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MMP is good for Maori
Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 2:09 pm | Paulo Politico - By Paulo Keating Esq.
National’s hope of winning support from Maoridom is not based on a credible track record of delivering from Maori. The party is overwhelmingly Anglo-Saxon and is regarded as unsympathetic to the plight of low-income Maori, particularly urban Maori. More >>
Bill English’s Campaign – It’s A Bit Of A Flutter
Tuesday, 16 April 2002, 1:43 pm | Paulo Politico - By Paulo Keating Esq.
Faced with dire poll results, National leader Bill English chose the Sky City Casino complex in central Auckland to announce that he would campaign on a gamble… to deliver tax cuts for wealthy New Zealanders. Ironic really... More >>
The next National leader: Simon Power
Tuesday, 9 April 2002, 10:53 am | Paulo Politico - By Paulo Keating Esq.
National Party’s frontbench looks old and grey. The ‘Brat pack’ gang of ’90 – Bill English, Roger Sowry, Nick Smith, and Tony Ryall – are not the opposition attack dogs that we were promised. So who is the “man” of the future? Stand up Simon Power! More >>
The Language Of Politics
Wednesday, 3 April 2002, 9:47 am | Paulo Politico - By Paulo Keating Esq.
New Zealand’s ‘New National’ faces a dilemma. Its leader Bill English is trying to portray his party as moderate and ordinary, for moderate and ordinary New Zealanders. English wants young people, Maori and Pacific people, to vote for his ‘New National’. ... More >>
Regional Shifts Leave Nats High and Dry
Monday, 25 March 2002, 10:23 am | Paulo Politico - By Paulo Keating Esq.
In the days of first-past-the-post, regional New Zealand was the bastion of the National Party. But in more recent times National, seeking large pockets of votes, tended to overlook the regions. More >>
Act - sprinting into the valley of political death
Monday, 18 March 2002, 9:00 am | Paulo Politico - By Paulo Keating Esq.
Act-less: Is Act sprinting into the valley of political death? It’s nine years since Act’s parent organisation – the Association of Consumers and Taxpayers – was formed. Now with nine months to go before an election the Act Party is in serious trouble. More >>
Michelle! Your Horse Is Sick
Monday, 11 March 2002, 9:18 am | Paulo Politico - By Paulo Keating Esq.
Desperation. Michelle Boag describing National as “a horse that's been training hard”, and “fit for a sprint down the home straight”. Really? Polls show the poor beast's weighted down, can hardly drag its sorry hooves to the starting gate. More >>
Dangerous Omens for NZ National in 2002
Thursday, 7 March 2002, 2:01 pm | Paulo Politico - By Paulo Keating Esq.
The reasons for National’s deterioration are both numerous and complex. Its demise is due to factors beyond its control, its inability to manage transition from govt to opposition to govt again. More >>