The polls show the same thing: this election will be decided on a knife-edge. A handful of seats. A small shift in public opinion. A few months where the narrative is either challenged – or allowed to harden.
And right now, the danger is clear.
There has not been a single mainstream poll in the last two years showing Chris Hipkins returning to power without being completely dependent on the Greens and Te Pāti Māori.
That would be the most radical government in our lifetime. It would be a government forced to trade policy, spending, and democratic principles for coalition survival.
You’ve already seen what that looks like.
If you thought Nanaia Mahuta’s Three Waters ‘co-governance’ was bad, imagine what Chris Hipkins will need to cook up to keep Te Pāti Māori happy!
Higher taxes. Radical co-governance entrenched. Economic growth sacrificed.
Make no mistake, this is the real risk New Zealand faces in November.
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If you thought Nanaia Mahuta’s Three Waters ‘co-governance’ was bad, imagine what Chris Hipkins will need to cook up to keep Te Pāti Māori happy!
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