John Hartevelt

Nov 24, 2023 | rnz.co.nz | John Hartevelt

Analysis - Welcome to the circus. The announcement of an historic three-party coalition at Parliament's Banquet Hall was wild enough to rank alongside the best reality TV. There were three ring masters - Winston Peters, Christopher Luxon and David Seymour - each with spectacularly different ideas about what they were there to do. There was a metric tonne of policy announcements - far too many to examine in any kind of detail on the hoof.

Nov 3, 2023 | rnz.co.nz | John Hartevelt

It could just as well have been John Key in the suit Christopher Luxon filled at Parliament on Friday. An hour after the (almost) final result of the election was announced, the National Party leader breezed into a room at Parliament for a press conference. National had lost two seats. It no longer had the numbers to govern with the ACT Party alone. It must strike a deal with NZ First, a scenario National had given grave warnings about less than a month ago. But no worries, Luxon reckoned.

Oct 14, 2023 | rnz.co.nz | John Hartevelt

坏事不过三。 在令人惊叹的"John Key时代"之后，国家党先后尝试了三位继任者，但都不尽如人意。 2021年11月，Christopher Luxon接管了这支支离破碎的政党。他被32名国会同僚选中，既是出于绝望，也是出于希望。今天，他是即将上任的下届总理。 几乎所有普通选票在昨晚晚些时候都已经统计完毕，国家党获得了38.95%的党票，行动党获得了8.98%。两个党总计勉强维持住61个席位，刚达到组建政府的最低要求。 距离危险边缘如此之近，以至于Luxon肯定会不得不向优先党寻求合作，后者的得票率惊人地飙升至6.4%--足够获得8个席位--完成了令人惊讶的国会回归。 另一方面，工党则度过了一个灾难性的夜晚，现在面临着自己的领导危机。工党只获得26.8%的选票，并有多个选区惨遭翻盘，党魁Chris Hipkins似乎有了辞职迹象，不过工党党内希望他不要立即辞职，而是更有秩序地完成权力交接。 绿党党票没有达到预期，只获得了10.7%，不过惊人地赢得了三个选区席位。 毛利党也加入了抢劫工党选区的行列，并赢得了其中的4个，包括Hauraki Waikato选区，Nanaia...

Oct 14, 2023 | msn.com | John Hartevelt

Oct 14, 2023 | rnz.co.nz | John Hartevelt

Fourth time lucky. After the wondrous John Key years, National tried three successors. None of them measured up. In November 2021, Christopher Luxon took over a party in tatters. He was picked by 32 caucus colleagues in desperation, as much as hope. Today, he is Prime Minister-elect. With almost all of the ordinary ballots counted late last night, National had 38.95 percent of the party vote, and ACT 8.98 percent. Between them, they were clinging to 61 seats, the barest possible margin to govern.