> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://goodoil.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Two Boring Chrises... And Qiulae - URL: https://goodoil.news/the-two-boring-chrises-and-qiulae/ - Published: 2026-11-09T20:30:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-09T20:29:59.000Z - Description: When the final curtain fell on this game of political charades, we were left with a sobering question: Didn’t New Zealanders deserve so much better from the people who claim to lead this country? - Author: Reproduced with permission - Tags: NZ Politics, Election 2026 [**Pee Kay**](https://nominister.wordpress.com/2026/11/09/two-boring-chriss-which-one-will-call-qiulae/?ref=goodoil.news) *No Minister* “Two boring Chrises,” was my wife’s opinion and *“…may the dullest Chris win”* was the headline in the *Herald* a day or so before polling day. Let’s be honest: was either Chris Luxon or Chris Hipkins ever capable of inspiring a single shred of genuine passion, let alone shifting political allegiances and forcing a radical change of vote? Hell no. For months, Luxon has acted as a one-man wrecking ball to his own base, serving as the single biggest catalyst driving traditional National voters away in absolute droves. I’m not talking about fickle swing voters or recent recruits here: these are life-long party loyalists who were utterly sick to death of Luxon’s timid leadership, his total capitulation on co-governance, and his conspicuous furtherance of Māori influence and authority. Then you look at Hipkins. Outside of the entirely deluded, dyed-in-the-wool Labour voters, who on earth could wipe his catastrophic track record from their memory? Beyond his miserable 10-month stint as prime minister serving up a stale ‘bread and butter’ diet to a starving nation, his entire ministerial career is a graveyard of failure. This is the incompetent architect who, as police minister, sat back while a lawless epidemic of ram-raids terrorised our retailers. As education minister, he forced through the ruinous, multi-million-dollar polytech merger while basic literacy and numeracy standards in our primary and secondary schools completely flatlined! And let’s not forget his absolute crowning glory – standing at the authoritarian “podium of truth” as Covid minister, smugly dictating how New Zealanders should live their lives. This total lack of inspirational leadership explains exactly why the campaign degenerated into such a hollow, cynical spectacle; but the talking is over, the final election results are in, and the ninth New Zealand general election of the 21st century is done and dusted. This campaign exposed a depressing reality: weeks of political theatre were entirely consumed by petty squabbling over tax brackets, petrol prices and global shipping volatility. It exposed the delusion that Wellington can somehow shield us from global economic shocks – as if our local politicians could somehow control the Straits of Hormuz! But what was so thoroughly depressing was the complete and total absence of any inspiring, grand vision of how to build a better, more prosperous New Zealand. New Zealand desperately needs a genuine statesman. A leader who rises above petty partisan politics and is driven by an absolute, unwavering desire to do what is best for this country today and for generations to come. Instead, this big-picture policy void proves we are cursed with a modern strain of low-calibre, poll-driven, focus-group addicted politicians. Are they leaders or are they are merely bureaucratic managers utterly incapable of true statesmanship, blind to the future, and unqualified to lead a great nation? By weaponising identity and wealth, by pitting New Zealander against New Zealander, these career politicians chose to protect their own benches rather than offer a single shred of genuine, transformative vision for our future. They have reduced the high office of leadership to a mere exercise in risk management and self-preservation. Ultimately, we are left with a political class that would rather manage our decline for a guaranteed pension than risk their careers to build a prosperous, forward thinking and unified nation. If we needed any more proof that this campaign was entirely bankrupt of real leadership, look no further than the absolute avalanche of lazy scare tactics. Instead of standing up and proudly pitching an inspiring plan to make New Zealand a better place, both major parties treated us like children who could be frightened into submission. The entire political debate was dragged down by childish, negative attack ads warning us about a looming catastrophe if the other side got in. We were bombarded with hysterical warnings about a left-wing “coalition of chaos” on one side, and constant screaming about a right-wing “three-headed monster” on the other. This exhausting race to the bottom focused entirely on how terrible opponents were, completely crowding out mature discussion on real issues. When a political class spends weeks trying to scare you rather than earning your trust, it proves they have entirely run out of genuine ideas. To make matters worse, we were subjected to the utter ridiculousness of the coalition partners publicly squabbling over party and electorate votes, actively gaming the system for their own survival. This strategic mess has triggered a massive electoral overhang, bloating the halls of parliament with even more unneeded, inexperienced, taxpayer-funded MPs. At a time when everyday New Zealanders are screaming for less waste, we are being forced to bankroll a freeloading, house of politicians who did absolutely nothing to earn it except bicker their way into a cushy, guaranteed seat. God save us! Throughout the campaign, we have witnessed the heavy-handed influence of another key player in this game of political charades: the MSM. Major establishment media platforms have increasingly abandoned any semblance of objective coverage, opting instead to act as ideological participants. This systemic shift has not gone unnoticed by the public; indeed, public polling from Curia Market Research explicitly identifies Stuff as being viewed by the electorate as a heavily left-leaning media outlet, while even the broader 2026 AUT Trust in News report underscores that long-standing voter “accusations against journalists… of political bias and producing opinion rather than news” continue