Michael Laws On What The Polls Reveal About New Zealand’s Future

[@PaulHarris-w6z]

It’s not “whats the matter with NZ” it is “ what the hell is wrong with the media”…….they just don’t get it

[@tomhoro6468]

They so dumb they still thinkJabbsintasstill in power why cuase they got paid millions to bullshit everyone

[@gordoncooke6785]

Yes, they do😮

[@PaulHarris-w6z]

@ is that why they are laying off staff

[@nevillehill5210]

Oh I think they get it alright 🤔

[@DHarr-m6g]

The media your referring to are fully aware that they are no longer independent journalists providing balanced reporting they are propagandists and proud of that position but they are completely unaware that it will lead to their eventual demise

[@lindamckenzie6500]

We have got to keep votes going up for Act and NZ first......l think Mr Luxon is not a strong enough personality..lacks authority and direction...

[@NA-sj9jy]

That's exactly why Luxative is the PM, because he's a weak, yes man. Easily controlled puppet of the WEF. That's whom actually run this country. That's whom our law enforcement answer to.

[@ataxpayer723]

You must have missed many of his recent media interviews, where he keeps on topic and clearly communicates Govt policy.

[@craigelbagel9498]

​@@ataxpayer723 the government policy outside the status quo is primarily driven by ACT and NZ First. I don't think one can expect much from National so the two coalition partners are the critical elements

[@eileencoulter6263]

Totally agree,he to scared to pick a side and stand by his dission, I find he's weak and he disrespect my vote by not making new Zealand equal, one country ,one people

[@micah1754]

@@ataxpayer723if you mean sticking to his part script and not answering the actual questions he’s asked, yeah sure - very clear comms

[@mattaustin4209]

For Ardern to still even be on the list for preferred prime minister list, is an absolute joke. Not a good reflection on the intelligence of New Zealanders !

[@richsmith3300]

Its because all you think of is spooning David Seymore and this idiot.

[@olliemoose2020]

So true.

[@valeriehughes1008]

Absolutely ridiculous.

[@PaulHarris-w6z]

@@mattaustin4209 yea Matt, it’s almost like some kiwis have a sycophantic love affair with her, but don’t understand the damage she did to our country

[@nevillehill5210]

One has to wonder what the point of her inclusion is , just to drag down Hipkins rating, is the only reason I can think of

[@Johnhyndman-h2i]

The message is New Zealanders no longer are influenced by the MSM to the same degree and the people are fed up with liberal, progressivise (ie lefty) nonsense. The voters are becoming more conservative. They want to return to traditional NZ values.

[@wood_rat]

Incorrect, polls have centre left gaining ground and Luxon continuing to lose support

[@brucegibbins3792]

What are the "Traditional New Zealand Values" that have been lost, but by not engaging with the MSM will be reinstated. The Platform is not mainstream media, but engages in centre right race gaslighting, of New Zealand Maori - the indigenous people of our country. Maori have traditionally voted Labor, but Labour through preelection smoke screen betrayed their votor base by making trades union membership voluntary, destroying long held employment agreements turning our country into the Great Depression revisited. Many changes all came at once and New Zealanders were allowed very little breathing space between these. Over the sea in Australia their federal government seeing the changes in New Zealand thought a much less punitive series of changes, would bring more efficiency to their own labor market. Australian Trades Unions referred to this as the New Zealand disease so over there the changes were more benign. Now to NZ of today and the faux outrage for effect of a onetime National government bench warmer has been recruited to present his employers political views. They may be the views of Mr Laws too, but not nesseserely so. When the Kings Shilling is taken, it's an ownership agreement. The often mentioned Taxpayers Money being wasted is a ploy to raise discontent and resentment towards the government. What is a waste of Taxpayers money to one person is a vital funding source for another. Laws and Plunket are objects of harmless fun really, much like a set petulant pouty twins from a different Mum and Dad. Yet, in my own view there is room for everyone no matter race, creed, political preferences, how we self identify, like or dislike or love. Most of what other people do that not illegal is just how they choose to be. Why purposly allow ourselves to be hurt filled and resentful from what the media from all directions including boutique broadcasters like the Platform with their self elevated beleif of holding a franchise on the truth, might have to say through its talking head gurmudgens as they test listeners coping mechanisms ability to withstand the fatuous nonsense they want to pass off as the truth.

