https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/132776440/the-political-divide-drowns-out-chris-hipkins-splits-families-in-tara
Some time the heat and pressure remains underground for some time. It then >explodes right onto the stage.
People willing to turn up and inform the PM just what they think of the this >Government is an accurate indication of the situation. No PM is was not a >good idea for the previous PM to not meet the people who had come to see you >out side your place of work.
I have heard that the Auckland/Northland folks were very angry at the Covid >measures and narrative and it would be payback big time.
The ballot box will be here shortly, give these people a voting paper.
On Sun, 20 Aug 2023 12:59:14 +1200, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
wrote:
On 19 Aug 2023 22:11:48 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/132776440/the-political-divide-drowns-out-chris-hipkins-splits-families-in-tara
Some time the heat and pressure remains underground for some time. It then >>>explodes right onto the stage.
People willing to turn up and inform the PM just what they think of the this >>>Government is an accurate indication of the situation. No PM is was not a >>>good idea for the previous PM to not meet the people who had come to see you >>>out side your place of work.
I have heard that the Auckland/Northland folks were very angry at the Covid >>>measures and narrative and it would be payback big time.
The ballot box will be here shortly, give these people a voting paper.
In Northland in particular (and probably Auckland) there is probably a >>sizable number of people not happy with the way lockdowns were
managed.
Don't forget that Northland was 'landlocked' by the Auckland lockdowns
- it was not possible to drive or fly out of Northland. There will be >>quite a few people in both areas with abiding bitterness of how
lockdowns were imposed and policed.
The PM would do well to reckon with protesters at his public
appearances. Those protesters would do well to remember the limits of >>acceptable protest behaviour.
The "Freedom" party that wants to deny free speech to others is fairly >concentrated in Auckland; I can't see the lockdowns being much of an
issue in Northland - after all the world-leading low number of Covid
deaths delivered a majority single party government last time.
They
are more likely to be concerned about regional support including
provision of water; social support, including minimum wage and the
removal of GST on fruit. Willow Jean Prime is the current MP by a very
small margin at the last election - Matt King is not standing again-I
don't know how Grant McCallum is regarded; and Shane Jones who came
third last time is standing again.
On 19 Aug 2023 22:11:48 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/132776440/the-political-divide-drowns-out-chris-hipkins-splits-families-in-tara
Some time the heat and pressure remains underground for some time. It then >>explodes right onto the stage.
People willing to turn up and inform the PM just what they think of the this >>Government is an accurate indication of the situation. No PM is was not a >>good idea for the previous PM to not meet the people who had come to see you >>out side your place of work.
I have heard that the Auckland/Northland folks were very angry at the Covid >>measures and narrative and it would be payback big time.
The ballot box will be here shortly, give these people a voting paper.
In Northland in particular (and probably Auckland) there is probably a >sizable number of people not happy with the way lockdowns were
managed.
Don't forget that Northland was 'landlocked' by the Auckland lockdowns
- it was not possible to drive or fly out of Northland. There will be
quite a few people in both areas with abiding bitterness of how
lockdowns were imposed and policed.
The PM would do well to reckon with protesters at his public
appearances. Those protesters would do well to remember the limits of >acceptable protest behaviour.
On Sun, 20 Aug 2023 15:46:42 +1200, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>But on-topic in relation to the issue of Northland which I did not
wrote:
On Sun, 20 Aug 2023 12:59:14 +1200, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>wrote:
On 19 Aug 2023 22:11:48 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/132776440/the-political-divide-drowns-out-chris-hipkins-splits-families-in-tara
Some time the heat and pressure remains underground for some time. It then >>>>explodes right onto the stage.
People willing to turn up and inform the PM just what they think of the this
Government is an accurate indication of the situation. No PM is was not a >>>>good idea for the previous PM to not meet the people who had come to see you
out side your place of work.
I have heard that the Auckland/Northland folks were very angry at the Covid >>>>measures and narrative and it would be payback big time.
The ballot box will be here shortly, give these people a voting paper.
In Northland in particular (and probably Auckland) there is probably a >>>sizable number of people not happy with the way lockdowns were
managed.
Don't forget that Northland was 'landlocked' by the Auckland lockdowns
- it was not possible to drive or fly out of Northland. There will be >>>quite a few people in both areas with abiding bitterness of how
lockdowns were imposed and policed.
The PM would do well to reckon with protesters at his public
appearances. Those protesters would do well to remember the limits of >>>acceptable protest behaviour.
The "Freedom" party that wants to deny free speech to others is fairly >>concentrated in Auckland; I can't see the lockdowns being much of an
issue in Northland - after all the world-leading low number of Covid
deaths delivered a majority single party government last time.
Rich, the tide turned against the Labour Government after the last
election. The Parliamentary protest was instrumental in this as was
the Auckland lockdowns after the election that effectively
geographically isolated Northland as I said in my prior post.
They
are more likely to be concerned about regional support including
provision of water; social support, including minimum wage and the
removal of GST on fruit. Willow Jean Prime is the current MP by a very >>small margin at the last election - Matt King is not standing again-I
don't know how Grant McCallum is regarded; and Shane Jones who came
third last time is standing again.
Off-topic in respect of the OP commenting on what happened at the
Otara markets yesterday, but be aware there is a strong anti-Labour
feeling out there in Northland and the Freedom party is nowhere to be
seen.
The feelings are strong and there are likely to be protesters wherever
the PM campaigns.
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