Why Labour lost the 2023 election so badly November 22, 2023 By 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 spoils October 14, 2023 The 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 Debate September 28, 2023 In 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 Otaki September 22, 2023 Te 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… ...
Kapiti Grey Power to Host Very Busy Election Candidate Meetings September 22, 2023 Kapiti Grey Power are again doing their thing, and hosting Election Candidate meetings for the up coming General Elections, and full sets of candidates or… ...
Ali Muhammad in Otaki election bout for Green Party August 29, 2023 Ali 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 Otaki August 28, 2023 The 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 Treatments August 23, 2023 Tim 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 you August 20, 2023 Prime 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 reactions July 31, 2023 When 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 laughs July 29, 2023 Aotearoa’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 Ō2NL July 27, 2023 Horowhenua District Councillors penned a letter to the new Minister of Transport Hon David Parker this week seeking assurances that funding is committed for the… ...
Green Party announces Gina Dao-McLay as candidate for Mana Electorate March 17, 2023 The Green Party says it is proud to announce Gina Dao-McLay as their candidate for Mana in the upcoming general election. “I’m thankful for the… ...
Call for Reconstruction Authority in wake of Cyclone Gabrielle February 21, 2023 Former Kāpiti Coast District Councillor and local government reform advocate Gwynn Compton has called on central government to establish a stand alone New Zealand Reconstruction… ...