[@nikkster01]

like?????????????????

[@hegzneptune7327]

😂😂😂

[@johnnyj-t2e]

and mass deportations too ;-)

[@Joeseph-t2e]

Bottom line as a Kiwi....Im still recovering from the Ardern years which were sickening to watch

[@richardwendt9266]

Why? I personally have no concerns. My business kicked off, and my friend's businesses did well. My being able to build a house is thanks directly to labour policies.

[@garrytito2068]

​@richardwendt9266 Yes ok. But would you vote labour if they have to form coalition with Greens and Te party

[@richsmith3300]

If national was in during covid you wouldnt have been paid and they admit it.

[@peterware5173]

Adern is a criminal Hopkons as well they should be stripped of their wealth and jailed for life.

[@rodnrach]

​@richardwendt9266 so you're ok, lucky you. Many, many weren't as fortunate.

[@t_hughes]

If Labour has to do a deal with TPM to secure government they are toast...

[@AnthonyRedpath-fe9gw]

I actually think next election labour would prefer to work with the greens and top. I think labour would want to avoid working with te Pati Maori and NZ first.

[@thefabulousplatypus8956]

@@AnthonyRedpath-fe9gw they will sell their grandmothers to the devil to get back in power.

[@duaneturner1612]

Very accurate assessment. Thanks Michael. Te pati is yelling Seymour is divisive. But everyone in middle ground can see te pati is the most divisive thing we've ever had in parliament. Cheers

[@cathrinebrougham5187]

You got that right, Michael, no one wants a bar of the left. Labour, nah, Greens, nah, Te Pati Maori, nah. We might not like National that much, but we'll stay with the Coalition because of NZF and Act.

[@AnthonyRedpath-fe9gw]

I think national are much stronger without NZ first and Act. It enables national to develop their policies without interference of the fringe element.

[@leylandbarr7247]

@@AnthonyRedpath-fe9gw Act and NZ First are definitely not fringe.

[@Fred-zw9kk]

@@AnthonyRedpath-fe9gw You have to be kidding, or stupid?? Without them, they wouldn't be in Govt calling the shots. Wake up and stop being so blind to the old call of Labour, or National. They are both infiltrated with idiots - some more than the other.

[@harbourhaven]

@@AnthonyRedpath-fe9gw they can't govern without them though.

[@Andrew-j3l]

​@@AnthonyRedpath-fe9gwyou'd better start getting a bit more onto it mate..without nzf and act , the natswould still be fluffing around..Luxton needs to grow a pair or he will be out next election...they want to be a Labour clone..Winnie for PM...😎

[@Mark-g6l7i]

Please don't help Chippie, we want him in opposition indefinitely

[@marielansit2975]

David Seymour for future Prime Minister

[@DownUnderWarboss]

Get Act and NZ1st to 30% collectively

[@olliemoose2020]

You mean 70% don’t you the rest are just hopeless 😩.

[@nzkid2599]

Don Brash would have a wet dream if that ever happened 😂

[@Abuamina001]

The Labour Party used to represent the interests of the working classes - mostly Anglo-European-Pakeha folk. Now they only represent resentful schoolteachers and unemployed university graduates. All things considered, they will not hold office again for another decade. That realisation must be quite galling.

[@NA-sj9jy]

The what now? Speak English in my country. That P word is viewed by me, as OFFENSIVE. You need to apologize to me now, for using it. Please stop.

[@cpnurseries]

Hopefully it'll be much longer than a decade! We've got to give the current administration time to pay down some debt caused by their last reign of fiscal negligence.

[@rodnrach]

Don't know why you singled out pakeha. They represented the working class, whoever they were. They supported the unions, which meant all benefitted. They're a mere wisp of what they were.

[@ataxpayer723]

"Now they only represent resentful schoolteachers and unemployed university graduates." ie Ardern supporters.

[@olliemoose2020]

They all need to go back to school and learn some manners, TPM are a bunch of shockers,😮.

[@brianallely8740]

I havnt been looking that hard, but this was the best summation of the latest polls. The lefts thinking that the rise of the maori party is a win, is baffling. I really didnt expect the conservative side to be ahead. I think thats down to act and nzfirst.

