Voting is open; voting closes on the 11th of October. Here are the positions that Christchurchers can vote on, with links to find your ward's individual candidates, and my thoughts, on the mayoral race most of all. They shouldn't have expanded the word limit for these blurbs, you really lose the drive to crisp communication by offering authors this kind of breathing space. It's like Trump's "Truths" compared to his Tweets. He's completely lost the juice. That Elizabeth Warren

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Fifteen predictions I definitely didn't forget to upload three days ago. No fluff, just the stuff.

The Chancellor has forced a snap election, and change looms. This election bears many similarities to ours last year - let's discuss!

It's the final countdown! With Election Day dawning tomorrow, I take you through what to expect.

My timeline of watching a clown talk to a moron.

Keep MMP by all means, but we deserve real choices in our electorates, not Nat/Lab dominance.

At the end of 2022, I ruminated on what might come to pass in election year. Let's look back on last year and see how right I was.

He's got the most experience, the most leverage, and a real shot at winning: Raf Manji is worthy of serving as Christchurch's MP.

I saw David Seymour at the Christchurch Town Hall and took a lot of notes. It was a while ago so this is piecemeal, but here you go.

This image is not an endorsement of Winston Peters or the NZFirst Party. I will, however, concede the striking visual similarity.

My usual "favourite elections" article, published early and curated to be NZ-only so y'all can read up on NZ before deciding who to vote for

An overview of where each of the parties stands and what challenges are coming up for them, before the debates shake everything up.

Bonus content! I'll try to update this with any more info that I get my hands on, so keep an eye on this resource if you want to stay posted

Fringe people far down the ACT list will never enter Parliament. What about the bunch who will? And who's #4 to David's left on the bus?

Labour is staring up from a deep hole, but they are beginning to climb out and National is failing to stop them. Who's the next roadblock?

Enjoy the updated blog image! As I shift into high gear for the election, here's a preview for my upcoming coverage of the debate.

Here's my disclaimer that I won't lie to you while I provide information to help you decide who to vote for. Get in touch with questions!

A few weeks ago I attended Raf Manji's second public meeting in Ilam. My expectations were skeptical. What I found intrigued me.

I respond to the well thought out report on MMP from the other week by imploring our Parliament to, as a wise man once said, "go nut-nut".