Thespinoff iconThespinoffOct 1, 2026 ~1 min source read

Arena Williams steals the show at Chris Hipkins’ no bullshit policy launch

Labour leader-in-waiting outshone its current leader as the party launched its 'fair go for families' policy in Māngere. Labour's leader spent much of the run-up to the election campaign being harangued by John Campbell on why he's doing such a bad job.

Arena Williams steals the show at Chris Hipkins’ no bullshit policy launch

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Labour leader-in-waiting outshone its current leader as the party launched its 'fair go for families' policy in Māngere.

Labour's leader spent much of the run-up to the election campaign being harangued by John Campbell on why he's doing such a bad job.

He adopted a defensive crouch as all of National's MPs joined hands and chanted "tax tax tax" at him in unison.

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Labour leader-in-waiting outshone its current leader as the party launched its 'fair go for families' policy in Māngere. Labour's leader spent much of the run-up to the election campaign being harangued by John Campbell on why he's doing such a bad job. He adopted a defensive crouch as all of National's MPs joined hands and chanted "tax tax tax" at him in unison.

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  • Hipkins stood on stage like Trent Reznor or Taylor Swift and channelled his pain into words.
  • Hipkins gladhanded a few budget advisors before standing in front of roughly $4,000 wo...

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It's an enlivened Chris Hipkins we've been seeing lately. Then came his campaign launch on the weekend. That short phrase seems to have been a powerful release.

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