[@StGammon77]

Maori always seeking self determination but following a pied piper who has all the narratives for them leading them down a dark path whereas most Pakeha think for themselves already.

[@rodnrach]

Interesting you say that centre left has gone further left. I was a centre left voter for decades, not now. I've swung right. So far right I'd even consider voting Seymour 😱

[@jonathanwright5550]

Nah mate. Left has just left you behind on their trip down the rabbit hole/sewer....

[@akirahojo2]

Seymour would be considered centre or centre left in the US. Majority of NZ political parties are left leaning to begin with.

[@bassbrother81]

I voted left my whole life until last election, can't support woke spending when environmental policies are out the windows for both sides anyway, and the separatist divide that has been driven by the left is insane

[@trishkerr-v3r]

I am so pleased Chippie is been taken down. Who the hell would want him in as PM. Not me

[@leylandbarr7247]

Certainly doesn’t look good for Hipkins to associate himself too closely with the adouble clown act of Te Pati and Greeny. You’re ultimately judged by who you choose as friends or allies.

[@garrytito2068]

Yes he wasn't complimentary of Te party's poll.

[@potato3264]

Yes. I don't vote for people who hate me - and by proxy those that would bring them to power.

[@ataxpayer723]

Labour has become the Green Party, and the Greens have become The Maori Party.

[@olliemoose2020]

Bird’s of a feather stick together,so Hipkins should be in his element with that lot of clown’s 😂.

[@garrytito2068]

@olliemoose2020 True. He's king of the left. Which is the direction voters are moving away from. Like America voting Trump.

[@michaelferguson651]

I wish to continue to live in a country that enables me to build wealth, have alot of freedoms, is safe and has high standards. Hopefully this place is still new zealand.

[@allananderson949]

Covid must of been a wake up call first you then regards freedoms?

[@Roger_Gadd]

Last week on RNZ Labour Moaning Report, Hopkins declared that China never invaded another country. It appears Hopkins might have lost his grip on reality.

[@bradleycoe6972]

nz first will be there next election no question.

[@missbluerain]

Damage is done for many of us centre voters. I will never vote labour again.

[@NZ_Kiwi1010]

Hana from TPM struggled reading and speaking English in parliament today 😂 she needs to go back to school

[@seanodwyer4322]

She needs too go celibate

[@karentorkar8256]

Her party don't even support her like Act/NZF, they all just go home and leave her to give a speech. Pretty poor.

[@peterwilliamson4296]

She caused the biggest political shake up of the year so nope, she's smart enough now.

[@NZ_Kiwi1010]

@peterwilliamson4296 a political shake-up?? Huh? By making a total ass of herself in our NZ parliament building. She embarrassed all NZ maori and non-maori with her temper-tantrum.

[@Garh1972]

Was a very short speech

[@potato3264]

I don't vote for people who hate me - nor the people who would put them in power.

[@missbluerain]

🎯

[@StGammon77]

Well said

[@kevinlane5744]

Michael keep this up and i'm going to have to subscribe to The Platform. Clever analysis excellent reporting

[@cyberfish6849]

👍

[@nzkid2599]

Yes very good I thought

[@georgemooyman7155]

In spite of SP, I am subscribing as well.

[@kevinlane5744]

@@georgemooyman7155 yeah i was a bit dubious of SP but i'm coming around on that certainly better than jack tane for sure

[@murrayclarke2171]

TPM is the death of Labour and the Greens. The media bias is awful but the incompetence of our public officials is worse. I’ve gone in search of opportunity overseas again as I’d returned during the pandemic.

[@bobboardman1156]

Yep a very good analysis. I no longer listen to MSM opinion and underlying ideology. No way I want what we had in the previous Govt. And given recent events the prospect of the flakey left and TPM in power again horrifies me.

[@olliemoose2020]

Scary shit alright 😮.

[@tribalwar9971]

I'm over that woke shit

[@Winstonsmithsalias]

A great distilled connection of many dots. The only reason National are any way near the power is because Act and NZ first say what needs to said as National mince around the background hiding.

[@garrytito2068]

Wrong 😂😂😂.

