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April 6, 2022 1:37pm by David Farrar

Key dates for Tauranga

Writ issued Wed 11 May
Nominations close Tue 17 May
By-election Day Sat 18 June
Writ returned by Sun 10 July

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PaulL

I’d guess the main points of interest are:

1. Are National capable of fucking up the selection process yet again?

2. Will Labour choose not to stand so as to not highlight the hammering they’ll get?

3. Will the Greens stand aside to avoid “splitting the vote”? Or will Labour?

4. Will ACT stand a candidate, and will they pull a massive vote based on their stand against co-governance? I wonder who Act would stand – I somehow imagine their existing Tauranga candidate might not be up to the attention, but conversely, I doubt Tauranga voters would love Brooke (who’d be the obvious choice) – both as a carpet bagger, and because she’s actually quite woke/liberal (I like her anyway). I also think Brooke’s not quite fluid enough yet/ready for that big stage.
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April 6, 2022 2:12pm
- PaulL
  
  Rereading that last sentence, I should have proof read before posting, it’s a bit of a jumble. I meant to say:
  
  Act’s deputy and strongest performer other than Seymour is Brooke
  
  I really like her, she’s a classical liberal. But she also won’t have any truck with religious conservatism – she may not want special treatment for LGBTIQ, but equally she won’t support discrimination against them.
  
  I’m not sure that’d play well in Tauranga
  
  She’s also quite young and still growing. She’s done a few of the ACT videos, and she doesn’t speak fluidly and with conviction. Same when I’ve seen her in parliament. She just needs more experience and confidence to say what she thinks – which is a skill that Seymour has developed. You need to know when to just be honest, and when you’re about to step into a bear trap. She doesn’t know that yet, so she always hesitates, and that makes her look like she’s not on her game.
  
  And, of course, google is my friend. The Herald tells me that Cameron Luxton (note the T) was ACT’s candidate last election, and will be their candidate this time too. Jan Tinetti was the Labour candidate last election. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/local-focus-who-is-cameron-luxton-act-candidate-for-tauranga/
  
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  April 6, 2022 2:19pm
- G the giant from Dunedin
  
  How and why would the Nats fuck the candidate u? and , Labour have already announced Jan Tinnetti the failed candidate form 2020 is their candidate
  
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  April 6, 2022 2:24pm
  - PaulL
    
    Recall the fuck up Head Office (ultimately Peter Goodfellow) made of that candidate in Auckland. Was it Auckland Central? Handed it to the Greens on a plate. Ultimately they need a new party president who is competent. But until then, let’s just hope he manages to not fuck this up.
    
    The media tell me that Tania Tapsell might be a live candidate. That’d be super interesting. She’s young, personable, and Māori. The Tapsell name has instant recognition. I think she’d be at the wet liberal end of National, but she’d definitely put the cat among the pigeons.
    
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    April 6, 2022 3:24pm
    - PaulL
      
      This process: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/08/election-2020-national-party-admits-breaking-rules-when-selecting-new-auckland-central-candidate.html
      
      My recollection was someone leaking to the media something unflattering about one of the candidates, for some reason I think it was something unsavoury like nude pictures or something.
      
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      April 6, 2022 4:30pm
    - PaulL
      
      Ah, this one. Allegations she was a stripper. https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/national-candidate-hires-qc-fight-malicious-campaign
      
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      April 6, 2022 4:32pm
    - Sir Cullen's Sidekick
      
      She announced this morning on AM that she won’t be a candidate. PaulL bro – time for a $8 a cup coffee for you.
      
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      April 6, 2022 4:38pm
      - G the giant from Dunedin
        
        She said last week she will not be standing in Tauranga
        
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        April 6, 2022 5:26pm
      - PaulL
        
        I try to avoid reading left wing media. That means I’m not always up on the news of the day. Not giving clicks to Stuff or Newsroom.
        
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        April 6, 2022 6:04pm
    - G the giant from Dunedin
      
      You should really do you’re homework, firstly, all parties have had plonkers stuff things up, i remember Labour with a guy that was in broadcasting doing dirty favours for Labour before the election, he was sacked, it happens, secondly, Tania Tapsell has already ruled out she will be standing in Tauranga, i hope she would stand , she is an awesome candidate, and her interview along side the racist Tutaki last week, shows just how good she is, he, (with his close links to the rotten Labour party) was nasty, vindictive, and very childish, his answer for her kicking his ass, was that Tania most probably will be the Nat candidate, she rolled her lovely eyes, and when asked by the interviewer at the end of the interview if she was running , she said who ever it is gets her best wishes, but it wont be her
      
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      April 6, 2022 5:26pm
      - PaulL
        
        Whatever. Peter Goodfellow has well passed his use by date, and the cock up that was the Auckland Central pre-selection rests primarily on him.
        
