New Zealand, News, Politics

AnswerMeNow1 speaks with a Socialist Aotearoa member

EDIT: Airsherbe was initially mistakenly shown as Airsherbert. That has been fixed. After the Internet Party’s rebrand to Socialist Aotearoa, it fell more than 2 points in the polls and is projected to lose their sole seat. I spoke with a new member of Socialist Aotearoa- Airsherbe. AnswerMeNow1 (AMN): Alright, let’s begin. Why is it that you chose to join Socialist Aotearoa? Airsherbe (A): I … Continue reading AnswerMeNow1 speaks with a Socialist Aotearoa member

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New Zealand, News, Politics

New poll shows projected National majority

After the chaos of defections, expulsions and changing leadership, an opinion poll has been released. Under this poll, National would be able to form majority government, polling 51.2% and would win 14 out of 27 seats in Parliament. They’ve increased more than 4% from the previous poll and 9% from the election. The Greens have suffered in this poll, losing 2.8% to poll at 17.2%. … Continue reading New poll shows projected National majority

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What the hell just happened?

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?

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Plot for Kiwi Party takeover unveiled

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

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2 Green MPs, including party co-leader, leave party

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

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sam-irl posts tweets about resignation, defection

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

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ACT leader stalintwo resigns, and leaves NZ politics

Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the ACT Party stalintwo has announced his departure from the party, and from New Zealand politics as a whole. In an open letter published to the ACT Party caucus and through the press, stalintwo stated “my time has come to an end”, a decision that has been “a long time coming”. In the same letter he stated he would … Continue reading ACT leader stalintwo resigns, and leaves NZ politics

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Labour Party members vote on next leader following resignation of Lieselta

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

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The Rt. Hon. Sir Winston_Wilhelmus KNZM MVO Interview but meta: AnswerMeNow1 interviews the NZF leader turned Chief Election Officer

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

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