NZ Politics — Election 2026 — Chris Hipkins — Labour Party — MMP — Te Pāti Māori — NZ First — Winston Peters — National Party — Christopher Luxon — ACT — John Key — Harry Mowbray — Nick Mowbray — Zuru
Hipkins the Hypocrite
Hipkins called Harry Mowbray’s split-vote campaign an absolute rort by wealthy entrenched interests. Under MMP an overhang is a feature, not a loophole. Chippy only hates it when his mates aren’t running it. If it is absolute fraud, rule Te Pāti Māori out. He will not.
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Iain Murray said he had been interested in politics for years. Dissatisfaction with the previous Labour government’s record on the economy, education, crime and health eventually prompted him to stand for ACT.
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The property belongs to Auckland Council. This event is being advertised at a publicly owned cultural facility, made available through a highly concessionary council lease.
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The word for today is… proclaim (verb) - 1a: to declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly, or defiantly and in either speech or writing : announce b: to give outward indication of : show 2: to declare or declare to be solemnly, officially, or formally 3: to praise or glorify openly or publicly : extol