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Early voting is open and yeah, it’s easy to feel like everything is negative and shitty, but let me show you what happened behind the scenes when Green MPs celebrated Pop Culture… It shows there are people who want to vote for positive change. We can do it from today! Don't forget to vote for 'Paul... The Other One' for Listeners Choice at this year's Listeners Choice category at www.nzpodcastawards.com/nominate
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An MP who abused her position to send personal attacks on MPI staff to try and get her family off horrific animal abuse charges, a conspiracy theory pusher angry Jacinda took her guns after people were murdered by an extremist who fell down rabbit holes with the same noise she makes online and an Act candidate who thinks fake unions are more valid for information paid by tobacco companies than actual news sources.
As a Nation, we have seen first hand the impacts of extremist radicalisation in the most tragic way possible And our media had a role to play in that - so have we taken the lessons of march 15 and improved things? Sadly, it looks like the opposite is true.
It's a mess, it's voter suppression, it's a deliberate ploy to stop people voting - and it sucks but you won't fix the system if you're not enrolled by the end of today. Don't forget to vote for 'Paul... The Other One' for Listeners Choice at this year's Listeners Choice category at www.nzpodcastawards.com/nominate 🗳️ Get ready for election day: Head over to www.election2026.co.nz to explore free resources and interactive tools designed to help you cut through the noise and decide your vote. 🎙️ Go deeper with the community: If you love independent media, check out my award-winning podcast, weekly newsletter, and latest updates right here: https://linktr.ee/paul_barlownz ☕ Keep this work independent: Producing these tools and content takes time and resources. If you find value in what I do, consider backing the project with a paid subscription or a one-off donation to keep us growing: https://buymeacoffee.com/paul.theotheroneEvery bit of support makes a massive difference as we push for a change of government in 2026! 🇳🇿 #nzpol #nzpolitics #onetermgovernment ©️ Paul… The Other One, 2026
Sentiment tracking helps us see what messages are landing, or in the case of National, tanking with audiences - and there's a really clear reason why - voters are sick of being lied to.
The third and final Chrises debate followed a common theme - Christopher Luxon spoke and incorrect things fell out of his mouth. Don't forget to vote for 'Paul... The Other One' for Listeners Choice at this year's Listeners Choice category at www.nzpodcastawards.com/nominate