The Greens have a serious credibility problem when Metiria Turei, Golriz, Elizabeth Kerekere, and Darlene Tana give them a benefit fraudster, a shop lifter, a racist bully, and a migrant exploiter. Marama Davidson with her "all violence comes from cis white men" statement should not be forgotten.
As for results, Guy, the Emission Reduction Plan does nothing for this country apart from cost us billions. We could eliminate every living thing from this country and global emissions wouldn't even notice. As for Family and Sexual Violence, I haven't noticed any reduction of cases in the news. Eugene Sage let Waikerimoana burn - literally - and fall into ruin.
The Maori Party are the biggest racists in this country, and incredibly dangerous to a civil, democratic society. They are the Mazi Party as far as I'm concerned. Their "decolonisation" certainly doesn't include stopping taking as much money from the rest of us as they can, while (via their Trusts which somehow got charitable status) not paying a jot of tax themselves.
Wealth redistribution is not an answer. Otherwise why even try to get ahead? Providing the conditions for everyone who has the drive to get ahead, now that's the answer. The fact some don't is a reality as old as time.
Hipkin's must support Lange's observation that Maori sovereignty is an impossibility, and that the ToW has limitations. Then he's got to deal with anger from TePM, accept the hopeless Greens, negotiate with NZ First, or win enough votes to govern alone. Or maybe the grand coalition with National. It's a pretty big ask...
It is not Hipkins who will make Luxon a one term Prime Minister, but Luxon himself. He has shown himself incapable of taking the bold (and painful) actions which could turn the country around, and needs to be rolled by the National Caucus, in time to get the pain over with before the next election.
I’m not sure why Luxon is criticised for the racial divide. It started a while ago, well before Luxon, and the prime instigator was the Labour Party. The “Stop 3 Waters” signs were the protesters equivalents of the Maori Party’s haka. Some Maori may not like it but we need, as a nation, to reach some conclusions. Is it a partnership of the type Maori seek? What is sovereignty? Who has it? Does the Government have to consult Maori every time there’s a decision? Is the Waitangi Tribunal part of the problem? Seymour’s Bill is the start of a necessary conversation. The inflammatory Waititi and Jackson contributions are the source of the conflict, not Seymour or Luxon.
The albatross of labour is Willie and TPM. If labour wants power again it has to tone down the separatist co governance narrative and find a mutually beneficial solution..... It is almost feels like that if anything needs to be done then we have a group of our society that expects to be paid off .... i.e. we become a corrupt society.
Nope. Once bitten twice shy. Labour’s only hopes are repudiation of their (still) clandestine Treaty policies and commitment to a paradigmatic dismantling of NZ’s disastrous neoliberal experiment. Meantime, under Hipkins, Labour looks like the same old shambles the electorate dumped last time round.
And if you want an example of why people feel that race relations have gone down the gurgler - nothing to do with Luxon or Seymour and everything to do with Maori seeking more that their fair share of everything - what on earth has the Treaty got to do with McDonalds having a store in Wanaka, which is what officials in the Health Department believe? That’s the true racial divide and it was totally started by Maori.
For Labour to talk about CGT or any revision to the tax policies will require very clever messaging. The right and any one with property and/or land investments will scream blue murder at the very suggestion. Can we trust Chippy to manage this? Todays RNZ Morning Report did leave me underwhelmed. To mention Dunedin Hospital build and other items then when challenged about taxes for him to say that tax policy has to be discussed and decided in the future is NOT what is required for good messaging! They have had a year to sort this out! David Parker had a plan and policy outlined in a good, clear detail. Why are Labour so useless when it come to messaging that explains why a tax realignment to pay for public services is necessary in NZ!
Great point, thanks Tony! Talking about major cap-ex before he's even decided on new revenue streams is putting cart before horse. And, even before Parker, there was the Cullen tax review. I imagine that there's the usual party in-fighting causing indecision, and lots of members not trusting the leaders to make so-called "captain's calls".
Hi Guy. Thanks for your carefully considered response. In writing rapidly on Sunday evening for the morning, I've gone for punchy style. I'm not being partisan, though, as you can see from previous posts I've been critical of all parties. If Labour want to win in 2026, they need to anticipate the public opinion that stands in their way. You can see some of it in other comments on this column. And the Greens need to play their part in dispelling the scepticism. Thanks again for commenting in depth. Grant
The Greens have a serious credibility problem when Metiria Turei, Golriz, Elizabeth Kerekere, and Darlene Tana give them a benefit fraudster, a shop lifter, a racist bully, and a migrant exploiter. Marama Davidson with her "all violence comes from cis white men" statement should not be forgotten.
