Rumours Sparked Over Peters’ Successor

Posted 11:12am Sunday 9th August 2015

Speculation over who may succeed NZ First leader Winston Peters was stirred during the party’s conference last weekend. The annual conference took place in Rotorua, where a number of policies were announced in keynote speeches from Peters and fellow NZ First MPs. The party leadership became Read more...

Opinion: The Comeback of Judith Collins

Posted 11:41am Sunday 2nd August 2015

Former minister Judith Collins’ journey back to political significance is one of the most interesting undercurrents of New Zealand politics right now. It would be surprising if there was a backbench MP in history who had as much influence as Collins does today. Last year, Collins was forced Read more...

Labour Poll Sees Little Change

Posted 11:38am Sunday 2nd August 2015

Last week, 3 News released a political poll showing support for the Labour Party was unchanged as a result of recent controversy surrounding Chinese house buyers. The poll showed Labour at 31.1 percent, a mere 0.7 percent increase from previous polls. The party has come under fire in recent weeks Read more...

Craig Hands Out Accusatory Pamphlets

Posted 11:35am Sunday 2nd August 2015

Former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig is back in the media after announcing intentions to sue for defamation.  Craig has made claims that John Stringer, Cameron Slater and Jordan Williams all publicly made false allegations against him. These include recent allegations of sexual Read more...

Labour Flagged for Hypocrisy

Posted 12:28pm Sunday 26th July 2015

In a recent press release, Labour leader Andrew Little opposed the idea of changing the flag, claiming the money could be spent elsewhere. However, while Labour has been quick to bash National’s flag referendum, a review of the flag has been part of Labour’s policy since before Little Read more...

My Opinion: Henry’s word | Issue 17

Posted 12:20pm Sunday 26th July 2015

Sam Lotu-liga should be sacked as a minister. That statement sounds like something you might read on Whaleoil, but it’s the truth. Last week a video emerged on YouTube, which showed a number of organised fights happening in Mt Eden prison as part of an inmate-run fight club. Following the Read more...

Government Speeds through Transport Bill

Posted 12:17pm Sunday 26th July 2015

The House went into urgency last week following fears that thousands of speeding tickets issued through local councils were invalid.  The Land Transport (Speed Limits Validations and Other Matters) Bill — which sought to amend a technicality in the law that had rendered many speed Read more...

Hager Hits Back Against “Invasive” Raid

Posted 11:26am Sunday 19th July 2015

Investigative journalist Nicky Hager took his case before the High Court in Wellington last week to seek a judicial review of the raid that took place last October following the release of his book, Dirty Politics. The book — which focused on the relationship between right-wing blogger, Read more...

Labour Stirs Race Debate

Posted 11:24am Sunday 19th July 2015

The Labour Party has come under a flood of controversy following comments made last week by housing spokesperson, Phil Twyford. Appearing on TV3’s The Nation, Twyford claimed that Chinese buyers, many of whom were likely based overseas, were responsible for around 40 percent of property Read more...

NZ First Turned House of Cards

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 12th July 2015

NZ First Deputy Leader Tracey Martin has been replaced in what seems a rather controversial turn of events. Last month the party’s caucus voted on the deputy leader position, leading to the appointment of Ron Mark, long-standing rival of Martin. In a post on The Daily Blog, NZ First board Read more...