[@anneheath6999]

No: very correct

[@nevillehill5210]

@@garrytito2068- on the contrary, that’s the way I feel & a quite a few others . Chris L is doing fairly well , but both Winnie & Seymour & Shane J are the ones that give him a spine

[@Winstonsmithsalias]

@@garrytito2068 How so? Also you laughed at your own incorrect statement. Is that some 4D chess move?

[@nevillehill5210]

@@Winstonsmithsalias- yes it was strange. The Nats are fortunate that they have both Act & NZF ‘stiffening their spine’ on the ‘tough issues’

[@NzTings]

Polls aren't for informing the people they're for directing them

[@4th4444]

Most high IQ comment here.

[@ChelleMEis]

The majority of NZ has always been centre right.

[@dave24-73]

TPM just want to destroy NZ, they have even openly stated this in parliament. Labour still isn’t reading the room, hence still losing voters, people don’t want them to be pro TPM. Had Labour tried to get on with NZFirst they may have stayed in, I’m not saying it’s a good move, but in power vs out of power, sometimes one has to pair up with the competitor. By dismissing this as an option they lost a lot of voters. Not because people want NZFirst but because they wanted more balance, less woke crap. Why NZ first because many who usually vote Labour did move to NZFirst. The greens have lost the plot and TPM have lost the plot, both just too radical to be liked. I hate Luxon,but wouldn’t be surprised if he gets another term, Hipkins still isn’t reading the room, even though everyone is shouting the answers to him.

[@richardwendt9266]

Why do you think TPM want to destroy NZ?

[@dave24-73]

@ they openly said it, they want a separate government, they hate all white people (still majority of people in NZ), unless they are getting money they care about nothing, even their response to Moriori was odd, rather than saying Maori mistreated them, they are saying they need to get over it, it’s just a terrible party, who I might add has spent more money than any other party per head, and has spent the least time in parliament. A better question might be what have they actually achieved. It’s also important to note TPM are not representative of all Maori just like National and Labour are not representative of all other people.

[@richardcox3713]

@@richardwendt9266because they don’t understand what NZ really is and this country’s potential could be.

[@NA-sj9jy]

​@@richardwendt9266- what a stupid question. Do you really want that to be answered? SMH.

[@ArohaPeita-Gregory]

@@richardwendt9266was gona ask the same thing

[@geofflewis8599]

Shyt will hit the fan if the Maori Party gets to hold the balance of power in obsolete electorates which should have been abolished generations ago..

[@garrytito2068]

Actually I spose the higher they are. The more of a threat the voters will recognize and hurt there coalition chances.

[@NA-sj9jy]

​@@garrytito2068- wrong!

[@patneho6684]

Bwahahaha 😂

[@rodnrach]

Absolutely. They're a scourge. Note, I'm only meaning those grifters in Parliament, and TPM. I dont mean Maori in general.

[@garrytito2068]

@rodnrach Yep Divisive and they always be in opposition alone.

[@AlanFitness-t3n]

You are dead right Michael.

[@sylviagrace3600]

Well said Michael an excellent summary omg😮

[@nzbigguy]

I'm bloody sick of seeing Chippy on the telly. Give it a rest!!!!

[@nzkid2599]

Tvnz breakfast loves him😂

[@paulmeersa7162]

I like it the way it is, at least we know what Labour are thinking/wanting/planning by sucking up to TMP.

[@xxyzz-j7o]

Chris Hipkins just moved closer to TAM party by saying he considers 'Māori didn't give up Sovereignty' in T0W on an interveiw on Te Ao with Moana.

[@olliemoose2020]

Hipkins is a drop kick, simple.😂.

[@dallasfrost1996]

Well said Michael!

[@napoleonnz]

Ordinary people who are basically politically neutral by nature may have swung between Labour or National in past years depending on perceived policies and leadership. However the far left is unlikely to attract them despite some sympathy for the founding principles of the Green party. This is primarily due to Te Pati Maori aided by the Greens and to a lesser extent Labour seeking to separate NZ by race with policies that are not only radical but akin to apartheid in reverse. The "mainstream" media have become less relevant to many as their news coverage and opinion bias works against them to the point where they are largely ignored.

