The Tamaki Makaurau by election

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 7:58 pm, September 6th, 2025 - 15 comments
Categories: Maori Issues, maori party, Maori seats
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With a very small turnout and half of the votes counted it appears that Orini Kaipara will win the Tamaki Makaurau by election.

Update: Peeni Henare has conceded.

Local and by-election turnouts

Written By: lprent
Date published: 6:41 am, September 7th, 2025 - 1 comment

I was asked “Do you think that the Tamaki Makaurau by-election will be a signal of whether the TMP almost clean sweep of the Maori electorate seats will continue?”. My response was that the characteristic of by-elections was that results were defined by people not voting. It is also what is going to happen in local body elections later this year. That is a problem.

Open Mike 07/09/25

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, September 7th, 2025 - 9 comments

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Open Mike 06/09/25

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, September 6th, 2025 - 25 comments

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Simeon Brown plays with Kiwi lives

Written By: Mountain Tui
Date published: 5:55 pm, September 5th, 2025 - 6 comments

Perhaps the biggest news from a jam packed news week is how, under National’s Health Ministers Shane Reti & Simeon Brown, Health NZ illegally hid staffing data for over a year to conceal their systemic understaffing of our public health.

Daily review 05/09/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, September 5th, 2025 - 8 comments

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …

Open Mike 05/09/25

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 11:26 am, September 5th, 2025 - 44 comments

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Daily review 04/09/2025

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 5:30 pm, September 4th, 2025 - 7 comments

So, New Zealand First Then?

Written By: advantage
Date published: 2:17 pm, September 4th, 2025 - 25 comments

In 2026 New Zealand First in all likelihood will be back in power because Labour and National will need them to form government.

The Figjam Prime Minister

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 12:20 pm, September 4th, 2025 - 21 comments

Yesterday Christopher Luxon broke an embargo, claimed credit for an announcement that was made in 2021 and gave cover to an American corporate backtracking on an earlier promise to construct new data centres.

Open Mike 04/09/25

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, September 4th, 2025 - 37 comments

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Daily review 03/09/2025

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 5:30 pm, September 3rd, 2025 - No comments

Government to avoid proper scrutiny of plans to allow rich foreigners to buy mansions

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 8:36 am, September 3rd, 2025 - 23 comments

Remember Act’s Regulatory Standards Bill which would establish principles of responsible regulation and increase transparency? It appears that not all policy will be subject to these requirements. Especially if they affect rich foreigners buying local mansions.

Open Mike 03/09/25

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, September 3rd, 2025 - 82 comments

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Daily review 02/09/2025

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 5:30 pm, September 2nd, 2025 - 2 comments

Guest Post – Planning By Firing Squad

Written By: Guest post
Date published: 4:26 pm, September 2nd, 2025 - 11 comments

The Planning by Firing Squad approach is characterised by being very rushed, lacking in detail, an almost total lack of public consultation, non-existent local knowledge and consistently paying little heed to environmental effects. It is a classic Wellington Ivory Tower approach.

Open Mike 02/09/25

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Date published: 6:00 am, September 2nd, 2025 - 42 comments

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Foreign Buyers Ban Reversal A Sell Out By Winston Peters & His Party

Written By: Mountain Tui
Date published: 8:59 pm, September 1st, 2025 - 22 comments

NZ First’s legacy is now firmly NZ Last

Daily review 01/09/2025

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 5:30 pm, September 1st, 2025 - No comments

Adrian Orr Cover Up – A Quid Pro Quo?

Written By: Mountain Tui
Date published: 12:45 pm, September 1st, 2025 - 7 comments

Part 2 of the Adrian Orr / Neil Quigley cover up scandal. Nicola Willis knew and did not divulge the truth until the Ombudsman forced their hand last week.

Metiria Turei was right but did we learn the lesson?

Written By: weka
Date published: 11:38 am, September 1st, 2025 - 44 comments

In 2017 the Greens shifted the Overton Window on a compassionate response to poverty, but where are we now?

Open Mike 01/09/25

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, September 1st, 2025 - 32 comments

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Jones accuses Luxon of hiding

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 7:51 pm, August 31st, 2025 - 43 comments

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

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, August 31st, 2025 - 49 comments

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Councils’ obligations to Māori

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 12:12 pm, August 30th, 2025 - 12 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.