonia as Ingrid Hipkiss assists.