Description Political news in NZ has been on hiatus with National and it’s partners refusing to discuss coalition negotiations and the parliamentary gallery seemingly unable to do anything about that. In to the gap has flowed respectability politics as pundits wonder “why haven’t the Greens saved National from Winston Peters??”. We discuss that absurdity alongside the question of how the left moves forward electorally over the next three to nine years. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Stephanie, Ollie Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:40 Complicit Media Outlets 4:30 Undermining the Electoral System 6:12 The Negotiation Process of National Coverage 10:42 Teal Party Politics 24:18 The Mini Budget 28:50 The Idea of a Smaller Labour Party 47:11 Green Party Political Effectiveness 53:46 What Happens if Activists Leave Labour 1:08:31 Ending Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200