Whenever 1 perceived coalition-in-waiting gets a nose ahead of the other in a political poll, over-excited talking heads start making a fuss about what that might mean. But the significance of polling is not about any 1 snapshot and the theoretical seats in Parliament it translates to, but what the polling data tell us over months or years.
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Which would you prefer kiwis? Higher rates/ taxes and public debt, or shit flowing into the sea from broken wastewater infrastructure? Pick one.
Over the last few decades, in both Parliamentary and council elections, we've collectively chosen the latter. Come November we really need to ask ourselves if that's really the kind of country we want to live in.
A demand for courage from the next government.
Greenpeace Aotearoa has joined forces with Forest & Bird and WWF NZ to publish a joint policy roadmap for Aotearoa’s next government. It's a practical and essential plan to protect nature and respond to climate change.
A shared roadmap to building a nature-positive Aotearoa https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/a-shared-roadmap-to-building-a-nature-positive-aotearoa/?utm_source=nickofnz&utm_medium=nickofnz
#nzpol #election2026 #nature #environment #greenpeace #newzealand #nzelection2026 #nzelection26
Dear ##NewZealand dont fuck this #nzelection2026 if you give NZ First and Act even a sniff of 5% of the vote where on the turn off to the highway to the cluster fuck the #USA is on right now shut them out slam that door hard we can't give them those numbers end of story.
This ain't about you it ain't about me its about every single New Zealander.
Want to know how Labour smash National at the #nzelection2026 simple.
1: kick Chippy to the curb give Kieran McAnulty the ball.
2: Actually smash up the Aussie control over the NZ food supply and banking.
3: Start a 5 to 10 cent tax on every $ by any online entity that moves profit out of NZ.
4: decouple from the US $ start focusing on the euro and building the Indian trade the potential is far greater for NZ.
5: pledge to actually increase funding in social spending like healthcare, MSD don't punch down reach down and pull people up.
"After destroying the Māori Party by putting his ego in front of the waka and pursuing a needless leadership challenge inside te Pati Māori, Tākuta Ferris is now lecturing Labour on how to win the election?"
#BomberBradbury, 2025
Still running JT's propaganda line I see Bomber, just like you did for KDC and the Internet Party. How did that one work out for us?
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About a week ago, #GordonCampbell threw cold water on the prospect of regime change in 2026;
"National can win with Luxon regardless. This country hasn’t had a genuine one term government since the Labour government of 1957-1960. (If Norman Kirk hadn’t died, his government would probably have been re-elected in 1975.)"
I'm not so sure. In 2019 there was equally good reason to think a one-party majority would never happen under MMP.
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How can we present a fair picture of what's changed, for better and for worse, since the 2023 election? Or, is that the wrong question? Maybe people can see for themselves that a lot of things are getting worse, but they'll take some convincing that a change of government would make any difference.
If so, it's on the opposition parties to present a vision for the long term, and a plan for starting to turn things around in the short term.
Strypey
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