New Zealand election 2020

New Zealand’s crises have arisen with almost Shakespearean qualities, prophesied in Hamlet: ‘When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.’

Strong team. More jobs. Better economy. So say the National Party’s campaign hoardings. Only thing is, last Sunday’s Newshub-Reid Research poll – which had support for the Labour Party at 60.9% and for National at 25.1% – suggests the team is not looking that strong at all. Nor will it be having much to say […]

This is not just another leadership spill, coup or change. In fact, nothing about this is routine.