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This week shattered any illusions New Zealand is a faraway haven

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By Toby Manhire 
| The Spinoff
Pete Hegseth, slayer of freeriders. Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images OPINIONPoliticsabout 12 hours ago Pete Hegseth, slayer of freeriders. Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images The world keeps shaking our windows. Volatile, volatile, volatile. It’s a word Christopher Luxon has deployed dozens of times in diagnosing the condition of the world since his state of the nation setpiece in January.
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NZ First is a sanctuary. But which parties have its current and future MPs fled from?

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By Toby Manhire 
| The Spinoff
Winston Peters and the rodeo of national significance. Evacuees from at least five former homes have found safe haven in Winston Peters’ big gazebo. Not since the formation of United Future in 1995 has one party provided such a refuge for the exiles of existing parties. New Zealand First’s latest recruit, announced yesterday, is Elliot Ikilei, an old New Conservative and a spokesperson for the lobby group Hobson’s Pledge.
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God no longer defend Peter Thiel, please, for he is forsaking New Zealand

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By Toby Manhire 
| The Spinoff
A once-great Kiwi and enthusiast for Antichrist chat seems to be falling for a rival bolt-hole paradise, Argentina. What a day it must have been. In August 2011, tech billionaire Peter Thiel swore his allegiance to the queen, her heirs and successors, and pledged to faithfully observe the laws of New Zealand and fulfil his duties as a New Zealand citizen.
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