John MacDonald: The campaign's nearly over. How was it for you?
With election day tomorrow, how would you rate the campaign?
It feels to me like we’ve been in campaign mode for the whole year. I couldn’t even bring myself to watch TV1's People’s Debate last night all the way through to the end.
Elections are never an overly positive affair, but this campaig...
RemakeWatch: Cape Fear
What would you do if that shadow from your past came back to haunt you? How would you react if that rude guy who you stiffed when you were working at McDonald's by only putting eight chicken nuggets in his order of ten suddenly reappeared, determined to exact terrible vengeance upon your entire f...
John MacDonald: Luxon and Hipkins have nothing to crow about
On Saturday afternoon, a mate asked me what I thought was going to happen in the election.
I said that I thought Labour would win the party vote but National would win more seats. And that Opportunity would get in with a 5.2 percent share of the party vote.
That was as much as I was willing to ...
John MacDonald: Luxon and Hipkins have nothing to crow about
On Saturday afternoon, a mate asked me what I thought was going to happen in the election.
I said that I thought Labour would win the party vote but National would win more seats. And that Opportunity would get in with a 5.2 percent share of the party vote.
That was as much as I was willing to ...
John MacDonald: What's not to like about compulsory voting?
How do you feel about a million people not voting in this year’s election?
I’m not talking here about people not getting themselves sorted and registering early because of the changes brought in by the Government.
The early cut-off. No more registering on the day.
These a million people with e...
John MacDonald: What's not to like about compulsory voting?
How do you feel about a million people not voting in this year’s election?
I’m not talking here about people not getting themselves sorted and registering early because of the changes brought in by the Government.
The early cut-off. No more registering on the day.
These a million people with e...
John MacDonald: When MMP isn't proportional, change is needed
Do we need to go back to the drawing board with MMP?
Since the election outcome at the weekend, I’ve become more and more convinced that we need to do more than just shrug our shoulders and accept that we’re going to have 11 extra MPs.
And I’m with this politics professor who is saying today th...
John MacDonald: When MMP isn't proportional, change is needed
Do we need to go back to the drawing board with MMP?
Since the election outcome at the weekend, I’ve become more and more convinced that we need to do more than just shrug our shoulders and accept that we’re going to have 11 extra MPs.
And I’m with this politics professor who is saying today th...
John MacDonald: Before any talks, get new leaders
What do you think of this call today for Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon to both stand down before any coalition talks begin?
It’s coming from former ACT leader Richard Prebble who says, regardless of the election result, it’s clear that New Zealanders don’t want either of these two to be th...
Hutt Zone - 12th November
Join John MacDonald in the Community Drive #TheHuttZone on Thursday the 12th of November 2026 at 5pm on Wellington Access Radio 106.1FM on-air or online at https://www.accessradio.org.nz/ for a variety hour of Hutt Valley stories, history, people, poetry and music.
We hear about a first for Lower...
