Some initial thoughts on the NZ election

From a Wanaka hotel room.

The National Party (similar to a Conservative or Republican Party) has won this election.

Hipkins (the current Labour Prime Minister) is walking somewhere to concede but he has not conceded yet. But he’s being rude to the reporter pack. The current Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has just conceded her seat. Update he’s about to concede at Hutt Valley Labour Party headquarters (22:36 NZ Time - he has conceded and is now boasting of supposed achievements).

The reason that Labour has lost so badly is completely down to Pfizer although none of the talking heads are saying so, one of whom is this clown;

Paddy Gower “thank you very much for your vaccinations”

Ryan Bridge the host of the TV3 coverage has just said “we’re not mentioning the C word for a reason” so good on him. Him and his co-host, Melissa Chan-Green who is currently on maternity leave, were easily the two hardest of the media pack on Ardern in the NZ media up until her resignation.

The Greens, as Stuart Nash has observed, are acti…