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The thread centers on New Zealand's upcoming election, primarily debating the economic management and policy differences between the center-left Labour government and center-right National/ACT opposition. Key criticisms target Labour's fiscal stewardship, citing ballooning government expenditure #7#272, housing unaffordability, and unfulfilled promises like KiwiBuild and dental care expansion #16#12. A user #7 highlighted Labour's annual 9% spending growth versus 1.5% under previous governments, arguing this fueled inflation. National's tax-cut policy faced scrutiny over funding gaps and legality, with user #215 questioning Luxon's reliance on "trust me" assurances.
Leadership competence emerged as a critical theme, particularly in later posts. Luxon drew heavy criticism after a contentious interview where he struggled to defend policy details #194#199#211, while Willis faced backlash for her economic credentials. Hipkins garnered fleeting praise for articulation but was ultimately seen as representing poor governmental outcomes #45#119. A trusted user #308 presented expert economic analysis contradicting Treasury optimism. Infrastructure issues—like Wellington's water crisis and the dental school staffing shortage—were cited as examples of systemic mismanagement #235#12. Notable policy debates included road-user charges for EVs #220, immigration impacts on rents #299, and coalition scenarios involving NZ First #182#258. Early fringe discussions on candidates' rugby allegiances gave way to substantive policy critiques, culminating in grim Treasury forecasts discussed in posts #271#304#308. User #168 also revealed concerns about Labour rushing regulatory changes to entrench policies pre-election.
Economic Policies, Housing Crisis, Leadership Competence
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You don’t know the half of it mate. Settle on the sale of our kindy today. Big emotional day. Real end of an era.Your life has been on hold for a few hours wiz
Good luck with everything thenYou don’t know the half of it mate. Settle on the sale of our kindy today. Big emotional day. Real end of an era.
Fraky my life changed at the same time I though I had lost this website![]()
Hooton strikes me as a smart guy, who will write for whomever that butters his bread.I have no faith in anything said by Matthew Hooton because he is biased to the right.
However he has claimed that Nationals tax policy is a "cynical con".
Makes me wonder..
They are probably right but it doesn't mean houses will drop 50%.I cannot find the link but I was reading today the IMF say NZ housing values are 50% too high.
So by my calculations...anybody who has bought since 2018 is in negative equity territory.
Landlords will be looking for parachutes.
Providing free dental care for under 30’s is more Labour nonsense that will ever come to fruition. It will be free but no dentists will provide it. There is simply no capacity.NZ has a shortage of dentists, and they are on the medical specialist Green List for priority immigrants, but we only have one dental school in NZ which will only take 60 students per year.... even though last year, 550 applied and 490 were rejected. This is because there are not enough staff to teach them. Yet, since 2017, the number of teaching staff for the Dental School hasn't increased but the number of non-teaching staff in the Dental School has gone up by over 50%.
Did you watch Q&A this morning with Nicola.Providing free dental care for under 30’s is more Labour nonsense that will ever come to fruition. It will be free but no dentists will provide it. There is simply no capacity.
Kiwibuild; ending child poverty; airport tram; no new taxes; most transparent govt; fixing mental health; etc.
How many times can they sucker voters in with unworkable policy? Guess lying works though because they still somehow have 30% support…
heyzeuss, Kiwibuild again:
Absolutely no surprises here
At least he’s obviously a league fan and knows his stuff, even if his team isn’t the Wahs.Well that interview rules TPM out!