[@garybeattie2403]

Apartheid is Apartheid no matter who is the underdog. No such this as reverse Apartheid. Same as racism. Only my opinion.

[@nevillehill5210]

That’s it in a nutshell, I almost feel sorry for Chippie when he looks at his coalition partners He looks like a scared possum

[@allananderson949]

I didnt realise it was only real apartheid if it's only whites doing it

[@martinward7239]

Spot on

[@briansatchell2319]

Don't forget Hipkins just been on a * Training School* to the UK on How to make Labour Better. Haha. Wot a Bloody Joke

[@Garh1972]

Labour in th uk are toast. They be out next election

[@nzkid2599]

Tvnz is woke!!!!

[@l3204llyz]

They have a contract to get millions of dollars in funds from the government if they push certain issues so they're biased and corrupt

[@kennethcrafar6971]

Sharpen up! The Taxpayers Curia Poll yesterday was extraordinary despite it being ignored by TV1. Nat 34.2% plus Act 13% can govern ALONE. TPM can only win 7 seats.Get it?

[@NZrare]

Te Pati Maori will gain in numbers because of lots of tribal people blindly following their chief, rather than using logic.

[@66patc]

Maaori are intelligent beings🙌

[@Mark-g6l7i]

@@66patc That is a classic OXYMORON

[@simonfrost3483]

@@NZrare The irony is hilarious as you blindly feed on the fallacies being sold to you by this current coalition. Or maybe you know they are lying and you know it’s the only chance your right wing post colonial white supremacy movement has left. The whole world is changing and first peoples around the planet are rising up. Toi tū te tiriti ō Waitangi! Ka whawhai tonu mātou! AKE! AKE! AKE! Tihei mauri ora!

[@teddy-7957]

Chris Hipkins. What is a woman?😂

[@olliemoose2020]

With a collection of pink pantyhose 😂.

[@nevillehill5210]

Yes , imagine him hopping into bed with a nice lady & having to ask her what to do 😂

[@johnscahill3273]

Very well stated and accurate Michael 👏

[@TrevorCunningham-o1y]

How you are so on the money, very well summed up ,can not see labour in government again in my lifetime.

[@stephenc8956]

I hope you're 18..

[@TrevorCunningham-o1y]

@ Ha ha,bought a smile to my face, but no Much much older,have actually voted Labour the majority of my life,we’re even a member at one stage,but with age comes wisdom and eventually I saw the light,or was it the dark place that Labours left was taking us too that I saw.Loving what the Coalition have done so far,especially David and Winston’s,Chris needs to get off the fence more,comes across as wanting to please everyone,or is it the job he wants to hold on too

[@whatthe6532]

May you live long and prosper.

[@stephenc8956]

@@TrevorCunningham-o1y 👍

[@janconway1042]

I don't have a lot of faith in polls as they vary all the time, what I will say is Act has gone up in a lot of people's view, because he was the only man willing to open up the debate on the Treaty, as far as Luxon is concerned, he is the typical Key prodigy, deny, deny and deny, even when the facts point to selling NZ'ers down the river on the Treaty bill with Labour. Never ever will I vote for Labour again.

[@geofflewis8599]

Well said..

[@markcleaver6573]

MMP has worked a treat, over time, to uncover the countries inescapable underlying political energy. Historically NZ is conservative.

[@Fred-zw9kk]

You are right Michael, especially about TPM, Matthew Hooten, and the Greens.

[@markhindmarsh9360]

Same poll who said trump was going to get steam rolled.

[@lindac8237]

Spot on.

[@footwellpodiatry2906]

Why do you think Google, Facebook, smart phones spend so much effort gathering your data? Whoever controls the data controls the people.

[@jenniehaxton1240]

Very interesting Michael thank you for that

[@5150show]

Of course politicians take polls seriously. Especially so In the states , all Polls said Clinton would landslide 2016 ! And the polls said Harris was neck and neck with Trump 😂

[@cpnurseries]

Awwww Michael!!! Why did you have to go and tell Hipkins THAT? If he listens to you, he may actually succeed! Thanks very much! Grrrrrr.

[@cavieman136]

Michael, it is not that remarkable that the coalition has retained its political position given what the current options are. Using those options as a reference point, it’s not remarkable at all.

