Ivor Jones The Māori Green Ltn

“Hipkins Misunderstands the Māori Mind: How Strategic Vote-Splitting Can Hold Power Accountable” - 10 December 2025

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“Hipkins Misunderstands the Māori Mind: How Strategic Vote-Splitting Can Hold Power Accountable” - 10 December 2025

Chris Hipkins has revealed a fundamental misunderstanding of Māori electoral agency—and the mechanism that could be his path to power. In December 2025, the Labour leader dismissed concerns about Māori voters strategically splitting their votes, confident that internal turmoil within Te Pāti Māori means “voters in Māori electorates won’

By Ivor Jones The Māori Green Ltn
“The Property Rights Putsch: How the Coalition’s RMA Replacement Weaponizes Compensation to Gut Environmental Protection and Rangatiratanga” - 10 December 2025

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“The Property Rights Putsch: How the Coalition’s RMA Replacement Weaponizes Compensation to Gut Environmental Protection and Rangatiratanga” - 10 December 2025

Mõrena, When Christopher Luxon, David Seymour, Chris Bishop and Simon Court assembled at the Beehive on December 8, 2025, to unveil their replacement for the Resource Management Act, they presented it as liberation—”less ‘no’ and a lot more ‘yes,’” as Luxon proclaimed. But beneath the sheen of economic promises

By Ivor Jones The Māori Green Ltn