Te Pati Maori have pushed their radical separatist line so far that even many on the left are beginning to cringe.
Their antics in Parliament — the arrogance, the disruptive behaviour, the refusal to play by the same rules as everyone else — are alienating the very public Labour relies on.
Yet Hipkins clings to the alliance as though it’s the only way to shore up numbers.
If you enjoy proper yarns about New Zealand politics with zero filter, this one’s for you.
A thoughtful and sometimes provocative conversation that gives listeners the real context behind one of New Zealand’s most discussed new platforms.
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You can’t spend a century removing the institutions that give people purpose, accountability, and mutual necessity, and then be surprised when they reach for something that makes the absence feel like nothing at all.
They didn’t have pasta, but a Roman recipe book has some familiar Mediterranean favourites.
