Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff, Mad Chapman writes about the reluctant leadership of Jacinda Ardern, Andrew Geddis explains how the next prime minister will be chosen and, because it’s Friday, a panel of bean enthusiasts taste test and rank 19 different varieties of bean. But first, Toby Manhire weighs up Labour’s leadership dilemma.
“Like cardinals at a conclave choosing a new pope, the magic number for the Labour caucus is two-thirds. At least 43 MPs will need to back one candidate to succeed Jacinda Ardern as leader and in turn prime minister of New Zealand, to release the white smoke from parliament on Sunday, thereby avoiding a wider contest involving the party membership and affiliated unions. At this stage that smoke is looking so thick, however, that we barely know who is running. As I write, a total of zero Labour MPs have confirmed they’re seeking the leadership.”
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