As for results, Guy, the Emission Reduction Plan does nothing for this country apart from cost us billions. We could eliminate every living thing from this country and global emissions wouldn't even notice. As for Family and Sexual Violence, I haven't noticed any reduction of cases in the news. Eugene Sage let Waikerimoana burn - literally - and fall into ruin.
The Maori Party are the biggest racists in this country, and incredibly dangerous to a civil, democratic society. They are the Mazi Party as far as I'm concerned. Their "decolonisation" certainly doesn't include stopping taking as much money from the rest of us as they can, while (via their Trusts which somehow got charitable status) not paying a jot of tax themselves.
Wealth redistribution is not an answer. Otherwise why even try to get ahead? Providing the conditions for everyone who has the drive to get ahead, now that's the answer. The fact some don't is a reality as old as time.
Hipkin's must support Lange's observation that Maori sovereignty is an impossibility, and that the ToW has limitations. Then he's got to deal with anger from TePM, accept the hopeless Greens, negotiate with NZ First, or win enough votes to govern alone. Or maybe the grand coalition with National. It's a pretty big ask...
It is not Hipkins who will make Luxon a one term Prime Minister, but Luxon himself. He has shown himself incapable of taking the bold (and painful) actions which could turn the country around, and needs to be rolled by the National Caucus, in time to get the pain over with before the next election.
As the adage goes - possibly invented by our Aussie cuzzies - "oppositions don't win elections, governments lose them."
That adage certainly applies to 2023!
It applies anywhere, anytime.
I’m not sure why Luxon is criticised for the racial divide. It started a while ago, well before Luxon, and the prime instigator was the Labour Party. The “Stop 3 Waters” signs were the protesters equivalents of the Maori Party’s haka. Some Maori may not like it but we need, as a nation, to reach some conclusions. Is it a partnership of the type Maori seek? What is sovereignty? Who has it? Does the Government have to consult Maori every time there’s a decision? Is the Waitangi Tribunal part of the problem? Seymour’s Bill is the start of a necessary conversation. The inflammatory Waititi and Jackson contributions are the source of the conflict, not Seymour or Luxon.
The albatross of labour is Willie and TPM. If labour wants power again it has to tone down the separatist co governance narrative and find a mutually beneficial solution..... It is almost feels like that if anything needs to be done then we have a group of our society that expects to be paid off .... i.e. we become a corrupt society.
Nope. Once bitten twice shy. Labour’s only hopes are repudiation of their (still) clandestine Treaty policies and commitment to a paradigmatic dismantling of NZ’s disastrous neoliberal experiment. Meantime, under Hipkins, Labour looks like the same old shambles the electorate dumped last time round.
And if you want an example of why people feel that race relations have gone down the gurgler - nothing to do with Luxon or Seymour and everything to do with Maori seeking more that their fair share of everything - what on earth has the Treaty got to do with McDonalds having a store in Wanaka, which is what officials in the Health Department believe? That’s the true racial divide and it was totally started by Maori.
For Labour to talk about CGT or any revision to the tax policies will require very clever messaging. The right and any one with property and/or land investments will scream blue murder at the very suggestion. Can we trust Chippy to manage this? Todays RNZ Morning Report did leave me underwhelmed. To mention Dunedin Hospital build and other items then when challenged about taxes for him to say that tax policy has to be discussed and decided in the future is NOT what is required for good messaging! They have had a year to sort this out! David Parker had a plan and policy outlined in a good, clear detail. Why are Labour so useless when it come to messaging that explains why a tax realignment to pay for public services is necessary in NZ!
Great point, thanks Tony! Talking about major cap-ex before he's even decided on new revenue streams is putting cart before horse. And, even before Parker, there was the Cullen tax review. I imagine that there's the usual party in-fighting causing indecision, and lots of members not trusting the leaders to make so-called "captain's calls".
Cheers.
Hi Guy. Thanks for your carefully considered response. In writing rapidly on Sunday evening for the morning, I've gone for punchy style. I'm not being partisan, though, as you can see from previous posts I've been critical of all parties. If Labour want to win in 2026, they need to anticipate the public opinion that stands in their way. You can see some of it in other comments on this column. And the Greens need to play their part in dispelling the scepticism. Thanks again for commenting in depth. Grant