Articles in ‘Election’

‘Stay Free Alberta’ activists have submitted almost 302,000 signatures to the election authorities in a bid to trigger a referendum on whether Canada’s oil-rich western province should leave the country. By RT · A convoy of trucks delivered the signatures to the Elections Alberta office in Edmonton on Monday, as more than 300 supporters gathered outside, waving provincial flags and chanting “Alberta strong.” · The figure is well above the…

A former senior National Party minister has launched a scathing attack on New Zealand First, calling on his former party to “extricate themselves from this grisly coalition and declare war on New Zealand First”. Chris Finlayson also cast doubt on whether the current coalition government will last through to the next election, pointing to growing tensions between National and NZ First. · Those tensions have intensified following the release of…

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…

Polling Reality · With Labour ahead of National in the polls on the back of doing absolutely nothing, it seems clear that the electorate has rejected National. · Does the country want or need to have Labour back? · Hell No! · Six years of Labour (from 2017 to 2023) left New Zealand buried in debt, divided by race, and drowning in broken promises. Now the same people who caused that mess are moaning about how bad things are and stating that…

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…