Mike's Minute: Chris Hipkins is deluded

Is Chris Hipkins missing a gene? 

Does he have a self-destructive predilection? Or is he just a pillock by nature? 

He rolls into Auckland to tell the nation's biggest city and engine room in election year that she's all good and everyone has moved on from the lockdowns. His lockdowns. 

The home handyman from the Hutt, telling Auckland what's what. 

What an arrogant twat. 

He was in Auckland to build rapport, to patch up the damage, to scope the joint and to see what sort of chance his party has come November. 

Love or hate Auckland, elections are won and lost in the city. No one gets to Government without a good day in Auckland. 

Even for a small country it is true to say there are countries within countries, or cultures and vibes within cultures and vibes. 

It took me a while to get a grip on Wellington before I moved there. It's different to Christchurch. It's different to Dunedin, and Auckland is different to each of the other urban centres. 

I think Chris Bishop has found that out by suggesting his two million home debacle. He's from Wellington too. If you are too entrenched in Wellington, you don’t get Auckland. 

Hipkins suggested the only people who ever ask him about lockdown these days is Newstalk ZB. 

1) That’s not true and yesterday was an example given the person who asked wasn’t from Newstalk ZB. 

2) Newstalk ZB is the biggest game in Auckland and by a long way. 

Dismissing the biggest radio player in Auckland, and the country, is about as stupid as saying Aucklanders have moved on from lockdown. 

Ultimately, it's another example of why I have said all year that this election is over before it starts. 

Labour will not win. 

The pain, suffering and incompetence of 2020-23 is still too raw, real and recent to forgive and forget. Making it worse is the fact the very same people who did the damage are still there waiting for another crack. 

Judging by yesterday, they’ve learned nothing, want to learn nothing and are as arrogant as last time. 

Hipkins may well realise that, come election night when he loses and inevitably has to resign given he will have lost twice. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Is Chris Hipkins missing a gene or does he have
a self destructive predilection? Or is he just a pillock
by nature? So he rolls into Auckland yesterday to tell
the nation's biggest city in engine room an election year,
that she's all good. Everyone's moved on from lockdowns, his lockdowns,
the home handy man from the hut telling Auckland what's what?
What an arrogant twat. He was in Auckland to build rapport,

(00:22):
to patch up the damage, to scope the joint to
see what sort of changes party is more chances party
has got come November. Love or hate Auckland. Elections are
won and lost in the city. Of course, no one
gets to government without a good day in Auckland. Even
for a small country. It is true to say there
are countries within countries, or cultures and vibes within cultures
and vibes. It took me a while, for example, to
get a grip on Wellington before I move there. It's

(00:44):
different to christych it's different to Dunedin, and Auckland is
different to each of the other urban centers. Chris Bishop,
I think, has found that out by suggesting the two
million home Debarcle. He's from Wellington as well. If you're
too entrenched in Wellington, you don't get Auckland. Hipkins suggested,
the only people who ever ask him about Lockow these
days is ZB. Two things there, one that's not true,
and yesterday was an example given the person who asked

(01:06):
him wasn't from zed B and two ZB is the
biggest game in Auckland, and by a long way dismissing
the biggest radio player in Auckland, and indeed the country
is about as stupid as saying Auckland as have moved
on from Lockdown. Ultimately, it's another example of why I've
said all year that this election is over before it
even starts. Labor will not win. The pain, suffering and

(01:28):
incompetence of twenty twenty through twenty twenty three is still
too raw, real and recent to forgive and forget. And
making it worse is the fact that the very same people
who did the damage are still there waiting for another crack,
and judging by yesterday, they've learned nothing, want to learn nothing,
are as arrogant as last time, and Hepkins may well
realize that come election night, when he loses and inevitably

(01:50):
has to resign, given he will have lost twice. For
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