As the parliamentary record shows, the Greens have been the only party to consistently challenge orthodox ideas about economic growth and prosperity.
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His populist style made Winston Peters the kingmaker in New Zealand politics, but a new kind of populism may dethrone him in 2020.
Organic appeal and reach still trump advertising spending when it comes to digital engagement by parties and individual politicians.
New Zealand voters are divided on climate policy along party lines, with the majority on one side of the political spectrum calling for urgent action while at the other end most recommend caution.
Terminally ill research participants wanted to have the option of assisted dying if they needed it, and felt they knew best when the time was right for them to die.
During the MMP era, the average vote share of the highest-polling party has been steadily climbing — with big implications for New Zealand democracy.
The voices of recreational cannabis users are curiously missing from the official debate about legalisation.
From policy to performance, a panel of five political experts analyses the first televised leaders’ debate of the 2020 New Zealand election campaign.
With their different but equally conservative income tax policies, both Labour and National ask voters to consider their own appetite for risk.
Policy and promises matter, but the way politicians articulate them can be just as important — especially on live television.
With a month to until polling day on October 17, the 2020 general election defies conventional analysis.
Using the law - or changing it - to stop the spread of dangerous disinformation should be a last resort.
Both major parties refuse to grasp the nettle of New Zealand’s narrow and inherently unfair tax base.
Around 75,000 New Zealanders have been sentenced for a cannabis-related offence since 1975. With the drug more popular than ever, is it time we let the evidence guide our decisions?
Jacinda Ardern’s command of social media and her celebrity-level engagement rates make her a formidable campaigner in the digital age.
Changing the voting age from 18 would allow more young citizens to make voting a habit before they lose interest in politics.
The woeful record of populist governments in dealing with COVID-19 is unlikely to convince voters New Zealand should emulate them.
Politicians argue conventional campaigning is still important ahead of NZ’s rescheduled 17 October election. But voter behaviour has moved on since the days of door-knocking and kissing babies.
Being ‘Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition" during a pandemic is challenging, and the risks of getting it wrong are very high.
Elections belong to citizens, not politicians. There is no reason to deny or unduly delay this basic democratic right.
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