CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article stated that Timewalker102 was the deputy Prime Minister. He is not, and according to FinePorpoise, “until the budget is passed portfolios will stay roughly the same”. A whole lot of stuff has been happening in New Zealand politics recently. Here, Radio New Zealand dissects the news and presents the facts. RNZ briefly covered the defections of gavingrotegut, Sylviagony … Continue reading What the hell just happened?
Adding to the political chaos, last night at 8PM, tbyrn21 announced the expulsion of Sober_King_Robert from the Kiwi Party for “treason against the party”, after he alleged that two people seeking membership of the Kiwi Party- Internet Party candidate for Northland in August’s election, Manly-Kitten and former Australia Party leader Bsharri, were intending “to install Sober_King_Robert as leader and overthrow the party.” Sober_King_Robert was quick … Continue reading Plot for Kiwi Party takeover unveiled
Adding to the political confusion today, two Green MPs- Sylviagony and party co-leader gavingrotegut have left the Greens to sit as independents. As gavingrotegut, then acting as co-leader of the Greens, gave Sylviagony permission to hold onto her seat, both MPs will continue in Parliament. We reached out to gavingrotegut for comment, who told RNZ that “When I first joined the Greens almost 16 years … Continue reading 2 Green MPs, including party co-leader, leave party
Very helpfully invalidating our article after like 2 minutes, sam-irl has left the Greens to sit as an independent. More to come, probably. Continue reading sam-irl leaves Greens to sit as an independent
sam-irl, former MP for Manukau has made a series of bizarre tweets making it unclear what is occuring, especially for those not familiar with NZ politics. At 1:36PM, NZST, sam-irl tweeted “given my intense as fuck self loathing i hereby resign as deputy leader of the labour party and as a member of the labour party “, then stated he was joining ACT. He stated … Continue reading sam-irl posts tweets about resignation, defection
Following the resignation of leader of the Labour Party, Lieselta, a leadership election has been triggered by this resignation. It was declared this morning that 3 candidates had stood for the leadership of the Labour Party- Trevism, deputy leader of the Labour Party and a list MP- sam-irl, deputy leader of the Labour Party and MP for Manukau, and Nothedarkweb, MP for Te Tai Tokerau … Continue reading Labour Party members vote on next leader following resignation of Lieselta
The following interview is an extended version of the previous RNZ interview with Winston_Wilhelmus, covering meta topics and issues. A: You’re standing for election as the meta representative for the Community Commission. What do you think you would be able to bring to the community table as a voice on the CC? W: Well I’m serving as a technical Clerk of the House to the … Continue reading The Rt. Hon. Sir Winston_Wilhelmus KNZM MVO Interview but meta: AnswerMeNow1 interviews the NZF leader turned Chief Election Officer
AnswerMeNow1 (A): Alright, let’s begin. So firstly, you were appointed Chief Electoral Officer a few weeks ago. What would you like to say on how the role works in New Zealand politics and running our electoral system? Winston_Wilhelmus (W): Well, to correct you, I was elected a month and a half ago. As Chief Electoral Officer, my office’s role is to coordinate and control the … Continue reading The Rt. Hon. Sir Winston_Wilhelmus KNZM MVO Interview: AnswerMeNow1 interviews the NZF leader turned Chief Election Officer
Purge all blobcats. Stop the blobcat invasion of Aotearoa now. Continue reading silicon_based_life sworn in as Governor-General
A press conference occured today involving BHjr132 and gavingrotegut, announcing the shadow cabinet of the upcoming Parliament. It should be noted, it is not guaranteed the Greens will form opposition, as it is theoretically possible a bloc could be formed of larger size to them in the event of a National-ACT government, but we deem that occuring highly unlikely. This article cites portfolios as listed … Continue reading Greens announce shadow cabinet in press conference
rnz.home.blog 