henry cooke

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01 October 2026 06:46

I'll be live-blogging our Kingmakers debate, just like the good old days, on The Press and The Post. The debate kicks off at 7.30pm and features: - Winston Peters - David Seymour - Chlöe Swarbrick - Qiuelae Wong - Rawiri Waititi It'll be fun! www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

Eric Crampton

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27 September 2026 20:58

The Commerce Act doesn't include break-up as penalty for anything relevant to retail grocery. I tried to imagine the path that could lead to that kind of power in more standard approaches to competition policy. It's at best a stretch. I hate election years. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

henry cooke

henrycooke.bsky.social

27 September 2026 20:39

Labour won campaign launch day with some pretty simple political wisdom: - Don’t hire a room you can’t fill - Use your time in the spotlight to offer voters something My piece on yday: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

henry cooke

henrycooke.bsky.social

26 September 2026 00:27

In the column this week I uncover the plot to skew the election for the right - and explain why it probably won’t work: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

henry cooke

henrycooke.bsky.social

20 September 2026 22:53

We're launching our Election Dashboard this morning - a one-stop shop to keep up with the election featuring: - Polls - Donations - Enrolment data - News - Odds on who will become PM www.thepost.co.nz/election-das...