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Political Roundup: Labour’s terrible 2022 has been National’s opportunity
Political Roundup: 29 December 2022
Political Roundup: 28 December 2022
Political Roundup: 23 December 2022
Political Roundup: 22 December 2022
Political Roundup: Threats to politicians and co-governance could be big themes of 2023
Political Roundup: 20 December 2022
Political Roundup: 19 December 2022
Political Roundup: National is failing to inspire voters
Political Roundup: Why Labour is putting up public transport fares in an election year
Political Roundup: 14 December 2022
Political Roundup: 13 December 2022
Political Roundup: What to expect from Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the NZ Parliament
Political Roundup: Labour was meant to save public broadcasting, not weaken it
Political Roundup: Labour needs Mahutu to go, but she’s too powerful
Political Roundup: 7 December 2022
Political Roundup: 6 December 2022
Political Roundup: New Zealand’s social cohesion is being torn apart
Political Roundup: Clawing back $7bn of corporate welfare
Politcal Roundup: Nicky Hager strikes a win for media freedom and democracy
Political Roundup: 30 November 2022
Political Roundup: 29 November 2022
Political Roundup: The Misuse of power to entrench Three Waters legislation
Political Roundup: Why Labour capitulated on hate speech laws
Political Roundup: 23 November 2022
Political Roundup: The High barriers to lowering the voting age
Political Roundup: Does New Zealand need to up its game with World Cup host Qatar?
Political Roundup: National wants to brand the Govt as soft on crime
Political Roundup: 17 November 2022
Political Roundup: Labour’s decaying policy on free universal dental care
Political Roundup: Momentum growing to reform lobbying laws
Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s Asia trip rekindles NZ's independent foreign policy
Political Roundup: 10 November 2022
Political Roundup: Will the Govt act on mega bank profits and reform the banking sector?
Political Roundup: 8 November 2022
Political Roundup: Labour’s version of conservatism is no longer popular
Political Roundup: 4 November 2022
Political Roundup: A Culture war over hate speech and free speech is unlikely
Political Roundup: 2 November 2022
Political Roundup: 1 November 2022
Political Roundup: Is it time for Jacinda Ardern to head to the Middle East?
Political Roundup: 28 October 2022
Political Roundup: 27 October 2022
Political Roundup: Why the Uber court ruling is a major victory against worker exploitation
Political Roundup: The Increasing speculation about Jacinda Ardern quitting
Political Roundup: 21 October 2022
Political Roundup: 20 October 2022
Political Roundup: Here comes an unpredictable and intense by-election
Political Roundup: Lobbyists use the revolving door into mayoral offices
Political Roundup: 17 October 2022
Political Roundup: Can NZ First once again fill the vacuum at the centre of politics?
Political Roundup: 13 October 2022
Political Roundup: New Zealand’s relationship with India is in trouble
Political Roundup: 11 October 2022
Political Roundup: Voters have sent a very strong signal, but will Central Government listen?
Political Roundup: Faafoi’s lobbying position should be illegal
Political Roundup: 6 October 2022
Political Roundup: No confidence in dire local govt elections
Political Roundup: 4 October 2022
Political Roundup: TOP offering the transformation lacking in other parties
Political Roundup: Te Pāti Māori and vested interests
Political Roundup: Public sector bosses must be held accountable for undermining transparency
Political Roundup: 28 September 2022
Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s tilt towards the West continues at the UN
Political Roundup: The Political mood of the business elite
Political Roundup: Labour has given up on the poor
Political Roundup: Time for the Auditor General to investigate Mahuta contracts
Political Roundup: National’s unsatisfactory exoneration of Sam Uffindell
Political Roundup: The Uninspiring Wellington mayoral election
Political Roundup: Labour’s fraught battle to retain the Māori vote
Political Roundup: Fighting for cleaner and fairer elections
Political Roundup: Why New Zealand’s shift to a republic will be thwarted
Political Roundup: 13 September 2022
Political Roundup: 12 September 2022
Political Roundup: 9 September 2022
Political Roundup: How politics got captured by the middle class, and why it’s a big problem
Political Roundup: 7 September 2022
Political Roundup: Labour’s motel housing shame
Political Roundup: Was New Zealand’s deployment to Iraq worth it?
Political Roundup: Ardern is right to insist on ethical standards, even on chocolate endorsements
Political Roundup: Labour’s tax U-turn paints a picture of a dysfunctional Government
Political Roundup: Govt must make healthcare transparent again
Political Roundup: Has the Govt become too focused on comms instead of delivery?
Political Roundup: Brian Tamaki’s new Destiny Church party is nothing more than pantomime
Political Roundup: Mallard’s diplomatic appointment lacks integrity
Political Roundup: Why the Gaurav Sharma drama is important
Political Roundup: Aukus door held ajar for New Zealand
Political Roundup: Is Tauranga headed towards yet another by-election?
