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Duncan Garner: 111,000 work visas while Kiwis sit unemployed

With unemployment at an 11-year high, why has the Government approved 111,000 work visas while thousands of New Zealanders struggle to find work?

A bald man in a suit (Christopher Luxon) stands centered, with "National" in large white letters above him and "OUT OF TOUCH?" below, against a textured, stylized background of the New Zealand Parliament Beehive building.

Luxon Is Lecturing the Voters He Needs

National cannot win an election by treating struggling small-business owners like needy children.

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Duncan Garner: Media Failed Ratepayers on Co-Governance

The Government has finally acted, but ratepayers should never have been left in the dark as co-governance agreements spread through councils.

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Duncan Garner - New Zealand Is Flying Blind on Energy

A billion-dollar geological survey sounds extravagant, but refusing to discover what we actually own could cost the country far more.

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Duncan Garner: National Service or National Surrender for Our Youth?

One in three young New Zealanders is being left to drift, and calling national service “cruel” is easier than admitting the current system has failed them.

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OPINION: Why I'm grieving Lizzo - and why I don't need her anymore

Forgettable is the one thing Lizzo never used to be.

Duncan Garner: Greens won't back farmers no matter what they say

Duncan Garner, editor-in-chief, looks thoughtful next to a graphic showing political poll numbers for National, Greens, NZ First, ACT, and TOP, with text asking "LABOURS COLLAPSE?".

Duncan Garner: TOP's centrist label is a lie voters must see through

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Left Or Right? The Big Gamble In Voting For TOP

Top wants your vote but won't say who they'll back. That's a problem.

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Duncan Garner "The Greens’ Tax Fantasy Punishes Success"

Their numbers are shaky, their targets are political, and New Zealand cannot afford another economic experiment dressed up as fairness.

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Duncan Garner "The Big Parties Have Lost Their Grip"

National and Labour are bleeding support because neither has the courage, clarity or record to justify another automatic turn in power.

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Martin Devlin - "Rennie's first All Blacks squad gets the big calls right!"

Four new caps, Ardie Savea’s captaincy and a bold halfback selection give Dave Rennie’s first squad plenty to debate.

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Duncan Garner: Your Job Should Not Require Political Obedience

Professional regulators exist to protect the public, not to force New Zealanders into ideological submission.

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Duncan Garner: They Spend Because Nobody Stops Them

While New Zealanders cut back, Parliament keeps treating taxpayer money like a bottomless travel card.

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Duncan Garner - Labour’s $18b problem just got real

Nicola Willis has found Labour’s weak spot, and Duncan says the missing numbers are starting to do real damage.

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Duncan Garner - Labour is ahead in the polls, but it is losing the argument

Labour may be the biggest party, but Duncan says voters still do not trust it to govern again.

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