Why Labour lost the 2023 election so badlyNovember 22, 2023By Ian Powell - Otaihanga based Political Commentator On 1 August 2017 Jacinda Ardern was elected leader of the opposition Labour Party in extraordinary circumstances. Opinion… ...
Kapiti and Horowhenua share election spoilsOctober 14, 2023The Kapiti Coast and Horowhenua look like sharing the honours in the election with three different parties likely to provide the next MP. In the… ...
Otaki Electorate Candidates Clash at Southwards DebateSeptember 28, 2023In a spirited debate hosted at Southwards, the leading candidates for the Otaki electorate convened to discuss pressing policy issues at the Kapiti Grey Power… ...
Te Pati Maori leader in OtakiSeptember 22, 2023Te Pati Maori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer will be in Otaki this Sunday. Ms Ngarewa-Packer's visit is part of the big Te Pāti Māori truck making… ...
Ali Muhammad in Otaki election bout for Green PartyAugust 29, 2023Ali Muhammad says he is proud to be a candidate for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, standing in the Otaki electorate. Mr Muhammad… ...
Sean Rush, to stand for ACT in OtakiAugust 28, 2023The ACT party have selected former Wellington City Councillor, Sean Rush, to contest the Otaki seat in this year’s election. Rush was a Wellington City… ...
Tim Costley says National will fund Cancer TreatmentsAugust 23, 2023Tim Costley, National’s Otaki electorate candidate, says a National Government will pay for 13 cancer treatments that are helping extend survival rates in Australia, by… ...
PM Hipkins says he’s in it for youAugust 20, 2023Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, appearing on billboards all over Kapiti at present says one of the best parts of his job is meeting different people,… ...
Ram Raids reactionsJuly 31, 2023When Kapiti was hit with a series of Ram Raids late last year there was a public outcry and a call for harsher penalties as… ...
Political satire with lots of laughsJuly 29, 2023Aotearoa’s longest running political satire returns to Circa Theatre this August - PSA: Election 2023. The show is written by Thom Adams, Jamie McCaskill and… ...
Council seeks solid commitment for construction of Ō2NLJuly 27, 2023Horowhenua District Councillors penned a letter to the new Minister of Transport Hon David Parker this week seeking assurances that funding is committed for the… ...
Call for Reconstruction Authority in wake of Cyclone GabrielleFebruary 21, 2023Former Kāpiti Coast District Councillor and local government reform advocate Gwynn Compton has called on central government to establish a stand alone New Zealand Reconstruction… ...