Kaimataara
@kaimataara.bsky.social
History, philosophy and politics through a Māori lens... or whatever my hyperfocus is at the current moment.
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Imagine if Labour brought this energy to opposing the right wing parties currently in government? www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
But then again racist neoliberal Labour have more in common with ACT, NZ First and National than they do either of the actual left wing parties.
But then again racist neoliberal Labour have more in common with ACT, NZ First and National than they do either of the actual left wing parties.
'Take them out': Labour unconcerned if Te Pāti Māori destroyed at election
Chris Hipkins couldn't say what value the party brought to Parliament.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Imagine if Labour brought this energy to opposing the right wing parties currently in government? www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
But then again racist neoliberal Labour have more in common with ACT, NZ First and National than they do either of the actual left wing parties.
But then again racist neoliberal Labour have more in common with ACT, NZ First and National than they do either of the actual left wing parties.
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it's my view that hipkins would prefer a coalition with nz first over the greens. he could dispel this notion by categorically stating that a coalition with nz first is off the table. as far as i'm aware he has so far refused to rule this out.
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
it's my view that hipkins would prefer a coalition with nz first over the greens. he could dispel this notion by categorically stating that a coalition with nz first is off the table. as far as i'm aware he has so far refused to rule this out.
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Labour: Let’s Do This… OK, Maybe Not Actually Do This, But Tell Everyone We Think We Might Be Able To Something in the General Vicinity.
Just not catchy.
Just not catchy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Labour: Let’s Do This… OK, Maybe Not Actually Do This, But Tell Everyone We Think We Might Be Able To Something in the General Vicinity.
Just not catchy.
Just not catchy.
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how to win elections from that context is closer to a pitched battle at the end of a damaging war
ffs, get all the can't be bothered voters on board now
i don' mind if ACT NAT NZF strategists see this, we outnumber your supporters exponentially
#nzpol
ffs, get all the can't be bothered voters on board now
i don' mind if ACT NAT NZF strategists see this, we outnumber your supporters exponentially
#nzpol
It's not really the timing but the messaging strategy as pointed out by Arderns 2017 messaging strategist (who helped her win in a few weeks) as far as I've seen from the 2023 loss up till now Labour has drifted away from her tips and it's showing. #nzpol
youtube.com/shorts/rKocH...
youtube.com/shorts/rKocH...
Anat Shenker-Osorio on how to win elections
YouTube video by Kaimataara
youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
how to win elections from that context is closer to a pitched battle at the end of a damaging war
ffs, get all the can't be bothered voters on board now
i don' mind if ACT NAT NZF strategists see this, we outnumber your supporters exponentially
#nzpol
ffs, get all the can't be bothered voters on board now
i don' mind if ACT NAT NZF strategists see this, we outnumber your supporters exponentially
#nzpol
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So, you just held the gun to your foot and pulled the trigger, huh?
"Oh. We don't mind throwing a potential coalition partner under the bus. We'll be fine next year without them."
Next year - "Oh no, we don't have enough numbers to form a govt..."
#nzpol
"Oh. We don't mind throwing a potential coalition partner under the bus. We'll be fine next year without them."
Next year - "Oh no, we don't have enough numbers to form a govt..."
#nzpol
Labour 'absolutely' comfortable if Te Pāti Māori does not return to Parliament
Labour 'absolutely' comfortable if Te Pāti Māori does not return to Parliament
Campaign manager Willie Jackson says Labour would not consider welcoming ousted Te Pāti Māori MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris as candidates.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
So, you just held the gun to your foot and pulled the trigger, huh?
"Oh. We don't mind throwing a potential coalition partner under the bus. We'll be fine next year without them."
Next year - "Oh no, we don't have enough numbers to form a govt..."
#nzpol
"Oh. We don't mind throwing a potential coalition partner under the bus. We'll be fine next year without them."
Next year - "Oh no, we don't have enough numbers to form a govt..."
