Post-election 2023: The people have spoken and they are not happy
I decided to hold off on talking the New Zealand elections until the final results came in, which they did on November 3rd.
Author: James K
James is a government policy analyst, and lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
His interests including wargaming, computer gaming (especially RPGs and strategy games), Dungeons & Dragons and scepticism.
No part of any of his posts or comments should be construed as the position of any part of the New Zealand government, or indeed any agency he may be associated with.
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