[@nevillehill5210]

Yes , when you put it like that. One wouldn’t expect anything else

[@Brucemcleod2345]

I’ve never been polled in my life and I seldom agree with any of them.

[@maxxamiss5386]

Imagine if there was an official legit app created for everyone to take part in regarding polls. Democracy would have a chance

[@Deezeerider]

I have been here in NZ since 2006 and never been contacted by anyone to do a poll. How are people even contacted for this?

[@Rhonda-z9q]

Thank you Michael for spelling it out. If we can get a new leader for National who is prepared to stand by all the people of New Zealand we may have an MMP parliament to be reckoned with.

[@jerrygunn5236]

Politicians care about polls? When asked about National’s drop and Labour’s rise in the poll, Luxon said: “Whether we go up or down in the polls, as you know, I have the same position, which is I just don’t care.''

[@elahhale9057]

I wonder what demographic is being polled...

[@patriciakimber4312]

Polls depend on who’s doing the polling I’ve yet to see a poll that right The silent majority just wait and vote accordingly I believe How many polls said Trump would never win 🤷‍♀️

[@DaveRave13579]

So then…mad Irish Deb with the moko is Luxon’s secret weapon 😂😂😂

[@olliemoose2020]

That is what it is with her, the Penney just dropped part Irish ☘️ part Māori no wonder she is the way she is.

[@matthewdonoghue321]

Hang on, if the Maori party want both separate rights for different races, and separate governments for each of the races... doesn't that make them the far right?

[@nzkid2599]

Good analysis Michael

[@kiwievangelist4114]

Great commentary

[@simon-ds1vp]

its alright to suggest Hopkins try to appeal to the centre , but we all know that labour will re nagging on any pre election promises he makes

[@jamiecole2096]

Why? Because we *hated* Labour so much.

[@michaeleadie8404]

Excellent analysis.

[@jonathanwright5550]

Joe rogan does a pod cast that get more views in one day than the entire views of tvnz new pulls in a week....

[@gregsmith9470]

Dude , labour haven't been centre left foe 20 yrs , u ment to say far far leftest nazis.

[@TheBasicTruth]

"Bugger the polls" - Jim Bolger, when he nearly lost the 1993 election

[@deanspanley4472]

The poles lack the pegs to hold them up 🎉😂

[@olliemoose2020]

Exactly just a farcical joke 😂.

[@Tupunaforever]

Great, thankyou Mr Laws

[@oziath1]

Perfectly said Michael.. ( clapping hands ) I have heard nothing but Maori and the mainstream media crying ever since National came in...

[@spencerchapmanbarra7888]

Spot on Labour nerds to heed your views

[@brianrassie3526]

Youve finally convinced me there is no light at the end of the tunnel... gonna emigrate this place is f ed 😢

[@cpnurseries]

On the contrary, things are looking much brighter here. :-)

[@BobBarb]

Book now cos if labour, TPM, Greens get a sniff at governing at the next election, flights will be full. 100%, if this grift is not stopped by 2026, and we dont see a change to the push on ideology, we will race you out of NZ. If ISIS was forcing all NZ to follow Islam it would be called Ideological. Yet, we have to accept Maori ideology and fairy dust. Well fk that, not for me. To live in NZ, you need to exist like a refugee to afford anything anyway. Its approaching "just not worth it" territory.

[@patneho6684]

Bye bye 👋 close the door behind you

[@BobBarb]

@patneho6684 - I hope your enjoying all the news of business closing down. Tokoroa mill, WPI. This is what NZ's future is because business has had enough as well. Thats come directly from TPM, Greens and Labour decisions.

[@nevillehill5210]

Why? , is that because you cannot see a Labour lead government due to their only being able to coalesce with G & TPM , which as Laws explains would be hard for the majority of Kiwis to accept? Just a friendly enquiry

[@paulnoble7420]

Really Michael - cannibalising by the Meat Pattie Māori Party - are you allowed to say that?

[@NA-sj9jy]

Facts, historical facts.

