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Duncan Garner, labeled Editor-in-Chief, looks pensive next to a worried man in a suit, with "Labour" logos on red banners and New Zealand flags in the background, and text asking "HAS LABOUR ALREADY PEAKED?".
News

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.

Erica Stanford speaks emphatically while a solemn Duncan Garner listens, set against green buildings, with text "Erica Stanford slams Ministry of Education" and "Duncan Garner Editor in Chief."
News

Duncan Garner: Parents don’t want announcements. They want classrooms

Erica Stanford says classrooms are funded. Now schools need them built fast.

Duncan Garner, Editor in Chief, looks sternly at the camera with his hand raised, in front of a yellow public bus, with text "$65 MILLION TRANSPORT PROMISE STINKS."
Opinion

Labour’s Transport Freebie Does Not Add Up

Editor in Chief Duncan Garner and another man react to a document titled "Sentencing (Reform) Amendment Act 2025" stamped "FAILED", with overlaid text "NEW COWARD PUNCH LEGISLATION" on a dark legislative chamber background.
Opinion

`Duncan Garner: Coward Punch Reform Is Gutless Political Tokenism

National promised tougher consequences for one-punch killers, but its own MPs have delivered a new label without the punishment to match.

Duncan Garner, Editor in Chief, looks seriously to the right, surrounded by the text 'The Labour List' and seven smiling politicians in glowing frames, set against a purple, lightning-streaked government building.
Opinion

Labour’s List Is No Big Reset

Labour needed a political shock, not a tidy rearrangement of familiar faces.

A man (Duncan Garner) with a microphone and a smiling woman in glasses are shown with text overlays "EDITOR IN CHIEF" at the top and "SOVEREIGNTY DEALS?" at the bottom.
Politics

Duncan Garner: The Far North Council Needs Sunlight

If elected councils can shift power without ratepayers properly knowing, then democracy is being treated like an inconvenience.

Duncan Garner, Editor in Chief, looks serious with an outstretched hand, next to a newspaper titled 'BUDGET DAY 2026' showing four political figures, and text 'THE FUDGET BUDGET: MEAT, THREE VEGE, NO DESERT'.
Opinion

Duncan Garner: This Budget Exposes A Government That Waited Too Long

National promised discipline, but this Budget shows the hard work should have started two years ago.

Two serious-looking people, a bald man in a suit and a blonde woman in a blazer, are in front of blue houses, with a red stamp "PAID BY TAXPAYERS" and large text "$52K FOR A HOUSE THEY ALREADY OWN."
Opinion

Duncan Garner: Upston’s Allowance Fails The Sniff Test

When ministers cut housing support for poorer families while pocketing taxpayer-funded perks, trust does not bend, it snaps.

Two men with confused expressions, one gesturing and the other (Duncan Garner) scratching his head, appear above the text "WHY IS LABOUR HIDING ITS POLICY" over a purple building.
Opinion

Duncan Garner: Labour Wants A Blank Cheque For Power

New Zealanders deserve the detail before an election, not after Labour has already asked them to hand over the keys.

A central man holds a "New Zealand Government" debit card while two suited men on either side shout with open mouths, against a red and blue background with text "New Zealands Spending Addiction".
Opinion

National Has Become Labour With Better Slogans

This Budget week matters because New Zealand is still borrowing to fund a state everyone complains about but too many now rely on.

A split image shows Duncan Garner in headphones on the left and Shane Jones on the right, with prominent text "PORT EXPANSION HELD TO RANSOM" and "EDITOR IN CHIEF" across the bottom.
Opinion

Duncan Garner: Tauranga Hapū Holding Port Expansion To Ransom

New Zealand cannot build if every consent becomes a ransom note.

A political graphic with "DUNCAN GARNER | EDITOR IN CHIEF" at the top, a red Labour podium, and large white/red text "WHERE'S THE PLAN?". Green and Te Pāti Māori logos appear in the background, with papers for "TAX," "SPENDING," and "COALITION DEALS" on the floor.
Opinion

Duncan Garner: Labour Can’t Hide Forever

Labour wants power, but still won’t show voters the plan.

A young boy with freckles and a short haircut is shown in profile, looking intently to the right with a serious expression in a dimly lit setting.
New Zealand

'Hard choices': Social housing overhaul to hike rents for 84,000 households

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New Zealand

Thousands of jobs to go, as Govt overhauls public service

The changes would save $2.4 billion over four years.

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News

Auckland Honours 147 Years of Girmit Legacy

Community leaders, dignitaries, and descendants of Girmitiya, gathered to observe the lasting contributions of the Indo-Fijian community

Two men, one sternly pointing and another in a suit holding a "SUPERANNUATION" document, are shown against a backdrop of a New Zealand flag and broadcast monitors, with the text "Winston Peters won't change superannuation."
Opinion

Duncan Garner: Super Is Now A Political Scam

NZ Super won't survive on slogans while leaders hide from the hard numbers.