NZ Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds asks what can be done from Opposition other than tap the sign with the election date. This is emblematic of everything that's wrong with Labour under Hipkins.
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#BradburyGroup
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
