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OPINION: Here w go: the election date is set for November 7 and the politicians are out of the gate with the bulldust and empty promises.
There’ll be plenty more, from all the contenders, but this old mutt choked on a giant porky put out there by Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins.
Chippy’s claim that New Zealand’s structural deficit was created by the current Government rather than inherited from Labour is a beauty, even for him.
In 2023, Treasury briefed Nicola Willis as incoming finance minister that the deficit was structural, not temporary.
This was not due to Covid measures - Treasury’s numbers were based entirely on Labour’s spending and revenue settings.
As one astute commentator noted, a ‘structural deficit did not magically appear when Willis became finance minister!’
OPINION: Many Kiwis know that the decisions we make today will shape our future for years to come. With the election now announced for 7 November, the country faces a critical question: What choice will we make for our future?
OPINION: Meanwhile, red blooded Northland politician Matua Shane Jones has provided one of the most telling quotes of the year thus far.
OPINION: Your old mate has long dismissed the Greens as wooden bicycle enthusiasts with their heads in the clouds, but it looks like the ‘new Greens’ may actually be hard-nosed pragmatists when it comes to following voters.
OPINION: November 7 has been set by Christopher Luxon as ‘E day’ – election day.
Tickets are now available for Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Out the Gate, returning from 19-21 May 2026 at Te Pae, Christchurch.
Dairy Women's Network (DWN) is welcoming AgriHealth as a new partner.
Northland Field Days patron Ross Newlove remembers the inaugural field days he attended 40 years ago.
Southland farmer Murray Donald has been appointed as chair of Safer Farms, the industry-led organisation focused on reducing harm, injuries and fatalities in the agricultural sector.
National Lamb Day returns this Sunday, 15 February, with Beef + Lamb New Zealand Inc calling on Kiwis to fire up their barbecues and celebrate the people and the product that put New Zealand on the world map.
When it comes to arranging the sound system at Northland Field Days, no one does it better than Colin Finlayson.
