This is edition 2024/158 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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1. Is National A White Supremacist Party?
Chris Trotter
- 🏛️ National Party distances from Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill, citing MMP pressures.
- 🤝 Luxon justifies coalition compromises to maintain stable government.
- 🌐 National, historically conservative, maintains complex relations with Māori.
- 🏠 State housing policies under National concentrated Māori voters strategically.
- 💼 Brash’s National opposed positive discrimination, reflecting deep-seated racial tensions.
- 🌿 Key’s coalition included the Maori Party, navigating racial issues amid economic challenges.
- 🚫 Luxon’s potential leadership aligns with past strategies, amid radical Labour policies challenging Pakeha status quo.
- ⚔️ National faces growing political unity among urban, corporate, and public sector Māori communities.
