Bob Edlin: The “hatred” which upsets Weenink.....

.....might reflect National supporters’ disappointment in a soft Treaty stance

PoO recalls suggesting – in an article about the passage of the English Language Bill – that National MP Vanessa Weenink should think about raising her profile.

Too late to keep her Banks Peninsula seat, she has been raising it this week.

NZCPR Newsletter: Who Really Runs the Country?

Voting for the 2026 General Election is well underway. At the last election, 60 percent of voters had voted by Election Day. It looks as if it could be higher at this election.

There is no doubt the contest between the left and centre-right blocs remains too close to call.

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: The Greens and Te Pāti Māori are committed to digging this hole deeper

Unbelievably, the Mongrel Mob drama is still rolling on. It's been six days.

A video has emerged from the hui at the gang pad in which Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara tells the Mongrel Mob that Te Pāti Māori's policies would reinstate what should have existed all along.

Bob Edlin: Te Tai Tonga titillates the Nats on coalition options – but not for long

The Nats would – or should – have been troubling over their prospects of forming another coalition government after polling from 1News-Verian showed a Green surge and the left bloc able to win government.

That could be averted (on the basis of the poll results) only if National was willing to work with the Opportunity Party – and National leader Christopher Luxon has ruled them out of considerations.

Then came news of another possibility…