Political Roundup: The Uffindell scandal raises big questions about integrity in National
Political Roundup: Luxon’s “New National”
Political Roundup: Time to take political donations law seriously
Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern strikes a softer tone on China
Another trial over secret political donations
Political Roundup: Why James Shaw needs to go
Political Roundup: Green Party divisions over their future
If the NZ First Foundation accused are not guilty, then who is?
Political Roundup: Public submissions on political donation reform released
Political Roundup: How much of our cost-of-living crisis is due to incompetence?
Political Roundup: Resetting NZ’s relationship with Saudi Arabia and the Middle East
Political Roundup: Labour wants to be tough on crime – and tough on the causes of crime
Political Roundup: Are we spending too little – or too much – on the military?
Political Roundup: Covid complacency could be a problem again in 2022
Political Roundup: Government appointments under scrutiny
Political Roundup: Is Jacinda Ardern rethinking her China strategy?
Political Roundup: Tinkering with donation laws leaves money buying politics
Political Roundup: Can Jacinda Ardern’s starpower save New Zealand’s free trade deal with the EU?
Political Roundup: Wealthy can buy access to power - and politicians don’t want this changed
Political Roundup: Why Jacinda Ardern said no to the Commonwealth, but yes to NATO
Political Roundup: Why is New Zealand’s defence minister visiting South Korea?
Political Roundup: NZ First’s court trial shows the need for political finance reform
Political Roundup: The problem of “blindly following” the US against China
Political Roundup: Ardern’s “critical” trip a success
Political Roundup: Nanaia Mahuta under pressure as Pacific’s geopolitical Great Game heats up
Political Roundup: Was the Government’s climate plan watered down by lobbying?
Political Roundup: Major shakeup of electoral rules could be coming
Political Roundup: Grant Robertson’s “sweet moderation”
Political Roundup: A Conservative Budget for volatile times
Political Roundup: What happened to the big “immigration reset”?
Political Roundup: How long until National wants Simon Bridges back?
Political Roundup: Massive Wage Subsidy and Covid spending is under scrutinised
Political Roundup: Politicians talk tough on law and order
Political Roundup: Have the Greens become too woke for their own good?
Political Roundup: Trevor Mallard’s petty fiefdom
Political Roundup: Why Labour won’t introduce a radical wealth tax
Political Roundup: Is Three Waters really about water infrastructure or iwi co-governance?
Political Roundup: 29 April 2022
Political Roundup: Could inflation lead to a voter backlash?
Political Roundup: 27 April 2022
Political Roundup: 26 April 2022
Political Roundup: 23 April 2022
Political Roundup: A polarising co-governance decision for Parliament
Political Roundup: 20 April 2022
Political Roundup: 19 April 2022
Political Roundup: NZ’s remarkable rush to war
Political Roundup: 13 April 2022
Political Roundup: 12 April 2022
Political Roundup: Did Louisa Wall get a fair deal from Labour and Jacinda Ardern?
Political Roundup: Culture wars stifling critical debate on our campuses
Political Roundup: 7 April 2022
Political Roundup: 6 April 2022
Political Roundup: Questions of corruption & integrity surround the Govt’s tourism “slush fund”
Political Roundup: Wouldn’t it be great if political parties opened their books
Political Roundup: New Zealand should be “friends to all and enemies to none”
Political Roundup: Why Louisa Wall was a problem for Labour (and democracy)
Political Roundup: Divisions are opening up, and left and right are making them worse
Political Roundup: Why the refugee deal with Australia isn't so kind
Political Roundup: End of a Covid era
Political Roundup: Bouquets and brickbats for the Government’s move against corruption
Political Roundup: Is it time for Labour to introduce public dental care?
Political Roundup: Labour needs to rediscover its political soul
Political Roundup: The time is right for permanent free public transport
Political Roundup: Labour's sensible taihoa on hate speech law reform
Political Roundup: Behind Simon Bridges’ shock departure, and what comes next
Political Roundup: Labour responds to the “Costpocalypse, but should it go further?
Political Roundup: Time for a “Save public broadcasting” campaign
Political Roundup: Autumn of discontent reflected in 1News earthquake poll
Political Roundup: Can Three Waters be salvaged, or will Nanaia Mahuta have to go?
Political Roundup: Supermarkets win in the end
NZ Politics Daily: 8 March 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 7 March 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 4 March 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 3 March 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 2 March 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 1 March 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 28 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 25 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 24 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 23 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 22 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 21 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 18 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 17 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 16 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 15 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 14 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 11 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 10 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 9 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 8 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 4 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 3 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 2 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 1 February 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 31 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 28 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 27 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 26 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 25 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 24 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 21 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 20 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 19 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 18 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 17 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 14 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 13 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 12 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 11 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 10 January 2022
NZ Politics Daily: 7 January 2022