Max Harris in Tamaki plus other wins for the Left this Election

A candidate of the Left turning heads in the Right places

Two conservative party candidates are highly favoured in Auckland’s Tāmaki seat this election but Labour’s Max Harris is grabbing attention with his big brain and campaign messages

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Max Harris is just one candidate who would make this election an enormous win for the Left…

Election 2026: Poll showing Labour ahead at Kāpiti electorate

A new poll shows Labour’s Sophie Handford is ahead of National MP Tim Costley in the race for the Kāpiti seat, and suggested the new electorate’s constituents overwhelmingly wanted a referendum on any council amalgamation proposal.

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…here are the candidates and policy wins for the Left this election.

Candidates 

• The election of Aperahama Edwards –  He has so much mana, including him in our next Parliament would be an enormous gain not just for Māori, but for the country.
• The election of Tania Waikato – Yas Queen! She represents the next generation of Māori leadership and would be an enormous gain.
• The election of Max Harris – one of the greatest hopes for the Left and one of our smartest intellectuals.
• The election of Craig Renney – the NZCTU Economist who could bring real intellectual muscle to left wing economic.
• The election of Mananui Ramsden – One of the most humble and genuine candidates who would represent Te Tai Tonga and Labour incredibly well.
• The election of Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo – enormous win for Labour in terms of credible candidates who could give huge strength in law and order that goes beyond simple punishment.
• The election of Sophie Handford – Climate Activist who would fight for real change.
• Te Pūoho Kātene, while he won’t win Te Tai Hauāuru, he should get in off the Party list.

Policies 

TBH we are not going to be able to get a real grasp of the policy agenda until the negotiations. This time around there are 3 battles.

The first round is the actual election campaign and the need for Labour + Greens + TPM + TOP to = 51%

The second round is the negotiations. This is the arena where John Tamihere will come into play. National exists to stop Labour getting into power, Labour exists to stop the Left getting into power.  Labour’s incrementalism will attempt to render any transformative change dead on arrival and the Greens in the past have proven to be sadly too weak to stop Labour. With a battle axe like JT running the negotiations, we will see actual change.

The third round is managing the internal relationships for 3 years. This is where Willie Jackson and JT’s long friendship will be a lynchpin to the success. The Greens are geeky enough to make sure the policy platform can be pushed through.

Because of the overhangs likely this election, the threshold to hit 51% will require 4 parties.

I don’t think we will know the result of the election on the 7th November, we will have to wait until the Specials come in on the 27th meaning those 3 weeks between Election night and the final result will be the most contested in NZ history.

Huge money will be spent arguing TOP must cut a deal with National, ACT and NZF. If the Left are not ready to battle the media war that will erupt for those 3 weeks, we will be swallowed up and spat out by Big Money interests setting the agenda.

 

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