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A week is a long time: 15 August 2026
A week is a long time in politics. Welcome to my weekly wrap up of the week that was in New Zealand politics with a sprinkling of international news.
Yes, I was in the news. Nope, wasn’t fun.
Read about it from my perspective...
I took Martyn Bradbury to court & still think the HDCA needs reform
Content warning: bad language - you were warned, please don’t tell me off.
Funnily enough, being told to “grow a thicker skin” does not actually help one to do so.
In any case, I actually do have a fairly thick skin, despite what anyone w...
Chris Penk took the fall, but here’s what I know.
Forget “a week’s a long time”. A day is an eternity in politics. And yet consequences can arrive with brutal speed.
This morning Chris Penk was a Cabinet minister, ranked 14th on National’s newly released party list, with responsibility fo...
The Greens are being remarkably honest. We should listen.
The campaign policies of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand offer a vision for a very different country than the one we currently live in. The Greens are not just proposing cleaner rivers, cheaper buses, and nice ideas about fairness....
National's list and the quirks of MMP
There are few surprises to be found in National’s list rankings for the election. Christopher Luxon is first, obviously. Then Nicola Willis, then Chris Bishop retains 3rd despite months of leadership gossip, and Simeon Brown and Erica Stanf...
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