Labour and the danger of talking to yourself

Labour and the danger of talking to yourself
Chris Hipkins takes media questions after the weekend's Labour Party conference in Christchurch (Image: BusinessDesk)
Pattrick Smellie
Over the weekend, the Labour Party's conference in Christchurch started with what seemed to acknowledge that Labour could not return to the electorate in 2026 with the same policies as in 2023.“Kiwis did vote for change,” said leader Chris Hipkins. “We need to change as well, to reconnect with a much broader range of Kiwis about the issues that matter to them and not just what we think should matter to them.”It felt like a New Zealand party of the left acknowledging that at least some of the factors that delivered a...

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