#nzpol
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Hipkins is the most beige unimaginative centrist they could find
He doesn't inspire anything other than depression
We've seen what an inspirational Labour leader can do, by contrast, Hipkins is the opposite
He doesn't inspire anything other than depression
We've seen what an inspirational Labour leader can do, by contrast, Hipkins is the opposite
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hipkins is the most beige unimaginative centrist they could find
He doesn't inspire anything other than depression
We've seen what an inspirational Labour leader can do, by contrast, Hipkins is the opposite
He doesn't inspire anything other than depression
We've seen what an inspirational Labour leader can do, by contrast, Hipkins is the opposite
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yes, it's a done deal if "someone" can stop the inter-necine badgering
getting involved in other party's internal politics is just crass at this point in the electoral cycle, that's shooting yourself in the foot behaviour
#nzpol
getting involved in other party's internal politics is just crass at this point in the electoral cycle, that's shooting yourself in the foot behaviour
#nzpol
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
yes, it's a done deal if "someone" can stop the inter-necine badgering
getting involved in other party's internal politics is just crass at this point in the electoral cycle, that's shooting yourself in the foot behaviour
#nzpol
getting involved in other party's internal politics is just crass at this point in the electoral cycle, that's shooting yourself in the foot behaviour
#nzpol
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And Labour WILL negotiate with TPM if TPM has the votes to make a coalition.
Labour - Hipkins - is negging TPM and Greens in hopes of skimming left votes instead of joining forces. 😪
TPM not ready to govern? Hipkins wasn't either even when it was gifted to him. Phoenix better rise fast!
#nzpol
Labour - Hipkins - is negging TPM and Greens in hopes of skimming left votes instead of joining forces. 😪
TPM not ready to govern? Hipkins wasn't either even when it was gifted to him. Phoenix better rise fast!
#nzpol
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
And Labour WILL negotiate with TPM if TPM has the votes to make a coalition.
Labour - Hipkins - is negging TPM and Greens in hopes of skimming left votes instead of joining forces. 😪
TPM not ready to govern? Hipkins wasn't either even when it was gifted to him. Phoenix better rise fast!
#nzpol
Labour - Hipkins - is negging TPM and Greens in hopes of skimming left votes instead of joining forces. 😪
TPM not ready to govern? Hipkins wasn't either even when it was gifted to him. Phoenix better rise fast!
#nzpol
Hipkins 2025: TPM is not fit to govern
NZ public in 2023: Hipkins is not fit to govern
NZ public in 2023: Hipkins is not fit to govern
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Hipkins 2025: TPM is not fit to govern
NZ public in 2023: Hipkins is not fit to govern
NZ public in 2023: Hipkins is not fit to govern
It's funny to see Americans talking about how backwards the Berlin wall was without any sense of self awareness.
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
It's funny to see Americans talking about how backwards the Berlin wall was without any sense of self awareness.
Chris still proving he has never liked TPM since he was an advisor for Helen Clark and Trevor Mallard during the Foreshore Act.
Notice how just like he did with Tamatha Paul in the Greens he only ever goes harshly after Māori on the left and not Pākehā. E.g. treating Tamatha way worse than JAG.
Notice how just like he did with Tamatha Paul in the Greens he only ever goes harshly after Māori on the left and not Pākehā. E.g. treating Tamatha way worse than JAG.
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Chris still proving he has never liked TPM since he was an advisor for Helen Clark and Trevor Mallard during the Foreshore Act.
Notice how just like he did with Tamatha Paul in the Greens he only ever goes harshly after Māori on the left and not Pākehā. E.g. treating Tamatha way worse than JAG.
Notice how just like he did with Tamatha Paul in the Greens he only ever goes harshly after Māori on the left and not Pākehā. E.g. treating Tamatha way worse than JAG.
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Sorry, Hipkins *was* asked for his view.
Hipkins: Te Pāti Māori still not ready for Government
On current polling Labour could only govern with support from the party, but leader Chris Hipkins says "they've still got a long way to go" before they could be considered.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Sorry, Hipkins *was* asked for his view.
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So a decent human being who believes in decent human society one NYC Mayority over big money fascism who dont ever give a fuck about you
YOU HEAR THAT NZ LABOUR?
YOU HEAR THAT NZ LABOUR?
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
So a decent human being who believes in decent human society one NYC Mayority over big money fascism who dont ever give a fuck about you
YOU HEAR THAT NZ LABOUR?
YOU HEAR THAT NZ LABOUR?
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Taps Mic
'yo NZ Labour'
'yo NZ Labour'
Cuomo, the man who resigned in disgrace after a state attorney general’s report found that he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women, was asked if he had any regrets.
He said he regretted not being better at social media.
He said he regretted not being better at social media.
Zohran Mamdani drags the Democratic Party into the future
This was a local race with national implications, whether the party's leaders liked it or not.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Taps Mic
'yo NZ Labour'
'yo NZ Labour'
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Okay now nz labour stop looking at uk labour and look at Mamdani instead of
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Okay now nz labour stop looking at uk labour and look at Mamdani instead of
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Folks inside Australian Labor just recently announced “Labor Tribune”: a bloc of Marxists inside the (very right wing) Australian Labor Party with the goal of un-right-winging it.
