Andrew Little for Wellington and Phil Goff for Auckland?

Andrew Little to run for Wellington mayoralty

Former Labour Party leader and Minister Andrew Little has confirmed he will run for Wellington mayor.

Little had been sought after by Labour to run on the party ticket for mayor – up against incumbent Tory Whanau, who is running on the endorsement of the Green Party.

Six other contenders, including Whanau, have already announced they plan to run for the capital’s top job.

The other five consist of current councillor Ray Chung, former councillor Rob Goulden, conservationist Kelvin Hastie, businessman Karl Tiefenbacher, and Wellington Live’s Graham Bloxham.

Good.

I’m glad Andrew Little is running for Wellington mayor.

Wellington council is a dysfunctional joke  made far worse than it ever needs by the terrible flawed, failing and flailing Tory Whanau.

Tory has shat on almost every value on the Left with her position on the Air Port and the manner in which the Wellington Unions were treated when they met her was just jaw dropping in its woke victim pandering.

Tory Whanau’s chief of staff is Nadine Walker.

She’s a former Green Party press secretary and partner of party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick.

In an insanely heated argument between Union Wellington representatives critical of Tory’s airport sale, Nadine dropped the greatest political quote of 2024 to truly help identify what top shelf woke wank truly looks like.

The Spinoff coverage is glorious of the exchange:

The two sides went back and forth but made no progress. Ninety minutes after the meeting began, the Unions Wellington crew stumbled out onto the Terrace bewildered. Rizos-Shaw was nearly in tears. An hour late for work, she texted her boss: “just got yelled at by the mayor, sorry!”

“It was a bad atmosphere,” says Jacob. “Tory has done a lot of yelling, accusing us of sabotaging her personally, having an attitude problem, refusing to come to the forum. It couldn’t have gone worse.” Two days out from the public forum – a crucial moment in the campaign – their confidence was shaken. 

…read this and weep…

Sixteen minutes later, Walker replied, “Tory is still going to decline going to this meeting, and I have to say, unfortunately, even with your commitment to a safe environment to discuss, I found this agenda item framed up in a way that is disconcerting.” Walker was referring to the agenda item described as “Pinning Councillors/Mayor down”. Rizos-Shaw was confused. “‘Pinning’ is merely community organizing slang for asking candidates yes or no questions,” she replied.

…here is the Nadine Walker quote that you have to read to believe…

“OK, thanks for clarifying,” said Walker. “I am used to Greens language/kaupapa, where metaphors that invoke violence are avoided, so perhaps that is why I was shocked to read that!”

…WOW!

Just. WOW!

“I am used to Greens language/kaupapa, where metaphors that invoke violence are avoided, so perhaps that is why I was shocked to read that!”

The only thing more passive-aggressive than that statement is slapping your own face during orgasm!

Tory’s Chief of Staff attempted to twist ‘pinning down the Mayor’ into some sexual assault safety issue and was triggered by the mere use of the word!

“I am used to Greens language/kaupapa, where metaphors that invoke violence are avoided”

I’m assuming the word ‘bussy’ isn’t in that kaupapa?

Way too much woke, not enough toke.

The Greens need a smoke.

The Greens supporting Tory is the inevitable outcome of identity politics uber Alles. Only the pure who have been anointed by the woke conclave are allowed leadership no matter how weak and meaningless that leadership is.

For the middle class woke with a first step on the property ladder, identity aesthetics trumps economic universalism.

As for this…

Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman, who resigned as an MP at the start of 2024 after shoplifting allegations emerged, criticised Little’s decision.

“So Labour are leaving the Super City to a rightwing puppet mayor but they’re going after the only Green mayor and wāhine Māori?” Ghahraman posted on Instagram.

“What’s going on guys, did you learn nothing from that election you just lost?”

..Cough.

I’m not sure Golriz is in any position to lecture anyone on anything.

Little will smash this nonsense and should easily take Wellington.

The question now is Auckland.

With Desley Simpson likely to challenge Wayne Brown and split the vote on the Right, Phil Goff could have a free run for the job now he is back in Auckland. I asked David Parker if he was interested in standing and he laughed and said for me to shoot him if I ever see him standing for the Auckland Mayoralty.

If Andrew Little takes Wellington and Phil Goff takes Auckland, Labour would have a real chance of a political comeback in the next election.

The Greens have damaged their political brand with Tory, it’s just them who don’t see it.

 

 

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