Maori Party co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi (Radio N.Z.) Yesterday marked 7 months to the 7 November New Zealand general election, an event that could define New Zealand for decades to come. It is an election in a year where New Zealand's preparedness for international crises is being tested. With the worst possibly still … Continue reading Maori Party hiding in from N.Z. public
Six months from N.Z. election, is Luxon fit for Prime Minister?
Fuel prices in Christchurch a week ago (R. Glennie) It is 05 April 2026, and as New Zealand go about their Easter break and the start of the school holidays, National Party M.P.'s will be quietly alarmed with the most recent polls. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has a grand opportunity to turn around the barrage … Continue reading Six months from N.Z. election, is Luxon fit for Prime Minister?
The Labour M.P., who could give Winston Peters a foreign policy challenge
Labour M.P. and potential Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vanushi Walters (Herald/Mark Mitchell) A couple of weeks ago, Labour announced it was having an overhaul of its front line spokespeople. As a non-Labour voter wondering what Hipkins is doing to rejuvenate his front bench, the reshuffle was expected. Many of the announcements were fairly expected, but … Continue reading The Labour M.P., who could give Winston Peters a foreign policy challenge
New Zealand First putting New Zealand last
New Zealand First caucus (N.Z. First). The World Health Organization is one of a number of global organizations that fall under the United Nations umbrella, which New Zealand is a member of. New Zealand lives as a nation in a connected world where we have to work with neighbouring countries and share data about medical … Continue reading New Zealand First putting New Zealand last
Need for alternative N.Z. foreign policy stronger than ever
United Nations General Assembly (Patrick Gruban, 2006). Yesterday, I read about a YouGov poll in the United Kingdom, in which young Britons were polled about World War 3. More than half reckoned some kind of global war, if not the nuclear conflagration that most assume W.W.3. would become, is likely within a decade. As the … Continue reading Need for alternative N.Z. foreign policy stronger than ever