OVERHANGS. STRATEGIC VOTING. TWO VOTES. ONE LOLLY SCRAMBLE. 🍬 VoteSmart2026.co.nz Heard strategic voting mentioned approximately 4,000 times lately but still not entirely sure how it works? Wondering what an overhang is, why Parliament can suddenly sprout extra MPs, or how using your two votes differently could change the final numbers? Excellent. We bought lollies. In just a few minutes, we explain the whole thing using jellybeans, M&Ms, gummy teeth, Froot Loops, blackballs, gummy bears and a suspiciously important collection of chocolate bullets. No political science degree required. Just two votes, some very peculiar maths, and 120 seats that don't necessarily stay 120. Watch The Lolly Scramble, then head to VoteSmart2026.co.nz to learn more about how your two votes work. And share this with someone who still thinks an overhang is something requiring Spanx. 😜 Authorised by NZ Media Holdings 2023 Ltd (RCR Media), [email protected]

"There is nothing so permanent as a temporary government program.” — Michael Arbon @arbsmichael 🇦🇺 Australia stopped making cars in 2017, yet the luxury car tax remains. 💰🚗 Michael Arbon asks what purpose it serves today — and points to the billions it brings in for the government. 🎥 Watch here: rcr.media/episodes/michael-a…

"Young people generally go Green and then they grow up and become sensible." - David Harvey, Retired Judge Harvey doesn't hold back while discussing proposals for votes at 16 alongside restrictions on social media access. Is there a political contradiction in saying teenagers can make an informed choice at the ballot box but not online? 🎥 Watch here: rcr.media/episodes/david-har… Learn more about your vote and MMP: VoteSmart2026.co.nz 📫 Stay across Election 2026. Get RCR’s Bites FREE: BiteMe.news

"I think the real game changer is reducing the company tax from 28% to 20%." - Simon Angelo Angelo says NZ First's company tax policy could suddenly make New Zealand more competitive with Australia and Singapore, and far more attractive for businesses looking to invest and grow. Could an 8-point company tax cut be one of the biggest economic policies of the election? 🎥 Watch here: rcr.media/episodes/money-tal… Learn more about your vote and MMP: VoteSmart2026.co.nz 📫 Stay across Election 2026. Get RCR’s Bites FREE: BiteMe.news

"How are we going to make sure that we can build safeguards into the future." - Alfred Ngaro, NZ First Candidate and Former Cabinet Minister Ngaro says the COVID debate should not only be about looking backwards, but about making sure future governments cannot repeat decisions that damaged trust and divided families. What safeguards should New Zealand put in place before the next national emergency? 🎥 Watch here: rcr.media/episodes/alfred-ng… Learn more about your vote and MMP: VoteSmart2026.co.nz 📫 Stay across Election 2026. Get RCR’s Bites FREE: BiteMe.news

"They'll all be subject to a social credit scoring system of some kind." - Patrick Wood, Researcher, Author & Founder of Technocracy News Wood argues that a society built around rented access rather than private ownership could make behavioural scoring far easier to enforce. Could losing ownership also mean losing the ability to opt out? 🎥 Watch here: rcr.media/episodes/patrick-w…

What happens to your party vote if the party you support doesn't make it into Parliament? It's one of the most important questions to understand before election day. 👉 Watch our Wasted Vote video at VoteSmart2026.co.nz and share it far and wide! Vote Smart 2026 campaign authorised by RCR Media | [email protected]

Peter Williams isn't mincing his words on National's two ticks blue strategy! But what do the numbers actually tell us, and could the party vote produce an unexpected result? 👉 Explore VoteSmart2026.co.nz and share it far and wide! Vote Smart 2026 campaign authorised by RCR Media | [email protected]

🌐 RCR.Media | "You'll own nothing. We will own everything and we'll let you use it at our pleasure." - Patrick Wood, Researcher, Author & Founder of Technocracy News Wood argues tokenisation could push society toward a model where corporations or custodians own the asset while individuals merely receive permission to use it. Is the biggest risk of the digital economy that ownership itself quietly disappears? 🎥 Watch here: rcr.media/episodes/patrick-w…

🇦🇺 🌐 RCR.Media | "They basically want to kind of dictate to you what you can and cannot see online." - Andrew Lowenthal, Journalist and Founder of Liber-net @NAffects 🇦🇺 If government forces social feeds toward only content from accounts users already follow, the damage may not stop at free speech. It could shut small and medium businesses out from reaching new customers organically. Has anyone properly counted the economic cost of "My Feed My Way"? 🎥 Watch here: rcr.media/episodes/andrew-lo…

🌐 RCR.Media | ELECTION 2026 "A lot of New Zealanders watch overseas, and they don't want that to happen to our country." - Winston Peters @winstonpeters, NZ First Party Leader @nzfirst Peters says unrest in parts of Europe is making New Zealanders question what happens when immigration grows without enough emphasis on integration. Are we learning from what is happening overseas before similar tensions emerge here? 🎥 Watch here: rcr.media/episodes/winston-p… Learn more about your vote and MMP: VoteSmart2026.co.nz 📫 Stay across Election 2026. Get RCR’s Bites FREE: BiteMe.news

