This was a fascinating read, it sounds like he disagreed with his colleagues on a number of issues. And given the election result, I’d say he was right, as law and order was something Labour was perceived as being very weak on.

Also, there’s this, about Kiri Allan

"She believed it was anti-Māori and I thought that was absolute rubbish, because this was not targeting Māori in any way, it was targeting gangs.

“It doesn’t matter what ethnicity a gang member is, they need to be held to account by society,” Nash said.

Isn’t assuming gang members are Maori kinda racist?