Roll Him While He’s in Shenzhen
Jenny Shipley gathered the numbers while Jim Bolger was at CHOGM. Christopher Luxon is flying to Shenzhen before the specials are in. I wouldn’t be leaving if I were him.
The Week at The Good Oil, 6 to 12 Nov
The count, the overhang, Hipkins, Luxon and the MMP rewriters. Everything we ran from 6 to 12 November.
Hold Your Horses Until 27 November
Since election night, David Seymour and others have been talking out of turn. Winston Peters told them to wait for the final result. That is still the sensible advice.
The Centre Wants the Minors Shut Out
Guy Haddleton wants National and Labour to combine forces and review MMP. Voters just grew the smaller parties. The establishment’s answer is to lock them out.
He Only Calls It Manipulation When It Doesn’t Help Him
Hipkins says National is clinging on by manipulating the electoral system. Te Pāti Māori ran an overhang strategy, too, and he needs those seats.
There’s No Vacancy. Just Two Losses.
Hipkins says there is no vacancy and the election is not over. The caucus may wait until 27 November. It will not wait forever.