Simon O'Connor: Reverberations

The results of the recent Tāmaki Makaurau by-election are already reverberating for the candidates, their political parties, but also New Zealand as a whole.

Well, I was wrong. I thought Peeni Henare from Labour would win the Tamaki Makaurau by-election. Instead, the Māori Party’s Oriini Kaipara did and convincingly so.

The reverberations of this are relatively significant - for the Labour Party, the candidates themselves, and the growing politics of grievance.

Peter Williams: The Substack that didn't age well

Te Pati Maori win easily - but how about that turnout?

It’s the worst piece of political punditry in the history of this Substack. Maybe in the history of blogging.

Your noble, but obviously ignorant, correspondent boldly predicted last Tuesday that Te Pati Maori had given up in the Tamaki Makaurau by-election because their candidate Oriini Kaipara was so hopeless she couldn’t possibly win against the experienced Labour List MP Peeni Henare.

Matua Kahurangi: Tamaki Makaurau proves over 6,000 retards still have voting rights

Please forgive me in advance, it’s just after midnight and I’m probably at least 15 pints deep by now. I just got back from the pub.

The All Blacks gave New Zealand something to celebrate. So did the resignation of Bussy. Unfortunately, Tamaki Makaurau gave us the exact opposite - a reminder that there are at least 6,031 retards living in that electorate who somehow still get to vote.