Te Kaupapa Election 2026 weekend political podcast: with Hone Harawira, Matthew Tukaki, Steve Able and Bomber
Fuel crisis. Political shake-ups. Election 2026 looming. This week’s Te Kaupapa doesn’t hold back.

Fuel crisis. Political shake-ups. Election 2026 looming. This week’s Te Kaupapa doesn’t hold back.

When every problem gets answered with “cut spending”, it’s not policy — it’s ideology.

Fuel stocks are falling, global supply is tightening — and the Government is still performing for the cameras instead of preparing for impact.

If this is the campaign rollout, it’s not discipline — it’s noise. And voters tend to tune that out fast.

It’s meant to sell phone plans. Instead, it feels like a low-budget TVNZ drama about finding your dad. What are they thinking?

If Luxon falls, it won’t stabilise National — it could detonate the whole political cycle.

You can’t “look through” 7.5% inflation. If it lands, something breaks — and it won’t be the theory.
A law that solves nothing. A culture war that solves everything — for politicians who need one.

When disaster hits, it’s not politicians on the frontline — it’s marae. The question is why we’re still not funding them like it.

When MSD starts calling homelessness a “narrative”, it’s not a bureaucratic slip. It’s a window into the contempt at the heart of a welfare system that punishes desperation.