This isn’t a standard political interview: it’s an autopsy of the modern New Zealand political machine. Ngaro provides a rare insider’s perspective.
In this episode of The Good Oil, Cam Slater sits down with former National MP Alfred Ngaro. This isn’t a standard political interview: it’s an autopsy of the modern New Zealand political machine.
Ngaro provides a rare insider’s perspective on the shift from the “Old School” politics of John Key and Winston Peters to the “Managerial” era of Christopher Luxon and the “Performative” era of Jacinda Ardern.
National rails against Labour when it suits them, yet reaches for their votes the moment their own coalition partners refuse to play ball.
In a fragmented parliament, the tuatara that adapts survives. Unlike the tuatara, Mr Peters is never constrained by the past.
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