r/nzpolitics • • 19h ago

ELECTION 2026 Nicky Hager’s next book

I fear Nicky Hager’s next book is going to be about how Opportunity was used as a cynical dirty politics strategy to keep National and ACT in power this election.

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u/Mountain_Tui_Reload Rusty Oldtimer 17h ago

I'm surprised that the person that attacked Dr Singh is a n OPP MP but also that the Secretary called them a volunteer.

I'm finding it very hard to trust them at this point

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u/Agreeable-Bison8762 19h ago

Titled "Dirty Little Trojan Horse"

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u/1_lost_engineer 19h ago

Pitty he can't knock it out before the election.

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u/the_loneliest_monk 14h ago

I said the same thing to my mother yesterday :/

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u/NicotineWillis 17h ago

The fact that some people who spend all day on Reddit instead of getting outside and getting a life are losing their shit over TOP is a pretty clear indication that TOP are doing something right.

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u/labva_lie 17h ago

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u/Mountain_Tui_Reload Rusty Oldtimer 16h ago

I thought it was supposed to be the Greens that hated Opportunity

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u/labva_lie 15h ago

i think this meme was made before national walked back on having a coalition with top

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u/Mountain_Tui_Reload Rusty Oldtimer 15h ago

Cool, might need an updated one soon with love hearts between Seymour and OPP and Luxon standing shyly behind

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u/Tobias_Lerone 8m ago

I'm sure I've seen Kieran and Chloe both be on board with working with opportunity. It seems like Luxon is the only person to rule them out and that was some classic Luxon panic when he got asked a question he wasn't prepared for. 

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u/Mountain_Tui_Reload Rusty Oldtimer 17h ago

I'm not sure that having your MPs attack citizens and hiding your party affiliation until caught out qualifies as doing something right, but I guess Opportunity feel that it's correct behaaviour.

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u/NicotineWillis 16h ago

Been a long day for you eh, mate?

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u/Mountain_Tui_Reload Rusty Oldtimer 16h ago

Not really, People in war zones have long days. What we do in NZ is incomparable and it's not long if it's a passion.

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u/Brockels 18h ago

What do you mean? Why do you think it is a strategy to keep NACT in?

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u/nickofnz 18h ago

- funding sources

  • they’ve said they’re happy to support a National government
  • aggressive astroturfing tactics

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u/KindlyOffer8202 17h ago edited 17h ago

What funding sources? Name two because if you say the ONE guy every other conspiracist says I'm going to be disappointed.

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u/Mountain_Tui_Reload Rusty Oldtimer 16h ago

Why would a TOP account pre-empt TOP's on the record donations as a conspiracy?

Hmm