Almost like moving right to placate the loud right-wingers loses you tons of votes on the left and gains you none on the right.
Almost like right-wing voters will never vote labour regardless of how much you try to appease them.
Who could have predicted that?!?
#nzpol #nzlabour
Surely if #nzlabour responded to a war level response to fossil fuel volatility by committing to taking our electrical grid to 100% renewable and a plan to scale it to fulfil all our future internal energy needs they’d run away with the election? #nzpol
Social media is a thing, but long form is hard. No surprise these Substack handles remain unclaimed in an election year: nzgreens, nzlabour, nznational, actnz, nzfirst, tepartimaori. And these are the people shaping technology policy. #NZGreens #NZLabour #NZNational #ACTnz #NZFirst #TePartiMaori
"We won't be talking about [coalition options] until after the election, but the reality is, you know, Winston has shown in the past he can form a coalition with anyone ..."
#WillieJackson, 2026 […]
McAnulty doesn't deliver the script with much conviction. What interesting though is that he sounded much less like a talking-point-chanting zombie when he said this, just before the bit I quoted;
"If we had to have a coalition partner I'd pick the Greens." […]
This could sink their election chances.
A war in Iran will cause instability in this region for a decade or more. The LNG price isn’t going to come back down.
#nzgreens and #nzlabour — a graph of LNG prices is now your #nzelection campaign foundations. Show it everywhere. Mock this fool.
I watched some of Chris Hipkins' State of the Nation Speech for #NZLabour via NZHerald's YouTube channel so it should be on their website too ... Not easy to find!
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
#NZpol @chrishipkins.bsky.social
YouTube link is easier
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wAE...
This government has shown nothing but bad faith for long term plans. Why must <the implied new> #NZLabour government acquiesce when they will not? The National Party is no more the natural party of government as they are better at managing the economy! #nzpol
www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...
The Labour website policy page lists only what they've announced as flagship election policies
https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/
I had to dig around the site to find their full policy platform, via a link half way down their party information page;
https://www.labour.org.nz/party_info […]
This is really interesting. The Savage government worked because they created something that hadn't existed before. They changed the rules.
A 🧵 #nzlabour should read @chrishipkins.bsky.social
#NZLabour please run someone against this total muppet! Preferably someone who isn't tone deaf AND believes in climate action
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Two of my favourite topics of conversation in one blog: a) the films of Christopher Nolan;
b) modern economic policy.
Bravo, @richardjmurphy.bsky.social . Bravo.
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
#taxwealthnotwork #nzpol #nzlabour #nznational
Speaking of rage bait...
Bingo card:
✅blames #NZLabour
✅Dig at Wellington
✅Media don't like me
✅ We're doing well 🤣
✅ I'm proud of our savings
He was also just allowed to say this unchecked with no scrutiny -- yip the media is against you
#nzpol
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
That man is 🤮. Did they blame #NZLabour in the article?
That headline would only be #NZHearld acceptable if it was about #NZLabour or The Greens. Do they blame #NZLabour in the article? That's a favourite trick of theirs.
The cost of food is too high. The competitive system isn't working. #NZLabour should intervene. Forget butter, milk and cheese. If someone is struggling to get food they're not buying these!
When a constitutional expert has spent the entirety of the current National term saying that our system is becoming less democratic, #NZLabour should listen.
National doesn't negotiate with unions in good faith. #NZLabour needs too.
This is, as they say, low hanging fruit or an easy win.
#NZLabour voters want a proper, workers first -- people first Labour. Nobody wants tinkering around the bloody edges. National has implemented a lot of anti-worker policy and it needs to go!
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
This increase* is shitty and isn't even worth reporting unless you're an anti-worker coalition trying to seem friendly to workers. Spoiler -- they're definitely anti-workers.
The increase* $23.50 to $23.95.
#nzpol #nzlabour
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Laura does an excellent job of humanizing the cruelty and failed ideology started by Ruth Richardson and as yet unremedied by successive governments -- including #NZLabour
#nzpol #thespinoff
thespinoff.co.nz/atea/28-09-2...
There are some things this man's unchecked, blind privilege can teach the left. #nzlabour #nzpol
- Find your friendly media. understand and acknowledge not all media is friendly E.g. Stuff seems Luxon friendly, The Hearld, Mike Hosking.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
#NZCTU offered a challenge to #NZLabour. One that I think they should accept.
"...Give those in unions a reason to vote for the party..."
#nzpol #unions #workers
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Hello #nzlabour folks on Bluesky, I'm just letting you know, I would be exceedingly happy if your party had a leadership shake up.
Have you forgotten what having the energy of Ardern felt like in 2017? I haven't.
This isn't it. I want bold action. I want hope. I don't want incrementalism.
