Waatea News Column: Te Pāti Māori Kingmakers must have immediate bottom lines for every New Zealander
Te Pāti Māori Kingmakers must have immediate bottom lines for every New Zealander
The latest polls from Roy Morgan and the Taxpayers’ Union Curia Poll spell out that the Kingmakers in the 2023 Election will be Te Pāti Māori.
The power and obligations of Kingmaker make immediate demands upon the Māori Party that they must deeply consider.
The Mana Party had a saying, ‘What is good for Māori babies is good for Pakeha Babies’. This was the understanding that social policy that lifts the material well being for one, lifts them all, that was the power of the Feed the Kids policy.
There are numerically more poor white babies in Aotearoa than Māori and Pacifica combined.
The leverage for true transformative policy that can lift every New Zealander is an obligation to any Party given the power to negotiate.
The hard Right of New Zealand Politics as expressed via the ACT Party will use the news of the Māori Party being Kingmakers to spook middle New Zealand into fearing some stupid co-governance conspiracy that Māori are taking over by stealth.
This is the opportunity for the Māori Party – as Kingmakers – to surprise the electorate and calm irrational Pakeha fears of a takeover by advocating for immediate social policy that brings rapid material well being to every New Zealander.
GST off food, a Financial Transaction Tax to fund the extra social infrastructure we require, Free Public Transport and Free Dental.
Those polices would impact Māori most significantly WHILE benefiting everyone.
If Te Pāti Māori win the privilege of being Kingmakers and can genuinely negotiate some real social policy change that drives an immediate upgrade of material well being, then Te Pāti Māori will win the trust of the people and remain Kingmakers forever more.
This is a time to build legacy.
First published on Waatea News.
They could bring back the sorely needed Commissioner for Vulnerable Children, ruthlessly abolished by Carmel Sepuloni to the sound of silence from Kelvin Davis, the theoretical Minster for Children.
I’m not convinced that the current leadership off Te Pāti Māori is capable of such thinking, let alone acting. They (the current leadership) would be like the Greens, absolutely no good when in government. Best at sniping from the opposition benches and not capable to follow through the legislative process that benefits the 85% whilst lifting the 15%.
The current leaders are still firmly mired in the genetic superiority of Maori sportsmen/women.
How the heck will they overcome their racial discrimination against all the races in the 85%?
Cant see it myself.
Do you honestly believe the Maori party leaders in the Key government were any more capable.
As Nathan points out they achieved zilch. And if you believe Whanau Ora was a success, would that be defined as ‘co governance ‘?
Proves my point. Suppliant fringe parties are always going to struggle unless they advocate for ALL the people. What is “co-governance”? Is it a question similar to “What is a women”? Maybe TDB could spell it out for us, the average Joe Blog what co-governace will entail? Will we have to pay to access water (commercially and recreationally) in the South Island to Ngai Tahu? For that is how currently the 3 waters co-governance reads.
What do you think Te Pāti Māori will achieve in coalition with Labour in 2024? Will they advocate for benefits to ALL New Zealanders so as to lift everyone up? Or will they only advocate for Maori and achieve (like the Maori party with National) diddle squat?
Co-governace, in its present form, is unsaleable and unelectable for Labour. There is no way co-governace will ever be enacted based on 15% of the voters gaining 50% of the electorate vote. Not going to happen. And 3 waters ensured Maori iwi will have 100% control over water use.
Tell me I’m wrong and where!
it will be interesting to see if Labour in 2024 in government with Te Pāti Māori is able to function and if not, could wee see a grand coalition to kick all minority parties to the curb?
I believe you are dreaming if you believe we will ever have a grand coalition.
I read a lot of questions in your post and then theoretical answers to your own questions. Then you make statements on how co governance is unelectable in its present form.Then you ask ” tell me I’m wrong”.
So, theoretically you’re right and wrong until it is proven so.
What a load of bullshit from a bunch of wayne kerrs as usual patonising to say the least and typical coloniser rubbish being espoused
I’m 73. I don’t need to work but I enjoy the social contact and getting out from under the feet of my lovely wife. I recently did a 13 hour casual shift which paid around $280 in the hand. That went towards a $340 dentist bill for spending 40 minutes in the chair. It’s just nuts!
I’m 73. I don’t need to work but I enjoy the social contact and getting out from under the feet of my lovely wife. I recently did a 13 hour casual shift which paid around $280 in the hand. That went towards a $340 dentist bill for spending 40 minutes in the chair. It’s just nuts!
whilst I’m all for progressive agitation on behalf of Maori, tikanga is a conservative movement and as such should be concentrating on a right wing solution for Maori – whereever that takes us, I dunno, but playing Uncle Tom isn’t going to work for anyone.
The Maori party will crumble again if they go with National but I believe they have learnt their lesson.