        As I said, I hope they don’t manage to cock up Tauranga like they did that one, and make the whole story about how useless they are at selecting candidates, instead of the story being about policies and the actual candidates, and who would best represent Tauranga.
        
        For the last 4 years every time Labour are on the ropes National have managed to cock something up and make the story about them. Sure, the media are looking and waiting to make that story. But National keep giving them the rope they use to hang them. It’d be nice if this time they didn’t.
        
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        April 6, 2022 6:01pm
- Sir Cullen's Sidekick
  
  Paul bro – Wake up. Jane Tin(netty) has been announced as Labour candidate and she will win comfortably.
  
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  April 6, 2022 4:36pm
  - PaulL
    
    I find it unlikely. She didn’t beat Simon Bridges in an election that swung heavily to Labour. By elections pretty much always swing against the government. And in the current environment, I’d expect more than usual. Unless the right manage to split the vote (quite possible with ACT being very popular), I’d expect an increased majority for National.
    
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    April 6, 2022 6:05pm
krazykiwi

Voting. A novelty for Bay of Plenty residents, and only happening because Mahuta couldn’t figure out how to stop it.
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April 6, 2022 3:10pm
- 70andstilllearning
  
  Look somewhere in the latest bill introduced to parliament by Labour. There’ll likely be an orphan clause re the Tauranga by-election buried there somewhere – come to think of it, didn’t Willie introduce something the other day?
  
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  April 6, 2022 4:05pm
  - G the giant from Dunedin
    
    Ardern said she would ask a question of the election committee or what ever its body is called, something smelt when she said it, today she announces the date, but as a rotten leftie, no answer to what her question was or the answer
    
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    April 6, 2022 5:28pm
Paulus

As a Tauranga voter and the way of today’s world it has to be a woman and a Maori whether you like it or not.
Tania Tapsell could be the candidate (and I believe a good one).
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April 6, 2022 3:19pm
- kevn
  
  @paulus… A trojan horse.
  
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  April 6, 2022 4:49pm
- G the giant from Dunedin
  
  Tania has ruled her self out in Tauranga twice now, she is a wonderful candidate, but for some reason she wants to be in Rotarua, its quite possible Todd McClay may resign at the election , he appears to have been pushed out of the pecking order, she would romp in in Rotarua
  
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  April 6, 2022 5:31pm
  - CJames
    
    Could also be Todd Muller’s electorate or even East Coast. No doubt she has links to more than just Rotorua City
    
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    April 6, 2022 5:52pm
    - PaulL
      
      She’d be a carpet bagger in Tauranga really. East coast was an electorate that I think made sense at the time, but her home is Rotorua. And Todd McClay has always seemed pretty useless to me, so Tania would likely be a massive improvement.
      
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      April 6, 2022 6:02pm
    - G the giant from Dunedin
      
      Won’t be Muller, he is staying, I hope they don’t try and get Tania to stand in a Māori seat, because I don’t think she would win, she would be wasted, and with the cancer politicising of Kirk Allan, I think she will struggle in the east coast, but I say it again, I think Todd MClay may well not stand next time, she roils be a show in in Totarua, she roils have the motel scam in Totarua to push, you would almost think Labour are pushing these people to Rotarua to push up their vote, but I don’t think it will be enough, Tania scores 1000s more votes than the popular mayor, she roils piss in
      
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      April 7, 2022 8:09am
Mike22240

So Tauranga needs to ask if they want an MP from the party who prefers overpaid commissioners to elected representatives or not?
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April 6, 2022 3:43pm
- G the giant from Dunedin
  
  They wont be voting Labour then after they were put in place by these marxist nutters
  
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  April 6, 2022 5:31pm
Warren

Can anyone tell me why the Labour Party are allow to send me email telling me about the Taurunga seat and their candidate Jan Tinetti when I haven’t voted Labour for over 50 years i have sent a email back telling them I am not interested in their drivel or their politics and would never vote for them just like I did a week ago when they informed me how great they were in giving me a rise in my pension.i think it’s disgraceful that they are using my Covid details to to send me there junk mail and also asking for donations.
Surely there must be somewhere I can complain about this behavior.
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April 6, 2022 4:23pm
- PaulL
  
  Why are you assuming they’re using your COVID details? There is an electoral roll that they can use of course.
  
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  April 6, 2022 6:03pm
  - Warren
    
    But they have no right to use my details or my email for there gain.
    I have only ever voted Labour once and that is in my first time of voting and my father was staunch Labour and of course you needed to take there advice.
    
