"GERRY BROWNLEE - THE TOLLGATE KING" - 7 June 2026 HOW GERRY BROWNLEE TURNED THE PEOPLE'S PARLIAMENT INTO HIS PERSONAL PROPERTY PORTFOLIOIvor Jones The Māori Green Lantern·3d ago·17 min readThe Press via Reddit/r/newzealandThe Press/The Post, Charlie Mitchell, 5 June 2026Point of OrderReddit/r/newzealand
"THE HOBSON'S PLEDGE PRODUCTION LINE: Lobby Group Writes the Law, Plants the Candidate, and Sends the Invoice" - 2 June 2026THE HOBSON'S PLEDGE PRODUCTION LINE: Lobby Group Writes the Law, Plants the Candidate, and Sends the InvoiceIvor Jones The Māori Green Lantern·Jun 2·19 min readNZ First's press release via Scoop confirmed itLaw change will stop councils appointing iwi representatives as full voting membersThe government says the change will stop councils appointing iwi representatives as full voting members, as it was “not democratic”.RNZLillian HanlyRNZ political reporter Lillian HanlyNZ First's official press release via Scoop
Hipkins Drags Out Phoney War With CoalitionIf Labour leads the next government, He Puapua will undoubtedly be back at full throttle – even though Hipkins will undoubtedly not mention it by name.THE GOOD OIL·May 18·7 min readPoint of Order
