Shane Te Pou (Ngāi Tūhoe) is a commentator, blogger and former Labour Party activist.
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![Shane Te Pou: How blue carbon could make NZ a climate action leader again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: How blue carbon could make NZ a climate action leader again
OPINION: We can solve the climate crisis, if we work together.
![Shane Te Pou: National’s ‘vandalism’ of workers’ rights is unprecedented - but it’s not too late](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: National’s ‘vandalism’ of workers’ rights is unprecedented - but it’s not too late
OPINION: Luxon, Willis and the National Party aren’t having the best of times.
![Shane Te Pou: It’s time for France to let New Caledonia be free](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: It’s time for France to let New Caledonia be free
OPINION: New Caledonia, a jewel in the Pacific, bears scars of French colonialism.
![Shane Te Pou: This was not a Budget for the ages](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: This was not a Budget for the ages
OPINION: The Budget tried to please too many, and will probably end up pleasing nobody.
![Shane Te Pou: Tax cuts can't disguise austerity for many Kiwi families](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: Tax cuts can't disguise austerity for many Kiwi families
OPINION: Luxon Government has finally announced its tax cuts and they’re a joke.
![Shane Te Pou: Will the Budget give young people a reason to stay in NZ?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: Will the Budget give young people a reason to stay in NZ?
OPINION: More than 1000 Kiwis a week are packing their bags. Who can blame them?
![Shane Te Pou: Time for justice for Samoans stripped of NZ citizenship](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: Time for justice for Samoans stripped of NZ citizenship
OPINION: It’s not too late for National to get on the right side of history.
![Shane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?
OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?
![Shane Te Pou: No place for division as Kiwis share cultural traditions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: No place for division as Kiwis share cultural traditions
OPINION: Kiwis are building a community that embraces all tikanga.
![Opinion: Governments has a commitment to a radical programme of cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Governments has a commitment to a radical programme of cuts
Opinion: Let’s tackle the real villains in Aotearoa, not the innocent.
![Shane Te Pou: Time put an end to the cancer of Gloriavale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: Time put an end to the cancer of Gloriavale
OPINION: What can be done? The Government needs to act.
![Opinion: Port privatisation - higher costs for Auckland businesses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Port privatisation - higher costs for Auckland businesses
OPINION: Higher port charges are serious costs that would get passed on to Kiwi consumers.
![Shane Te Pou: GST a lost opportunity for the left to show vision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: GST a lost opportunity for the left to show vision
OPINION: GST is seen by many people as one of the most regressive taxes going.
![Hey Winston, it’s time to say ‘no’ to tax cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hey Winston, it’s time to say ‘no’ to tax cuts
OPINION: How about you drop the self-indulgent fights with journalists?
![Shane Te Pou: Luxon needs to show some common sense on landlord tax cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: Luxon needs to show some common sense on landlord tax cuts
OPINION: Billions in tax cuts for landlords isn’t worth the cuts to public services.
![Shane Te Pou: Efeso Collins ‘he’s the real deal’, and that he was](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: Efeso Collins ‘he’s the real deal’, and that he was
OPINION: I was backing Efeso Collins with the zeal of a convert.
![Shane Te Pou: Red-greens are as conflicted as their blue-green cousins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: Red-greens are as conflicted as their blue-green cousins
OPINION: Environmental issues ought to transcend politics.
![The road to better men's health](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The road to better men's health
OPINION: Shane te Pou says men may not have the best tools to support their mental health.
![Shane Te Pou: Loneliness is a silent pandemic in Aotearoa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: Loneliness is a silent pandemic in Aotearoa
OPINION: Call up your mates and tell them you’re thinking of them.
![Shane te Pou: Politics and the hostile environment created for Māori](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane te Pou: Politics and the hostile environment created for Māori
OPINION: National Party under Christopher Luxon has abandoned the path of consensus.
![Shane Te Pou: Fair Pay Agreements make a massive difference for blue-collar workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: Fair Pay Agreements make a massive difference for blue-collar workers
OPINION: National and Act won't admit repealing Fair Pay Agreements won't benefit workers.
![Shane Te Pou: The election was underfunded and unfair](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: The election was underfunded and unfair
Opinion: Everyone should have their voice heard and their vote counted; that didn't happen
![Shane Te Pou: Labour may have lost a generation of leaders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: Labour may have lost a generation of leaders
Opinion: 'I expect the leader of the Labour Party to resign shortly.'
![Can we do politics without division?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Can we do politics without division?
OPINION: We need conversations about what is the best path forward, how we make progress
![Shane Te Pou: 'Kiri – you are an inspiration'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: 'Kiri – you are an inspiration'
OPINION: We need to ensure that MPs can manage their mental wellbeing, with support
![Shane Te Pou: Māori ministers have been doing the mahi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Te Pou: Māori ministers have been doing the mahi
Opinion: Despite attacks from the Opposition huge results delivered for all Kiwis.