Tag: NZ elections 2023
NZ elections 2023: It’s National on the night as New Zealand turns right
By Debrin Foxcroft, Finlay Macdonald, Matt Garrow and Veronika Meduna
From winning a single-party majority in 2020, Labour’s vote has virtually halved in 2023...
Israel-Gaza crisis: NZ must condemn atrocities but keep pushing for a two-state solution
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie
It was perhaps inevitable that the shock Hamas attack on Israel would become a minor election sideshow in New Zealand. Less...
NZ election 2023: From ‘pebble in the shoe’ to future power broker – the rise and rise of Te Pāti Māori
ANALYSIS: By Annie Te One
In his maiden speech to Parliament in 2020, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi told his fellow MPs:
You know what...
NZ election 2023: ‘People power’ alliance wins pledge of 1000 new state houses a year
Asia Pacific Report
Opposition National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis was among three political leaders who made a surprising commitment at a debate last night...
NZ election 2023: National hits back over union ads slamming Luxon
By Russell Palmer
National says a series of attack ads targeting its leader Christopher Luxon funded by the Council of Trade Unions in the Aotearoa...
Bryce Edwards: Can David Parker push Labour back onto a more progressive path?
ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards
Cabinet Minister David Parker recently told The Spinoff he’s reading The Triumph of Injustice – how the wealthy avoid paying tax...