Liam Hehir

Liam Hehir is from Rongotea, a small village in the Manawatū hinterland. He was formerly active in the National Party and writes about politics, religion and popular culture. He really hates it when people put cute or quirky references in their online bios.

Liam Hehir

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Opinion
Politics

Can National win back Tāmaki now that Brooke van Velden is gone?

Liam Hehir
05 May 2026
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Politics

A deathly dull conference that National will be delighted with

Liam Hehir
08 Aug 2022
Luxon-and-Tame
Politics

What Christopher Luxon should have said

Liam Hehir
27 Apr 2022
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Politics

For Simon Bridges, it just wasn’t written in the stars

Liam Hehir
16 Mar 2022
National Party Health Spokesperson Dr Shane Reti
Politics

After a year of acrimony, Shane Reti is the nice guy National needs

Liam Hehir
11 Nov 2020
Safety net
Politics

One big idea for the National Party to show it’s up for fresh thinking

Liam Hehir
27 Oct 2020

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