Whirlwind Winston vs Lacklustre Luxton freeview live in the polls

With all the mahi doing enormous stuff, understandable minor confusion, now corrected, good to know 5 MPs support PM Luxon to the hilt!

Sure sign PM Luxon does not have the full support of his caucus.

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Prime Minister Chris Luxon so busy being enormous he can't remember the names of his Māori Mps or whether or not which ones are in Cabinet.

Glad to see the back of Brooke. This one from last year re: hate on social media. Good she wanted to protect children, not good that she thinks social media hate from anonymous accounts against women, Māori and other ethnic cultural groups is "freedom of expression".

another day at the office

Everthing one wants from a decisive leader ...

Dear Minister of Immigration Erica Stanford send this racist billionaire back to Guatemala. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Government to remove contentious clause in Fisheries Amendment Bill after backlash The Prime Minister stepped in and spoke with Minister in charge Shane Jones, and said he agreed to take out the sections of the Fisheries Amendment Bill that removes the minimum size limits.

Victory for the fish! An attempt by the Coalition Government to appear more human in the face of falling poll numbers.

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Labour's fuel maths on GST 'doesn't work out' - Luxon Labour leader Chris Hipkins is standing by his claims the fuel crisis will lead to big tax gains for the government.

Getting the sense that a) the fuel relief plan will amount to bugger all for a lot of the poorest of the poor, and b) its going to be relatively cheap for the govt who will be taking more GST - not less as Willis claims.
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REID POLL Mon 23/3/26
>Lab 4.8% over Nat
>Lab lead Nat 9 of last 13 polls
>Hipkins 3.5% over Luxon preferred PM
>Hipkins tops Luxon 5-2 in last 8 polls
>Luxon 17.2% very low for a sitting PM
>Luxon & Willis losing ground out of touch fuel crisis
>Nat need to ditch Luxon b4 election

Christopher Luxon says he's focused on fuel challenges not polls After falling further in the RNZ-Reid Research poll, the prime minister says the government has more to do but many people feel "things have got better" with the economy.

Brilliant move from PM Luxon. When you are clueless about how to lead find something to distract yourself and never look at the polls.

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Previously unseen documents show Chateau Tongariro needs millions in urgent repairs, plus quake work Proposals to revive the hotel will start being evaluated from April.

Iwi gifted the maunga to the nation. The govt should front the repairs and earthquake proofing on the Chateau and give it to iwi.

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Promises ...

Timely innovation from Seymour - shitty lunches and readily available alcohol the prefect panacea for all that plagues the poor - cost of living, unemployment, poverty, homelessness, landlords, fuel costs ... WW3

Well done PM Luxon. This is stunningly good statement from somone who actually has no idea what is going on.

Dear Mr Soper, yes.

Cam Slater and far right likely to use these pics as further proof that Hipkins is a bad dad. How dare he hug the kids in a way that doesn't show their faces.

Culture ministry axes Gallipoli site A penny-pinching decision to dump a Gallipoli website 'spits in the faces of these communities where our dead lie'

Can't believe the Coalition Govt allowed this to happen. 60,000 NZers lost their lives or were wounded during WW1, 95% of them on the Western front and at Gallipoli.

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Culture ministry axes Gallipoli site A penny-pinching decision to dump a Gallipoli website 'spits in the faces of these communities where our dead lie'

Can't believe the Coalition Govt allowed this to happen. 60,000 NZers lost their lives or were wounded during WW1, 95% of them on the Western front and at Gallipoli.

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Winston Peters slams departing Fonterra boss Miles Hurrell The NZ First leader has called the dairy giant a "sell-out globalist company".

Winston Peters conjuring fear where none exists
Fonterra business
79% raw ingredients like powders & protein solutions
14% wholesale foods
7% consumer products like fresh milk, cheese, yoghurt & butter
10,000 farmers are the shraeholders
84.5% voted for the sale

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Democracy Briefing: Big money flowing into the political parties in 2026 Election year is ten weeks old and already the donations register at the Electoral Commission tells a familiar but uncomfortable story.

The petroleum company, the pornographer and the other big business interests funding National, Act and NZ First. Excellent piece from Bryce Edwards.

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Whānau of Māori Battalion soldier hope film will see him receive Victoria Cross It was during the North African campaign in Tunisia that L. Sgt. Haane Manahi DCM confirmed his attributes as an outstanding leader and soldier.

Extraordinary bravery not rewarded with the Victoria Cross because he was Māori.
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