Reposted by Sue Marsh
Anyway. While 95% of the country was having a good faith debate about a hard issue on where to draw the line, 5% were mourning their loss of capacity to act abusively. Bob McCoskrie and, apparently, Winston Peters are speaking for that 5%. And they want to impose their views on everyone else.
No.
![Oct 7, 2026 2:01 PM
RNZ Live
Unlike the Chrises, Davidson happy to trash-talk billionaires
Greens co-leader Marama Davidson has been on a community walkabout in South Auckland this morning to encourage people to enrol to vote.
Quizzed by reporters on what the Greens would push for in coalition negotiations, Davidson said the Greens wanted "all of the ministerial portfolios".
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has stated that one of non-negotiables is that the finance portfolio goes to his MP Barbara Edmonds. But Davidson said no politician gets to rule things in or out in concrete.
"[Green co-leader Chloe Swarbrick] deserves it. She blimmin' well deserves it," Davidson said.
"Give us the mandate, voters. If voters want an economy that works for all of us and not just the billionaires, give us the mandate and hell yes, we'll push for it."
Both Hipkins and National leader Christopher Luxon equivocated in last night's TVNZ leaders debate when asked whether it was immoral to be a billionaire.
Davidson showed no such compunction, declaring that yes, it was immoral, and that they should pay more in tax: "They will still be filthy rich, even if they pay their fair share."
- Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch
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