Chris Trotter On Trump, Rātana & National’s Uninspiring Start To The Year

[@gsd4me00]

Weak link Luxon. Why are we not surprised?

[@jeremysmith5232]

he has utterly lost his way, the only people who have not noticed are his members in his government. As we head towards another election, they will realise, by then it will be too late, they will be a minority party in an Act majority government . . . much of which is solely because of their leader and his inability to nderstand that if he does not represent us, he can join Ardern on the sidelines somewhere of no consequence.

[@kevinholling9645]

Why do we have politicians with no balls ,we need a referendum like they had in Australia.

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

They're scared of jewicide! 😱

[@michaelfasher]

You sound unhinged

[@kevinholling9645]

@@michaelfasher if treating every citizen as equal In a democratic society is wrong, tell us a better alternative.

[@Duckz558]

@@kevinholling9645 mind your own business would be a good start when its about ones rights not about eliminating anyone at all it’s a lawful binding contract and only can be altered by the two sides

[@Duckz558]

@@Peter_Pepper_Love who scared lol??

[@Brucemcleod2345]

We have a problem in New Zealand with liberalism, wokeism,and slowing everything down. A nation of whining and people wanting handouts.

[@Matowix]

And mass immigration from asia india and Philippines which ruined nz

[@gordondickson6901]

True

[@Duckz558]

😂😂😂you a joke lol the problem is you not wanting māori in the picture of anything just plain prejudice

[@Brucemcleod2345]

@@Duckz558 Maori, like the rest of us won’t have a future if we keep spending and not producing. All the go getters move to Australia leaving grifters back in NZL.

[@logicalanswer3529]

That changed for the better in 2023 and will keep changing for the better in 2026. Labour and the two parties who control them are never ruling over this country again while they pander to violent criminals and specific ethnicities.

[@speeddemon9555]

as long as N.Z. has successive governments who won't tell Maori that they are ordinary N.Zers, that they are not special, that they came here by boats like everyone else and are NOT indigenous, N.Z. will always be a troubled, backward country, the treaty of Waitangi must be retired to a museum where it belongs, Luxon has a chance to put N.Z. on track for all New Zealanders, he just has to grow a pair and put a referendum into motion !!

[@TuateaKiwi]

But Māori are special because they were here first, then the Treaty act in the 70s dragged a pre-country-formation agreement into the present and put Maori on the pathway to be extra special. The diabolical difficulty now is that to change special to ordinary pours even more fuel on the victimhood bonfire which is already raging.

[@speeddemon9555]

@@TuateaKiwi Laughable comment !! you certainly sound special, special needs maybe ?

[@chriskiwi2601]

​@TuateaKiwi No Maori were never first. That's just a convenient phrase that some dreamers like the sound of and run with. The Maori hierarchy just love this debate to go on because they make money out of it while the everyday Maori can't grasp that. Look outside the square bro.

[@irieneophyte7539]

Check out the oxford definition of 'indigenous'

[@hughheeney3554]

I am sorry but Chris simply does not have the spine, and Winston is terrified of the corrupt UN.

[@Abuamina001]

Wise words from Chris Trotter, as usual. I've said it once, and I'll say it a million times, this country will not move forward until the ghastly Waitangi Treaty is struck from all the legislation.

[@TiaTaukamo]

@@Abuamina001 Repent

[@Garh1972]

Totally agree. Luxon would get his economy with growth as well results if this treaty was burnt in a Bon Fire

[@Brucemcleod2345]

NZL needs to be cutting edge not wrapped up in rules, red tape, bubble wrap with people who just want handouts. We are a sick country

[@gordondickson6901]

It is our young that are leaving That says lots

[@Duckz558]

you don’t know exactly why it’s happening obviously ask the crown then you would know what’s behind the reparations i would say they should know the facts more than you

[@logicalanswer3529]

@@gordondickson6901 The social media generation don't know how to commit to anything.

[@Duckz558]

@@gordondickson6901 only cause our young ones see right through tis coalition govt not having any goals bound for them is why they leaving

[@Duckz558]

@@Brucemcleod2345 people that are running the show are sick making sick choices who do you think made up the rules?

[@jeremysmith5232]

4/5 voters for national support the bill, 5/6 labour voters support the bill, our media are so out of touch with us. Good luck to them, the country has switched off to them, and as such, they are irrelevent.

[@bunning63]

@@jeremysmith5232 The summary appears most regardless of political affiliations support the idea. The media reports...

[@Roger-s3c]

​@@bunning63yes our media are a total waste of space. Cant believe anything they say when it comes to NZ news

[@fredjones9750]

Where do you get these numbers from?

[@Duckz558]

@@fredjones9750Jeremy plucked them from his arse😂😂😂joker

[@logicalanswer3529]

They are doing it on purpose to push the professional victim narrative. If the majority of the written submissions were against the bill, it would have been all over the mainstream media. Nothing but crickets from them.

[@PapamoaWest-r4q]

Luxon is a weak leader. Has no guts, very wishy washy.

