Breaking Views: 2023 General Election

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Showing posts with label 2023 General Election. Show all posts

Showing posts with label 2023 General Election. Show all posts

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Clive Bibby: Get over it - we won, you lost!

I suspect Sir Michael Cullen (knight of the realm, and faithful servant to this country’s democratic process over many years and author of t...

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Chris Trotter: Who’s Driving The Right-Wing Bus?

Bill Rowling told New Zealanders that he felt as though he had been run over by a bus. The metaphor was apt. Rob Muldoon’s 1975 electoral vi...

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Graeme Edgeler: As Long as It Takes, or There are No Hard Deadlines

Government-formation negotiations are ongoing between National, Act and New Zealand First. We do not know how long these will take. Neither ...

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Chris Trotter: Taking Charge - Luxon Must Demonstrate That He Can Not Only Win – But Govern.

Christopher Luxon has shown himself to be a fast learner when it comes to mastering the skills required to win. Now, having won, he cannot a...

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Kate Hawkesby: Maybe Winston's experience will be a good thing

So, we now know Winston’s in the mix in a real and tangible way. He’s needed. We can thank special votes for that. So, I’m trying to l...

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Kate Hawkesby: Special votes are finally out tomorrow

So tomorrow we finally —after such a ridiculously long wait— get the final vote count. Specials will be done, duplicates checked, ballots fi...

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Clive Bibby: Lessons from the vote

My guess is that most people reading this column headline will be anticipating the author writing about Saturday’s general election in this ...

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Kate Hawkesby: Final thoughts before the election

Well this is the last time I talk to you before Saturday... although we’ll all be here Saturday night. Mike, me, Heather, and Barry, if you ...

Election 2023: Voters told to steer clear of posting on social media

PLEASE NOTE: It is against the law to comment on blogs, websites, and social media about voting or the election on Election Day until votin...

Friday, October 13, 2023

Kate Hawkesby: Two Ws might ruin our weekend

Two Ws are potentially going to ruin our weekend: Winston and Wayne. Winston could kill all the fun Saturday night by holding the whole c...

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

NZCPR Newsletter: Final Thoughts on Election 2023

“ Our Governments have great powers and great responsibilities. Their exercise of those powers and fulfilment of those responsibilities is l...

Kate Hawkesby: One thing that should be on the new govt's radar is the state of our cities

One of the many things that are hopefully on the new government’s radar come October 15 is the state of our cities. I mean yes our commun...

Friday, October 6, 2023

Kate Hawkesby: I'm none the wiser as to how this will go

I’m rallying the troops at the moment to early vote. By troops I mean family members, but also anyone who’ll listen. So far I think just ...

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Of course Luxon's chickening out of the debate

Is Chris Luxon chickening out of the press debate tonight? Of course he is ch ickening out . Sure, his campaign diary will be full and it’ll...

Kate Hawkesby: I don't understand the people who don't vote

I went out in search of some democracy yesterday, trying to early vote. I looked up on the Vote NZ website where in my area had early vot...

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

NZCPR Newsletter: Healing Racial Tensions

The same day that New Zealanders vote in the General Election to choose a new government, Australians vote in the Voice referendum to see wh...

Kate Hawkesby: Be careful not who you vote for, but what you vote for

I know I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again, I’m so over this election. Please let it be over already. Now that Winston’s crept back...

Friday, September 29, 2023

Clive Bibby: We need a government that is prepared to say NO!

Listening to the different political parties contest the right to occupy the treasury benches after the election campaign isn’t an exercise ...

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Winston's back in Government, isn't he?

I don’t quite know how we’re back here, but we are - Winston's back in Government, isn’t he? I think all the signs now point to the fa...

Friday, September 22, 2023

Jason Walls: Surprised the leaders’ debate was a snoozefest? You haven’t been paying attention

The first televised leader’s debate of the 2023 election campaign proved that blue paint dries slightly faster than red paint. Political e...

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