Overhang seats. Strategic voting. The quirks of MMP. There's a lot more to our electoral system than most Kiwis realise. And understanding the rules could make all the difference this election. 👉 Get informed at VoteSmart2026.co.nz and share it far and wide! Vote Smart 2026 campaign authorised by RCR Media | [email protected]

🌐 RCR.Media | ELECTION 2026 "Here come these two political parties, hugging them and saying that their behaviour is legitimate and it's everybody else's fault? Just a great shame." - Winston Peters @winstonpeters, NZ First Party Leader @nzfirst Peters says there is a huge difference between trying to reform gang members and appearing to excuse their behaviour. Will this become one of the defining issues voters remember when they enter the polling booth? 🎥 Watch here: rcr.media/episodes/winston-p… Learn more about your vote and MMP: VoteSmart2026.co.nz 📫 Stay across Election 2026. Get RCR’s Bites FREE: BiteMe.news

⁨📷⁩ ⁨RCR host Maree Buscke has been getting her step count up around her local hood. She's had a couple of lovely chats with neighbours, and interest in the vote split was genuine and well received. @MacBuscke Learn more about your vote and MMP: VoteSmart2026.co.nz⁩

🇦🇺 🌐 RCR.Media | "If you don't like the idea of Pauline Hanson dictating to you what you can and cannot see on the internet, then you should really be against this Bill." - Andrew Lowenthal, Journalist and Founder of Liber-net @NAffects 🇦🇺 Lowenthal's challenge is aimed straight at supporters of stronger online regulation: any power created today can eventually end up in the hands of politicians you oppose. Would you still support these powers if your political opponents controlled them tomorrow? 🎥 Watch here: rcr.media/episodes/andrew-lo…

🌐 RCR.Media | 🚐🐾 AUCKLAND NORTH: RCR ROAD TRIPPIN’ IS COMING YOUR WAY! 🎉 Auckland North, come and meet the RCR Road Trippin’ crew for a chance to connect, have a chat and meet some familiar faces from RCR! 📅 Friday 30 October 📍 Birkenhead RSA, Recreation Drive ⏰ 6pm 🍔 Bar, bar food, and restaurant on site 🌟 SPECIAL GUESTS CONFIRMED! 🎙️ Natalie Cutler-Welsh, host of Up Your Brave 💰 Simon Angelo, regular guest on Money Talks 💚 Alia Bland, co-founder VFF & RCR And of course, Dean and his adorable travelling companion Buster 🐶 will be there too, alongside Meagan! Come along, bring a friend and enjoy the opportunity to meet the crew, hear from our special guests, and chat with fellow supporters. 📣 Auckland North locals… spread the word! We can’t wait to see you there. And Buster will be looking forward to meeting you! 🐾❤️🚐

🌐 RCR.Media | ELECTION 2026 "We're going to fire you. You're gone. We're not taking that sort of arrogance coming in from the state." - Winston Peters @winstonpeters, NZ First Party Leader @nzfirst Peters says what happened with The Platform crossed a line, with regulators acting as though they had powers he says were never granted in law. Is dismissal the right response when state agencies become too comfortable pushing beyond their mandate? 🎥 Watch here: rcr.media/episodes/winston-p… Learn more about your vote and MMP: VoteSmart2026.co.nz 📫 Stay across Election 2026. Get RCR’s Bites FREE: BiteMe.news

Two votes. Two different jobs. And potentially a very different election result. Don Brash explains why splitting your vote is worth understanding, and how MMP can produce some surprising outcomes. 👉 Learn more at VoteSmart2026.co.nz and share it far and wide! Vote Smart 2026 campaign authorised by RCR Media | [email protected]

🌐 RCR.Media | ELECTION 2026 "The cost of which we're still paying." - Winston Peters @winstonpeters, NZ First Party Leader @nzfirst Peters says New Zealand is still living with the consequences of the COVID response and argues those decisions deserve far more scrutiny. Have we properly examined what was done, what it cost, and who should be held accountable? 🎥 Watch here: rcr.media/episodes/winston-p… Learn more about your vote and MMP: VoteSmart2026.co.nz 📫 Stay across Election 2026. Get RCR’s Bites FREE: BiteMe.news

🇦🇺 🌐 RCR.Media | "That whole thing is really a cover for the real point of this Bill, which is essentially kind of government control over kind of what people are seeing." - Andrew Lowenthal, Journalist and Founder of Liber-net @NAffects 🇦🇺 Lowenthal says Australia's "My Feed My Way" pitch sounds like user choice, but the real power sits in how government defines and regulates online harms. Is this really about giving users more control, or giving government more control over users? 🎥 Watch here: rcr.media/episodes/andrew-lo…