Could be a project to watch.
labortribune.net.au
Could be a project to watch.
labortribune.net.au
Labor Tribune
Labor Tribune aims to contribute to a renewal of socialist thought and practice in the Australian Labor Party and labour movement. It is a resource for news, opinion, discussion and debate.
labortribune.net.au
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Folks inside Australian Labor just recently announced “Labor Tribune”: a bloc of Marxists inside the (very right wing) Australian Labor Party with the goal of un-right-winging it.
Could be a project to watch.
labortribune.net.au
Could be a project to watch.
labortribune.net.au
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I want him to lead already just fricken roll Hipkins already
Hipkins is fine but too mild
We don’t want mild Labour we want tasty socialist Labour
Have you seen how easy it was for Mamdani to win on a socialist platform? Could happen here but you gotta actually promise to DO STUFF & HELP PEOPLE
Hipkins is fine but too mild
We don’t want mild Labour we want tasty socialist Labour
Have you seen how easy it was for Mamdani to win on a socialist platform? Could happen here but you gotta actually promise to DO STUFF & HELP PEOPLE
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I want him to lead already just fricken roll Hipkins already
Hipkins is fine but too mild
We don’t want mild Labour we want tasty socialist Labour
Have you seen how easy it was for Mamdani to win on a socialist platform? Could happen here but you gotta actually promise to DO STUFF & HELP PEOPLE
Hipkins is fine but too mild
We don’t want mild Labour we want tasty socialist Labour
Have you seen how easy it was for Mamdani to win on a socialist platform? Could happen here but you gotta actually promise to DO STUFF & HELP PEOPLE
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Yo Hipkins and Labour
Stop being Centrist and stop chasing votes from the Right
They are never going to support you and you just piss off everyone else
Stop being Centrist and stop chasing votes from the Right
They are never going to support you and you just piss off everyone else
So, all the Corporate Democrats who said Dems can only win by by "running to the center," or "siding with Israel on Gaza" or "not being distracted by the Trans issue," should shut up & have the humility to listen.
Zohran is what happens when you run FOR justice rather than just against Trump.
2/2
Zohran is what happens when you run FOR justice rather than just against Trump.
2/2
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Yo Hipkins and Labour
Stop being Centrist and stop chasing votes from the Right
They are never going to support you and you just piss off everyone else
Stop being Centrist and stop chasing votes from the Right
They are never going to support you and you just piss off everyone else
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This says more about Hipkins than it does about the NZ Institute.
![Screenshot from the RNZ article, quoting Michael Johnston about the NZ Institute.
‘He challenges suggestions that he represents a right wing think tank.
"I would say what we are is a classical liberal think tank. We give policy advice to any political party who wants to talk to us. You know, [Labour leader] Chris Hipkins spoke at our members' retreat earlier this year so it's not true that we only talk to the right wing parties.”’](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vkreaspprmqpnhmjewcozztr/bafkreiahhr3pibclhex7qmqmq6xgkiu23efv4xdvtdyvoehqlq6ooz4jtu@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This says more about Hipkins than it does about the NZ Institute.
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Attention NZ Labour party and Chris Hipkins.
1. The approach of mainstream Democrats is summed up in this astonishing February advice from the Democratic strategist James Carville:
“Roll over and play dead. Allow the Republicans to crumble beneath their own weight and make the American people miss us.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
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“Roll over and play dead. Allow the Republicans to crumble beneath their own weight and make the American people miss us.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
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Opinion | James Carville: It’s Time for a Daring Political Maneuver, Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Attention NZ Labour party and Chris Hipkins.
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Can we replace hipkins with this guy?
Just leaving this here:
"YES. I AM A SOCIALIST AND I'M PROUD OF IT. YEAH-THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BRING IT ON, AND I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THE WAIRARAPA THAT THEY ELECTED A PROUD SOCIALIST
AS THEIR MP." KIERAN MCANULTY, LABOUR MP.
#NZPol
"YES. I AM A SOCIALIST AND I'M PROUD OF IT. YEAH-THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BRING IT ON, AND I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THE WAIRARAPA THAT THEY ELECTED A PROUD SOCIALIST
AS THEIR MP." KIERAN MCANULTY, LABOUR MP.
#NZPol
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Can we replace hipkins with this guy?
Liberalism: Where letting the world burn is seen as more pragmatic than letting the system burn.
November 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Liberalism: Where letting the world burn is seen as more pragmatic than letting the system burn.