Watching Tangi on Q&A made me cringe :(.
Jack eviscerated him. The fare cap policy is a good policy and it's backed up by decent modeling.
The use of the word "average" has really caused huge issues in the communication.
The rhetoric around Eastbourne and Waiarapa services landed hard.
Labour needs to push hard on the universalism in the social service provision thing - and tie that back to a democratic socialist vision for the country.
Cost of living relief is too weak - there needs to be ideology and a vision. We are doing this because no kiwi should have to pay $20 or $10 a week for basic public transit.
This is our vision for a fair Aotearoa.
Posted Jun 14, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC
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