Putting aside comments from ex PMs and politically-aligned media, does anyone actually think we are in good shape?
Infrastructure is a mess, water is bursting out of the ground in Wellington, NZ is slipping down the education rankings, smart ambitious NZers are choosing to leave and in their place are arriving low-qualified foreigners, truancy is bad, kids are being raised in motels, health systems are creaking and crime is noticeably prevalent in our neighbourhoods. We’ve borrowed $60bn but have little to show for it.
Regardless of whether you blame Labour or National (or previous versions of those), I don’t know anyone that thinks we are in a good place right now, or anyone that feels wealthy and comfortable