to deeply afflict the industry’s credibility. From the relentless, lecturing, leftist spin on Stuff to the constant editorial panic that the coalition just might win another term, across the *Herald* and the NZME network, the MSM tried its absolute best to tell us what to think. Ultimately, by chasing cheap clickbait and pushing progressive agendas over balanced facts, the MSM betrayed their journalistic integrity to act as the propaganda wing of the political left. Everyday voters are sick of being preached to. Instead of listening to the media’s preferred talking points, a frustrated electorate simply tuned out the noise and voted for real, common-sense change. Throughout this campaign, we also witnessed the cynical weaponisation of co-governance and the Treaty of Waitangi. What should have been a mature discussion about what many term our founding document was dragged down into a pernicious game of identity politics by left-wing parties and radical activists. Instead of bringing the country together, they used the Treaty as a tool to divide us, pushing a narrative that any effort to restore equal citizenship is a direct attack on Māori rights. This divisive strategy was on full display during the relentless debates surrounding the Treaty Principles Bill. Rather than engaging with the core message, that every single New Zealander deserves the exact same democratic rights under the law, the political left chose to stoke fear and resentment. They tried to scare the public into believing that a single regulatory standard for all citizens would somehow erase Māori rights and Māori culture. It was a deliberate attempt to carve the country into competing factions for cheap tactical gains. By pretending that accountability, fairness and equality are somehow hostile, these identity-driven politicians chose to fuel social friction rather than offer a genuine, unifying vision for New Zealand’s future. An even greater hurdle hides within the bloated, unaccountable Wellington bureaucracy. These permanent ‘mandarins’ wield immense, unchecked power in their taxpayer-funded fiefdoms, fully prepared to slow-walk and quietly sabotage the democratic mandate. As Dr Benno Blaschke rightly warned in his recent post on Brash and Mitchell, public service neutrality is a dead letter; the incoming government faces an entrenched activist class intent on protecting its own power rather than serving the voters. But this campaign has thrown up a new phenomenon – a massive, historic shift in the balance of power that these bureaucrats cannot ignore. Such was the deep-seated disillusionment with the traditional, corporate-style influence of both Labour and National, that everyday voters completely eschewed the lazy, default “two-ticks red or blue” mindset. Instead, they truly woke up to the power of MMP, aggressively exercising the tactical voting method to send an unmistakable message to the establishment. When the final curtain fell on this game of political charades, we were left with a sobering question: Didn’t New Zealanders deserve so much better from the people who claim to lead this country? We deserved statesmanship, but we got petty squabbling. We deserved a unifying, long-term blueprint for prosperity, but we were handed focus grouped bribes, divisive identity politics, and childish scare tactics. True leadership is about lifting a nation up and appealing to its highest aspirations, not weaponising our differences and managing our decline for the sake of self-preservation. This campaign exposed a political class completely out of touch with the grit and despondency of everyday New Zealanders. If, as it looks at the time of writing, the centre-right coalition may have managed to retain power to form the next government, the internal dynamics of this partnership have fundamentally shifted. While National remains the largest partner, their overall seat count has decreased, while both ACT and NZ First have increased their numbers. A record minor-party vote and a parliament swollen by an overhang means we face the grim prospect of no clear government for many more weeks. Now we await the outcome of what we hope are not overly drawn-out coalition negotiations. And will Chris Luxon swallow a dead rat and call Qiulae Wong? Therein lies the vital question. The Opportunity party, under the leadership of Qiulae Wong, a party leader supposedly selected via a job advertisement, has made history as the first new minor party under MMP to successfully enter parliament by clearing the five per cent threshold. Their vote is clearly explained by a massive dissatisfaction with the major parties. My concern lies in the unmistakable similarity between Opportunity’s platform and the hard-left agendas of Labour and the Greens. Looking closely at the fine print, it is hard to shake the feeling that the Opportunity party is simply a clever construct of the Labour machine. A tactical Trojan horse engineered by the political left to eventually rid themselves of the increasingly erratic Greens while quietly keeping the same socialist policies on the table. The numbers have fallen TOP’s way and these novices find themselves thrust into the role of kingmakers. Think about it; these newbies will be tasked with deciding the actual government of New Zealand. On that basis, sitting on the cross benches and learning the ropes for a term would be the only smart, responsible choice. Yet, I suspect that being near the levers of power will be completely impossible to resist for these tyro MPs. Moving forward, the incoming government must realise that their mandate isn’t a license for more bureaucratic complacency – it is an urgent demand to throw out the corporate focus groups, stop preaching, and finally start delivering the strong, principled leadership this country rightfully deserves. Life carries on regardless of who wins the prize. Lefties, Greenies, Righties, or just new kids on the block, New Zealand will still be here tomorrow. The toast will still be there, coffee in the cup and the sun will be shining somewhere in the country. We’ll still be broke, still be divided, the unemployed still unemployed and the cost of living still rising. **Life in New Zealand, just not as many wanted it.** This article was originally published by [No Minister](https://nominister.wordpress.com/2026/11/09/two-boring-chriss-which-one-will-call-qiulae/?ref=goodoil.news).