# Labour urges hope and rage; National fears handout society

> Labour supporters told to harness 'hope and rage' as National voters fear 'handout society' after election rally.
- Title: Labour urges hope and rage; National fears handout society
- Summary: Labour supporters told to harness 'hope and rage' as National voters fear 'handout society' after election rally. Labour supporters are urged to channel…
- Keywords: labour, national, chris hipkins, christopher luxon, election 2026, kelston, greymouth, west coast rally, resource management act, regional councils, politics, news
- Source: RNZ — https://rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/1940271/labour-supporters-told-to-harness-hope-and-rage-national-voters-fear-handout-society
- Author: RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
- Published: 2026-10-15T15:45:04+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: labour, national, chris hipkins, christopher luxon, election 2026, kelston, greymouth, west coast rally, resource management act, regional councils, politics, news
## Labour rally in Kelston
Labour supporters told to harness 'hope and rage' for three years of campaigning.

> Some of you, like me, will remember going on a march not long after the last election when they cancelled the smoke-free generation for our children
## Chris Hipkins speech
Hipkins used his speech to attack Luxon for leaving people $6000 worse off.

> Under our government, we achieved record low unemployment despite some of the most challenging economic conditions any government in New Zealand has faced
## Vanushi Walters speech
Walters urged supporters to channel energy from past marches into the campaign.

> I ask you one thing: bring all that energy, all of that hope and rage that you would put into those three years ahead, bring it now
## National West Coast rally
National held rally in Greymouth with 100 attendees.

> We've got a country that's in trouble
## Christopher Luxon speech
Luxon spoke for 20 minutes at West Coast rally.

> We used to be a country where we had a reputation of number eight wire, and we get sh*t done
## Geoff Ball concerns
Ball warned National coalition may not fix economy in time.

> I think they made a bloody good start, but I personally think they've got a long way to go
## Brett Cummings discussion
Cummings said regional council repeal and resource management changes take time.

> All that land use and stuff, it's a long time ago. Not that long ago in my lifetime, you used to have permitted activities to be gold mining
## Key takeaway

Labour supporters are urged to channel 'hope and rage' for three years of campaigning while National voters fear economic instability under a left bloc government.