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    April 6, 2022 7:48pm
    - PaulL
      
      I’m presuming they don’t know who you voted for – we still have a secret ballot in this country. So whether you voted for them or not is irrelevant. There are many sources for mailing lists, and they usually have an unsubscribe button on the bottom. I suggest clicking it.
      
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      April 6, 2022 11:19pm
- artemisia
  
  Privacy Commissioner if you can demonstrate the source of your contact details. Parties are allowed to use the electoral roll but it doesn’t include email addresses.
  
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  April 6, 2022 6:48pm
- G the giant from Dunedin
  
  That’s the rotten Labour Party gor you, announce the date, give their candidate a free run
  
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  April 7, 2022 8:10am
BAM

Winston Peters will run.
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April 6, 2022 4:35pm
- G the giant from Dunedin
  
  Lets bloody hope not, he created this rotten mess, he should never be given the vote again
  
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  April 6, 2022 5:33pm
  - BAM
    
    Yes, he will and will do very well.
    There’s a shit ton of dissatisfaction out there with both National and Labour.
    
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    April 6, 2022 5:45pm
  - PaulL
    
    I suspect he will. He can’t help it really. Hopefully it’ll be a nail in his coffin.
    
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    April 6, 2022 6:03pm
    - G the giant from Dunedin
      
      He stood in Tauranga against Bridges once too often, got his ass handed to him, he came a miserable 3rd 20000 votes behind Bridges. He won’t stand if he thinks he will get humiliated again, I hear they are going to try and push the fat controller into standing, and he is extremely toxic and not liked by even his own people up north
      
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      April 7, 2022 8:13am
Sir Cullen's Sidekick

Key dates for Tauranga by-election:

Writ issued Wed 11 May
Nominations close Tue 17 May
By-election Day Sat 18 June
Labour candidate Jane Tin(netti) wins by a record margin
Writ returned by Sun 10 July
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April 6, 2022 4:39pm
- G the giant from Dunedin
  
  Even the narcissist ARDERN has said Labour will lose
  
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  April 6, 2022 5:33pm
kevn

Winnies back.
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April 6, 2022 4:50pm
- G the giant from Dunedin
  
  Like hell he is, he knows he is toxic and hated for his betrayal and his nasty utu will see him never again get to parliament
  
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  April 6, 2022 5:35pm
curry4me

I hope its a landslide for National.
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April 6, 2022 4:55pm
- G the giant from Dunedin
  
  It better be
  
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  April 6, 2022 5:34pm
- NZer In Exile
  
  Curry4me: “I hope its a landslide for National.”
  
  It’s a litmus test for sure. Will be very interesting to see the outcome. Tauranga is not full of woke female public servants? Apparently the main “swingers” that ushered in the clown show as I understand it.
  
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  April 6, 2022 5:46pm
  - curry4me
    
    Yes, and byelections usualy go against the government.
    
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    April 6, 2022 9:24pm
- NK
  
  I don’t. National is about as inspirational and aspirational as a soggy blanket. Do you seriously see them, under Luxon, or any other leader of the party to be honest, reversing with speed and determination the massive damage that Ardern and her socialists have done?
  
  I don’t. They’re better people, and are far more intelligent and will be a “better” government (i.e. the Cabinet won’t be incompetent) but all they’ll do is manage better.
  
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  April 6, 2022 6:45pm
  - G the giant from Dunedin
    
    Then enjoy another term of divisive separatist agenda FFS
    
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    April 7, 2022 8:14am
mikenmildagain

Any word on the date when Simon Lusk closes tenders for prospective national party candidates to engage his consultancy services?
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April 6, 2022 5:40pm
- G the giant from Dunedin
  
  I think I heard them say 17 May
  
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  April 7, 2022 8:15am
Sir Cullen's Sidekick

Useless National will make a mess of the selection and put up no name clown as its candidate. Jane Tin(netti) will win easily. The turn out will be 45%
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April 6, 2022 5:46pm
- Cassandra
  
  Even the Labour Party has said that’s unlikely Sidekick. ACT is standing a candidate – announcement tonight – but I’d have thought standing aside would be sound tactically. It’ll be Luxton, I’m sure. Good bloke but he’ll just reduce the Nat majority. Party vote ACT. Rpt after me……………..
  
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  April 7, 2022 7:18am
  - artemisia
    
    Parties that stand a candidate have a good opportunity to get the message out there. An ACT candidate is unlikely to win the seat (this time anyway) but will increase face, name and party recognition. And will have a better idea of on the ground support – who, how much, what for.
    
    Next general election I’d expect to see ACT encourage tactical party votes in selected electorates.
    
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