[@yolandascholten2012]

The people elected on change, Luxon is too weak to deliver.

[@Liz-zt8qd]

Luxon needs to use his power as PM and with the help of Winston and David beside him, push this bill through asap.Thats why kiwis voted him in.

[@Duckz558]

and that would be corruption lol

[@johneyton5452]

He's certainly living down to my expectations, and they weren't exactly stratospheric to start with.

[@StGammon77]

Ratana is not a Christian Church!! The Treaty Chiefs condemned that rebel lot! They also warned their people to not start political movements otherwise the Kingis would get a foothold again and yet here we are letting rebel Maori rule the bloody Country!

[@Duckz558]

you must realise the māori queen would of been present would of been felt besides politicians thats the co governance right there and been around 50-60 so years maybe more

[@Duckz558]

why not??always had a foot hold being indigenous to tis land through your ignorance who only migrated here trying to divide māori from society and its shows yous are a fkn joke doing the corrupt move by terminating ones rights thats beyond addiction😂😂😂😂

[@YouTubeCensorsComments]

To quote the sitcom Yes Minister, "It's the law of inverse relevance - the less you intend to do about something, the more you have to keep talking about it."

[@gordondickson6901]

Going to Ratana has become a total waste of time It is irrelevant and embarrassing Ask your MP formally if he/she is following instructions and that he/she must go

[@TiaTaukamo]

@@gordondickson6901 was it embarrassing that your play maker mr David Seymour understand you, because he didn't show up. He needed to be on the ground of spiritual parliament of Ihoa O Nga Mano,at the Ratana paa. It's okayed what you think, because Tauiwi doesn't understand the importance of the movement , The remnants fews. REPENT.

[@robert3987]

Trump's actions bring hope for the rest of the world.

[@geofflewis8599]

Trump is an idiot.

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

I do hope that you are right💯 ...BUT!! 🤔

[@tomhoro6468]

We all need someone like trump to run our country big balls sort the shit out

[@Duckz558]

i believe trump is for righteous nailing non compliance for a fact 🎉

[@johnjones5995]

@@tomhoro6468 LOL really, David Seymour is playing the 101 republican maga hand book game. Trump will always look after Trump, remember tariff the world yet your importers pay the tariff not the country sending it and then your people pay the price. He is playing right into China and Russian game, he is pissing off all his alliance countries and soon will run out of friends and guess who will be waiting in the wings to take over. Don't play dumb here Trump says alot but will he do a lot???? he says what he says because he controls the largest economy and the most powerful military in the world, he threatens everyone with Tariffs if they don't do what he wants but hasn't imposed any yet, his immigration deportation is not going well as Mexico and Columbia have both said no to receiving planes full of deporties. So guess what Trump said, TRAIFF up to 50% lol.

[@logicalanswer3529]

National has already lost a chunk of support to Act and New Zealand First. They won't be in the drivers seat of the 2026 coalition. They may not be in the car at all if they keep going the way they are going, might be a Seymour / Jones leadership.

[@bunning63]

She's gonna be goodbye Luxon next time around. My hunch is many Kiwi want a 'let's move ahead' govt, not a let's talk about it but not really doing much. Radicalised thinking and actions were let out of the bag through JaSinderism and you need an opposing force that will chase it back in, as the US have decided. Remember Tea Party Gravy Train only polled 3%. NZ requires a party that can pull NZ together, can David (Rawiri) Seymour do it?

[@JimmyStrings]

David has negative charisma. He cannot do it.

[@emilkuttel1]

Every person in New Zealand is an immigrant. Why can we just not get along and get on with it? Where I went to school we were all just kids. There was no race or colour or creed. We were all just kids. Why can't we just do that ? Nobody is more special than anyone else.

[@asteve4914]

@Freeeedumb- are you serious? This started with divisive woke Leftist identity politics Nothing to do with Seymour - he just called it out Example: the MAPAS programme at Auckland University that gives special privileges and benefits to anyone with a milligram of Maori blood, whether they need it or not. But if you’re European, and grew up in poverty, you get no assistance, because of your ‘white privilege’ Seymour started none of this

[@logicalanswer3529]

@Freeeedumb Seymour wants ethnicity to stop being used as a measure of entitlement and privilege. You support a racist separatist party. It easy to see where the problem lies.

[@michaelpatterson8799]

Only thing I remember about Ratana is playing rugby there. And having to leave straight after the game, because we were threatened to be beaten up

[@martybourke2428]

Well you dont play for Pirates,.Pirates were treated everytime with dignity. Great kai,great company. Even if we fluked a win.

[@Duckz558]

@@martybourke2428 yeah i remember those days it was so fkn awesome alcohol free event and entertainment my son was baptised there heaps of whanau from all over mean as🎉🎉

[@Duckz558]

as for you michael i really think you’re lying🤥lol katipō were always on the beat not that anything did happened

[@logicalanswer3529]

Sounds about right. Some people have trouble keeping their hands to themselves after the whistle blows.

