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Winston Peters Declares Coalition “As Stable As a Three-Legged Stool” After Day of Political Tension · Source: Radio New Zealand · Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has declared the Government coalition remains stable, despite a day of political friction between governing partners. · Peters described the three-party arrangement as “as stable as a three-legged stool,” pushing back against suggestions that tensions within the coalition could…

Source: Author: Suze Wilson, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University · Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a caucus leadership vote and stays on as National Party leader. But the questions about his leadership style that brought the issue to a head are unlikely to simply melt away. · Flatlining or declining support, culminating in this week’s 1News-Verian poll showing the party seven points behind the Labour opposition, can…

Source: Radio New Zealand · Published: April 2026 · Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a confidence vote within the New Zealand National Party caucus, reaffirming his leadership despite growing political pressure and declining poll numbers. · The vote was initiated by Luxon himself following days of speculation around internal dissatisfaction within party ranks. · Leadership Backed — But Questions Remain · Following the caucus…

The latest polling analysis reported by Radio New Zealand shows a continued decline in support for the National Party, with the governing coalition now trailing the combined left bloc. Recent data indicates National is hovering around the 30% mark, while Labour and its potential coalition partners are collectively polling higher — enough to form government if replicated at an election. ([The Guardian][1]) · This shift marks a notable change in…

Chantelle Baker · DECEMBER 3rd - Covid Vaccine Pass and Traffic light system locked anyone over 12 out of society. · DECEMBER 9th - CVTAG said NOT to double jab u18’s. · DECEMBER 21st - Chris asked about Rory’s death, deflected and told people the jab was safe. @chrishipkinsmp #labour · Read the document released on HEALTH NZ

TASMAN, NZ – The New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party is sounding the alarm on a looming national crisis, as refined fuel stocks face potential depletion by late April 2026. Energy Spokesperson Lester Bryant warns that the escalating Iran US conflict has exposed the catastrophic vulnerability of New Zealand’s supply chain following the closure of the Marsden Point refinery. · With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed to stable shipping, New…

Winston Peters’ speech was classic Peters: part campaign launch, part economic indictment, part nationalist manifesto, and part cultural pushback. It was delivered with confidence, humour, confrontation, and a heavy appeal to political memory. The overall message was that New Zealand is in deep trouble, that the country has been weakened by decades of bad decisions from both Labour and National, and that New Zealand First is the only party…

The New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party (NZOFP) is proud to announce the appointment of Lester Bryant as the party’s Energy Spokesperson and List Candidate for the upcoming election. Bringing decades of high-level technical expertise and a "numbers-first" approach to policy, Bryant will also contest an Auckland electorate (to be confirmed). Originally from South Taranaki, Bryant’s career is rooted in the practical realities of New Zealand’s…

Wellington — Winston Peters has used the first sitting of Parliament in the 2026 election year to deliver a wide-ranging and combative address, sharply criticising the former Labour-Green Government’s economic record while positioning New Zealand First as a party of experience, delivery, and “real-world” governance. Speaking after opposition leaders’ contributions, Peters said the moment called for vision, credibility and confidence, but…

Despite talk of cross-party cooperation, polling suggests Te Pāti Māori may not be needed to form the next government, leaving the party pitching flexibility from a position of diminished leverage ahead of the 2026 election. Summarised by Centrist · Speaking at Rātana, co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said she could work with Winston Peters and New Zealand First, floating the idea of cooperation across ideological lines. · The comments come as…