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Saturday's Hui was an impressive demonstration of the power of te iwi Māori, Chris Trotter says
22nd Jan 24, 9:43am
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Saturday's Hui was an impressive demonstration of the power of te iwi Māori, Chris Trotter says
Veteran leftist Robert Reid says New Zealand’s at war with Yemen. Chris Trotter begs to differ
15th Jan 24, 8:08am
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Veteran leftist Robert Reid says New Zealand’s at war with Yemen. Chris Trotter begs to differ
There’s no point looking for red-hot chilli-peppers in a paddock planted with potatoes, writes Chris Trotter
18th Dec 23, 7:59am
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There’s no point looking for red-hot chilli-peppers in a paddock planted with potatoes, writes Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter argues Labour leader Chris Hipkins benefited from having the mind & style of a bureaucrat, but also having the imagination of a bureaucrat was his downfall
11th Dec 23, 9:29am
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Chris Trotter argues Labour leader Chris Hipkins benefited from having the mind & style of a bureaucrat, but also having the imagination of a bureaucrat was his downfall
If those elected to the Māori Seats refuse to take them, then what possible reason could the country have for retaining them? – asks Chris Trotter
4th Dec 23, 9:33am
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If those elected to the Māori Seats refuse to take them, then what possible reason could the country have for retaining them? – asks Chris Trotter
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Chris Trotter says if Bill Rowling was run over by a bus, the contemporary Labour Party was run over by a million buses
27th Nov 23, 7:46am
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Chris Trotter says if Bill Rowling was run over by a bus, the contemporary Labour Party was run over by a million buses
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Chris Trotter looks at whether Christopher Luxon's corporate leadership style can cut it in politics
20th Nov 23, 7:52am
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Chris Trotter looks at whether Christopher Luxon's corporate leadership style can cut it in politics
New Zealanders’ adherence to the values and processes of democracy is being put to the test, writes Chris Trotter
13th Nov 23, 10:00am
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New Zealanders’ adherence to the values and processes of democracy is being put to the test, writes Chris Trotter
The first lesson Christopher Luxon will have to learn is that being Prime Minister is not at all the same as being CEO. Political power is always and everywhere a matter of negotiation, writes Chris Trotter
6th Nov 23, 10:23am
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The first lesson Christopher Luxon will have to learn is that being Prime Minister is not at all the same as being CEO. Political power is always and everywhere a matter of negotiation, writes Chris Trotter
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Blanding-out New Zealand’s vibrant multicultural society into a coffee-coloured uniformity, while a 'right-on!' notion in 1969, would strike most contemporary New Zealanders as a terrible idea, writes Chris Trotter
30th Oct 23, 9:46am
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Blanding-out New Zealand’s vibrant multicultural society into a coffee-coloured uniformity, while a 'right-on!' notion in 1969, would strike most contemporary New Zealanders as a terrible idea, writes Chris Trotter
It’s as well that, all over the Western World, men are thinking about Rome, writes Chris Trotter. Because, make no mistake, all across the rest of the world, there is no shortage of young men thinking about the Barbarians
23rd Oct 23, 9:39am
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It’s as well that, all over the Western World, men are thinking about Rome, writes Chris Trotter. Because, make no mistake, all across the rest of the world, there is no shortage of young men thinking about the Barbarians
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Chris Trotter assesses Labour's disastrous election result, noting when parties lose it’s because they have done things that cause even their supporters to vote for someone else, or stay at home
16th Oct 23, 9:38am
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Chris Trotter assesses Labour's disastrous election result, noting when parties lose it’s because they have done things that cause even their supporters to vote for someone else, or stay at home
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If you listen to the panicky Chris Bishop, writes Chris Trotter, that’s the voters’ choice: A clean two-party coalition, or a dirty three-way
9th Oct 23, 9:43am
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If you listen to the panicky Chris Bishop, writes Chris Trotter, that’s the voters’ choice: A clean two-party coalition, or a dirty three-way
It is the news media’s job to elicit information from politicians, not to prosecute them, writes Chris Trotter. Winston Peters’ promise to sort out TVNZ should be believed
2nd Oct 23, 8:03am
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It is the news media’s job to elicit information from politicians, not to prosecute them, writes Chris Trotter. Winston Peters’ promise to sort out TVNZ should be believed
Those whose salary depends upon them coming to terms with the fact that the beliefs of the paymasters have changed tend to get with the programme pretty smartly, writes Chris Trotter
25th Sep 23, 8:29am
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Those whose salary depends upon them coming to terms with the fact that the beliefs of the paymasters have changed tend to get with the programme pretty smartly, writes Chris Trotter
Rory Stewart’s memoir “Politics on the Edge”, lays bare the dangerous inadequacies of the Western world’s current political model, writes Chris Trotter
18th Sep 23, 8:22am
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Rory Stewart’s memoir “Politics on the Edge”, lays bare the dangerous inadequacies of the Western world’s current political model, writes Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter sys the departure of five Act candidates has the potential to rein in the party's projected success on October 14
11th Sep 23, 9:24am
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Chris Trotter sys the departure of five Act candidates has the potential to rein in the party's projected success on October 14
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Chris Trotter mulls whether New Zealand's heading into a change, restoration, or status quo election
4th Sep 23, 7:42am
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Chris Trotter mulls whether New Zealand's heading into a change, restoration, or status quo election
Chris Trotter gives his assessment of PM & Labour leader Chris Hipkins' weekend speech on which political parties he will & won't work with
28th Aug 23, 1:19pm
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Chris Trotter gives his assessment of PM & Labour leader Chris Hipkins' weekend speech on which political parties he will & won't work with
The practice of New Zealand politics, and the reporting of it, has changed, and the voters have noticed, writes Chris Trotter
21st Aug 23, 8:15am
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The practice of New Zealand politics, and the reporting of it, has changed, and the voters have noticed, writes Chris Trotter
NZ First’s participation in government is defined not so much by what it does, but by what it prevents its coalition partners from doing, Chris Trotter says
14th Aug 23, 7:29am
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NZ First’s participation in government is defined not so much by what it does, but by what it prevents its coalition partners from doing, Chris Trotter says
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Of the five digits making up the Anglo-Saxon fist, New Zealand is obviously the 'pinkie finger', Chris Trotter says
7th Aug 23, 9:29am
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Of the five digits making up the Anglo-Saxon fist, New Zealand is obviously the 'pinkie finger', Chris Trotter says
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Chris Trotter casts his eye over the main political parties' election slogans noting only Te Pāti Māori is offering the electorate the prospect of something entirely new
31st Jul 23, 9:37am
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Chris Trotter casts his eye over the main political parties' election slogans noting only Te Pāti Māori is offering the electorate the prospect of something entirely new
Chris Trotter says more and more, conventional wisdom sounds like conventional folly. In the end, no political party is entitled to people’s votes. Loyalty should be earned and renewed, not given blindly and regardless of repeated failures and betrayals
17th Jul 23, 8:29am
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Chris Trotter says more and more, conventional wisdom sounds like conventional folly. In the end, no political party is entitled to people’s votes. Loyalty should be earned and renewed, not given blindly and regardless of repeated failures and betrayals
Chris Trotter says to announce that your party is even 'exploring' bestowing upon Māori the 'right of first refusal' on privately-owned land offered for sale will certainly test the relative strengths of collectivism and individualism in New Zealand!
10th Jul 23, 8:42am
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Chris Trotter says to announce that your party is even 'exploring' bestowing upon Māori the 'right of first refusal' on privately-owned land offered for sale will certainly test the relative strengths of collectivism and individualism in New Zealand!