[@Ps119]

Luxon must go and to pave the way Nat members can cancel their membership and tell the party why.

[@annatetiad.4991]

NZ First also a letdown as well.

[@souljives]

Wow, what an informative view on Ratana, obviously done your homework Sean

[@deanmclean9682]

All ways good to hear from Chris Trotter 👌👍

[@kenhorlor5674]

We need South Island independence, we in the South Island are sick of always paying for this nonsense. Oh, and NZFirst took all Maori seats in 1996.

[@HopeTilsley]

YES AND THEN LETS PUT THE CAPITAL BACK TO AUCKLAND AND DOUBLE THE PRICE OF EXPORT TO THE SOUTH ISLAND keep ya sheep lol

[@lindachandler2247]

Like to know how the submissers were chosen.From this mornings lot it was so biased.

[@logicalanswer3529]

They are in panic mode as they know that if the majority of the written submissions were against the bill, it would have been all over the mainstream media. Nothing but crickets from them. So they are attempting to tip the balance of public perception by not letting specific people or groups talk. It has already backfired, and a lot of people can already see what they are attempting to do.

[@andrewmann3787]

What about luxon spike the bill

[@annemackay-ib4gy]

Hideous

[@gregg7617]

Labour can NEVER regain any Form of POWER AGAIN Nor The greentar.s , Nor te parti extremists EVER 😛😛😛!!!😛!

[@logicalanswer3529]

I agree. Considering Labour are nothing more than a puppet party for those two. Notice how t.p.m wanted more time for submissions, so Labour said they did as well. Then Packer gets online and starts telling her followers how to commit submissions fraud, just as she is doing.

[@yolandascholten2012]

Exactly…why don’t we get a say?

[@christopherstephens8837]

They were seven years out. They should know this stuff. Particularly Trotter.

[@henryholderness7230]

Chris Trotter is so good 👍

[@parebennett5151]

Ratana Movement is still significant 2 younger Maori (voters). If or when it isn't then the politicians won't go. Act voter base doesn't care that Seymour didn't go. Seymour believes he will get political mileage from going to Waitangi - that it advantages him.

[@logicalanswer3529]

It is not mandatory for any politician to go. I would rather see the ones I vote for not waste their time where they are hated and not wanted. It's pointless.

[@susanfergusson9773]

Wasn't it Ron Mark's daughter that got money for the whale music to the trees 😮

[@mcgruff3309]

National just another Labour party!

[@arirahall6918]

Glad we’ve got a PM who didn’t start acting like a super-hero to please the people who yell things out about “big balls”because that really would have made him look weak. Brains are new big balls. Hide your big balls if you’ve got big balls.

[@logicalanswer3529]

He was scared of being attacked.

[@asteve4914]

Hipkins wearing jandals was so cringe “Hey everyone! Look how relatable I am!”

[@jonnkarlsson2362]

Tv1 is a parallel universe.

[@tamatiepa4172]

Dhaun hates Maori but makes money shiting on them

[@brucegibbins3792]

A quick internet search by Sean Plunket, who appears to be too lazy to do this, so riffs instead, will reveal the difference, thats not, "pretty much the same" at all, . "From Wikipedia : "Gloriavale Christian Community is known for its fundamentalist Christian beliefs. This contrasts with the Ratana Church The bible and the Treaty of Waitangi were foundations for its founder, Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana. It's essentially a Christian church, with the addition of belief in anahera pono - holy and faithful angels as co-workers between people and God" .

[@bugseecooper940]

Stop pandering to the maori's !

[@FelixTweezer]

David Seymour for PM! Burn the treaty, boost the economy, end the woke madness.

[@RuaKore-rua-tahi]

Ratana been there for over century

[@asteve4914]

And? We did lots of silly things for 100 years that are no longer appropriate in 2025

[@hoppynaki]

Comparing Ratana to Gloriavale is disgusting. Someone is going to hit you with a slander charge one day.

[@asteve4914]

Cults gonna cult

[@BOBJACKSON-c2q]

who the hell does the captions...take a spelling lesson....'PLEASE......

[@irieneophyte7539]

One living fossil talking to another living fossil about a living fossil.

[@nickc9404]

your culture is a fossil.

[@rawill1]

So says one whomis totally unashamed of their allegiances that clearly declare racism.

[@TiaTaukamo]

You are still racists Shaun no matter what. Tauiwi doesn't understand the Movement .

[@nickscott8978]

Takes one to know one, Time to take a look in the mirror, Better educate yourself, Your ideology is cancer in todays society!

[@tindersurprise]

And no matter what you’re a victim, just shut up. Some of us are actually sick of this sort of nonsense. You are the true racists.

[@YouTubeCensorsComments]

What has he said or done that makes him a racist?

[@Roger-s3c]

@@TiaTaukamo TPM are racists

[@logicalanswer3529]

What specifically did he say that was racist? Not just something that you didn't like or agree with.

[@orangeranger7644]

Zero effs given for Maori culture