People want options beyond the tired old red and blue. They want parties that will actually challenge the status quo rather than protect it. Hooton can push his grand coalition fantasy all he likes.
This contest is a genuine test of whether these two can ever function together. Labour needs the seats to get close to power. Te Pāti Māori needs to hold them to keep their leverage.
Kiwis voted for change in 2023. They do not want a return to the days when the only choice was between two shades of the same colour.
If Labour and Chris Hipkins are the answer, then it must have been a very stupid question. Kiwis deserve better than recycled excuses and unfulfilled rhetoric.
Tune in for laughs, tough truths and a reminder that real change starts with honest conversations.
National can keep leaking and attacking if they want. But they might want to remember one thing in politics: you have to know how to count. On the current numbers this looks more like panic than strategy.
National should focus on governing instead of this tired old vendetta. But old habits die hard. The attacks will continue and NZ First will respond in kind.
Voters can see who has good judgement when it actually matters. This government needs Winston’s steady hand more than ever; not Luxon’s urge to follow the crowd.
Voters and donors alike are looking for alternatives. National had better start providing them or the river of donations will continue to flow elsewhere.
