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Media and articles
— Monday, 2 December, 2024
Labour's first year in opposition
I joined the panellists on Radio New Zealand's The Panel to talk about Labour's first year in opposition. We discussed how the year had gone for them, what changes they might make between now and the next election, and that old curly topic, tax. (Our conversation starts about 14 minutes in). Listen now.
— Wednesday, 16 October, 2024
Scandals contributed to Labour’s election defeat
Former Prime Minister Chris Hipkins admits that the series of scandals leading up to last year’s election contributed to Labour’s large defeat. In Back on Track, a new book on the 2023 New Zealand election, being launched today, Hipkins says “A succession of ministerial scandals didn’t help the mood that was already hardening against our government, and by the time we launched our campaign slogan of “in it for you” many voters were already feeling anything but our priority”. Read more.
— Monday, 16 September, 2024
Politicians need to lift their game
Declining trust in New Zealand politicians should be a warning to them to lift their game. Results from the New Zealand Election Study for the 2023 election show that the level of trust in politicians has once again declined. Read more.