Yesterday’s vote is essentially an anti-Jacinda vote. I feel like many New Zealanders hardly know the next Prime Minister, Chris Luxon, and few seem overly warm to him. It’s going to be an interestin… (View Post)

Labour is being absolutely slaughtered in NZ. The highest profile casualty looks to be the tattooed Foreign Minister, Nanaia Mahuta, turfed out of one of the safest (Māori) seats in the country. (View Post)

Yes. Because the 19th century franchise was based on land ownership, and Māori land was typically held in common, NZ provided for 4 specific Māori seats in 1867. These remain somewhat controversial, … (View Post)

Weirdly, I haven’t seen any Australian posters on here. Would have been good to have a little insight instead of people spouting forth weird analogies to Brexit. The failure of the referendum leaves … (View Post)

I think National/Act are likely to need some kind of arrangement with NZFirst. It’s complicated, but essentially special (eg overseas) vote are counted in arrears, and will probably cost National/Act… (View Post)