Hosking on Labour’s albatross

Mike Hosking writes:

So it is on that note I pose this very simple premise – if and when Labour get back to power, they are going to need most likely not just the Greens, but the Māori Party too. 

This is correct. Without Te Pati Maori, Labour and Greens in the TU-Curia polls since the election have varied between 45 and 52 seats – well off the 61 needed for a majority.

The Māori Party are radicals. 

When the police raided the Mongrel Mob the other day in Opotiki, Rawiri Waititi called it “state sponsored terrorism” driven by a race agenda. 

How do the Labour Party live with that? How do they explain it? How do they justify being in Government with that? 

If I was running the campaign in 2026, I would do billboards around the country with quotes from Te Pati Maori MPs. When people realise Labour can only govern with the support of Te Pati Maori, they will run a mile