Ambition has got the better of sense as the other potential contenders kindly step
aside so the leg spreading Hipkins can drink from the poisoned chalice? 🤣
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I agree fungus. Clever chap and a very experienced politician. I think he will give Luxon a very good run for his money, in fact this may be a game changer for Labour. I think Kiri Allen would be a good deputy but the media are picking Carmel Sepuloni. Its going to be an interesting few months thats for sure
Charlotte Bellis will have their chance to comment about Hipkins.
Looking forward to the election!
Oops try Balance not Valance 😗
I dont think Charlotte Bellis did herself any favours behaving like an entitled brat. That being said there were a lot of people who were extremely hard done by because of the Covid restrictions. I feel very very sorry for people who could not attend funerals for their loved ones or visit sick loved ones. Its was a truely dreadful situation.
I wouldn't count your chickens yet Balance, having a new leader may prove to be a turning point for Labour. It will be interesting to watch how things unfold
Pretty positive response to Hipkins being the new leader so far.
It may turn out to have been a very smart strategic move on Jacindas part. That being said I actually believe she stepped down for the reasons she stated. Who on earth would want the life she has had for another three years!
Interesting comment seen elsewhere:
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And yet on all these issues, Labour has made them worse! The rich have got richer, workers are struggling, the living wage has been eaten up by inflation, public services are in a downward spiral, and expensive climate policies will not save the word but will impoverish NZ.
Nats want record high migration, which will only add to the problems.
A temporary fill in or fall guy to carry the can until Labour get emptied out later in the year ?
In the most unlikely case Labour get back in - wont Robertson be reassessing whether he should want top job again ? ;)
Hipkins may well be made target practice and not immune to that for his role in the Covid pandemic times
His existing portfollios dont show glowing pass marks for results achieved
Will he survive or get ripped to pieces by an unforgiving opposition, public and Greater NZ not wanting a bar of anyone with those tainted affiliations ? ;)
Anyway welcome Hipkins - the next accidental Labour PM :)
Let's see how many further major accidents occur between now & year end
An accidental Snap Election might be good if all else failed and the roadblocks still remain
impassable ;)
meanwhile all out in the electorates must be in hysterics trying not to split their trousers
by accident, on seeing this accidental appointment ;)
Carmel Sepuloni an excellent choice for Deputy PM & foil for Chris Hipkins.
She is Pacifica 'royalty' & with over 300,000 Pacifica living just in Auckland alone, (compare that with a total population of just 65,000 for Napier or 170,000 the whole of conservative Hawkes Bay) & you can see she (& her husband) could easily energise a massive voting bloc & bring a lot of votes to Labour.
(NB these figures are total pop figures & obviously include those under voting age)
Stockholm syndrome has caused the ardent Ardernees to knee jerk and lament the loss of their captor, and vent on anyone who has the temerity to interfere with their grief.
Confirming that the Maori cabal & Labour have decided to try and hoodwink NZers into believing that they have abandoned their hidden agenda of the Maorification of NZ.
Where is the Maori face in the leadership?
Beware the Cabal sharpened knife hidden from sight, NZers!
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...DXYTQQLTDRXHQ/
Richard Prebble: Jacinda Ardern quits, abandons the team of five million
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Interesting comments & views from readers too
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/131...living-payment
Inland Revenue asks more than 80,000 people to return cost of living payment
It might be time for another COST OF LIVING PAYMENT - surely ? :)Quote:
Inland Revenue has written to about 80,000 people who it believes wrongly received a Cost of Living Payment from the Government, telling them how they can repay the hand-out.
It emerged last year that a large number of people had received the payments despite not being entitled to them.
After all no-one can celebrate the New Leadership with empty Wallets & Purses ..
Wonderful tributes from Barack Obama to Jacinda on his official Facebook page & Instagram, including... "Her country is better off because of her remarkable leadership - and the rest of us are too."
( Great photo of them together too if you're interested).
The resident left on here are notably agitated.
Just a taste of what the backbone (those that carry the weight, you know, successful hard working kiwis, not bludgers) have put up with for the last 3 years.