[@patneho6684]

Hahaha 😆

[@Pedromathews234]

Lighten up snowflake, taking the piss is one of lifes great pastimes as long as those giving it can receive it

[@nevillehill5210]

Guess he just did 😂

[@davidfeather3880]

Well said that man

[@harbourhaven]

My dad watches TVNZ still but he hates the extreme left views contanstly pushed. But he still watches it out of habit. What's going to happen to TVNZ and RNZ when many of this audience are gone?

[@RobertWarman-i9l]

Monetized truth ( so called news) can only be propoganda

[@rattedbug5003]

Well said. I watched the interview with joe rogan and Mike Benz the other day. It made all this madness make sense. Worth a watch. It even mentioned the accredited media.👍

[@Tutu-Blah-Blah]

I wish he hadn't been in public life for over 30 years

[@222-i6o]

ys my father is a mad lefty dog and he doesnt gt tht the left dont have a chance of gettin back in, still thinks we want a draconianan nanny state

[@johnburnett3942]

Polls are a litmus test.

[@LucyTandingan]

You got it right

[@Dave183]

Our local body politicians, here in Cromwell rely extensively on straw polls...

[@marshallgarrett1593]

Hear what you’re saying, Michael, but the New Zealanders are not full and we’re not full by these poles either. Nobody in their right mind would vote for the Maori party if anyone thinks that they would be able to lead this country, I don’t know how anyone could even think for that for a moment

[@MikeJowsey]

So, I 'liked" it, but was disappointed to find YT don't provide an "I fucken liked that!" button. But then I realized that if you comment at all, that's the button!

[@russellthom2445]

Great overview of the current political climate and I would think logically pretty accurate . Mainstream media keep up.your good work 😂 promote radicals and brand yourselves as radical in the process.

[@davidpicard5376]

I'm off to Japan!! I'll sorely miss our New Zealand of old but the ship has sailed. It has a ginormous gash in it's hull and is sinking fast for the middle only to be salvaged by the privileged billionaires New Zealand so badly needs to bail out the sinking ship ⚓

[@magenta6]

Left Behind!

[@jackmowat4563]

Laws! Doh! Labour voters have bolted to Aussie.

[@mxvega1097]

I think of it as the Rongotai Effect. About 30 years solidly Labour, crunch time comes last year, too many centre-left public servants finding the Nats a bridge too far but not wanting to reward Labour. So vote Green. Nice going, sneering, spandex & chardie commissars.

[@olliemoose2020]

Either way those type of people will always be a bit lost.😅.

[@heywopics7485]

Many in the Labour Party support Te Pati Maori's agenda, especially the Maori caucus, as evidenced by He Puapua by stealth. The 'radicals' (as the mainstream media called them back in the day) have gradually wormed their way into our parliament and public institutions over the last 40 years. That, coupled with Identity politics and Critical theories coming from the US Universities during the Obama era has helped transform the NZ Labour Party into an almost unrecognisable approximation of what it was during Helen Clark's and prior governments.

[@sensitivewsm]

Mike Laws has said something I have thought for a long time. Labour is going nowhere unless they decouple from Te Pati Maori. Does he understand this? It appears not. He doubles down on his position. If he keeps it up Labour is in for defeats both at national and local level. New Zealanders are waking up to what Te Pati Maori extremists are up to and they don't like it. You need to understand this Mr Hipkins.

[@gothkidd8712]

Te Pati Maori gaining more MPs = Bigger Haka's in Parliament :)

[@Gray-x7g]

Spot on Mr Laws, you are reading the room, here is an example: Ferries: Great savings there Winston and Nationals Nicola! ACT continue to be disruptive but great to see the media and Labour happy to chip in...apparently spending large and faster is better🤣😂Yeah yeah it worked well for you but we the taxpayers and Nicola the kiwi mum can see thru the fast roads with slow potholes! Keep Chippy on, no really keep Chippy he represents TPM 🤣😂 IF not? BRING BACK CINDY 😂😂😂

[@KatharineBirks]

A really interesting analysis. I am interested to know if Winston Peter's announcement to ban greyhound racing was prompted by either of those pools. I have difficulty seeing the link

[@wax333]

Lets see what happens come election time Michael The Caos Formation Still have 2 more years to Govern unless they simply get tossed out

[@nevillehill5210]

They won’t if Lab has only TPM & G to work with , now that really would be a coalition of chaos