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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
Some nice māori nurses at my hospitalLooks like my appeal to Northshore hospital to review my cardiology application is down the toilet, mean while my Pakeha neighbor with a lesser complaint was accepted.
I will try stay healthy till the next election, because I refuse to be one of the Maoris who die in NZ for health racism.
Reverses last election where Labour took almost all of the māori seats.Te Pati giving Labour a doing over in the māori seats,
National Party vote slightly growing as more vote comes in.I am not watching TV, do they have any trends developing?
I voted TOP and agree with everything you said.That’s the problem though, I know other people are doing the same as me. If I knew everyone thinking like me would actually vote TOP then I would do it. Wasted vote definitely isn’t a myth. It’s very real.
It’s a failing in our version of MMP. The five percent threshold isn’t really a democratic way of doing it. To be truly democratic each party would get seats that represent the votes they got.
Why does that not surprise me?I voted TOP and agree with everything you said.
Labour got 50% in 2020
National got 25.6% . 2020
My pick is Labour are toast
The trend is - nobody likes lLabourI am not watching TV, do they have any trends developing?
Thems are the rules, gotta take the good with the bad.I don't know much about this.. on the surface it seems wrong that these māori seats can potentially affect the making up of the government even though TPM have quite a low party vote?
25% still do for some reason. If they just had something they could show as a success they might have had some sort of chance but everything is pretty much going backwards and people want better than that obviouslyThe trend is - nobody likes lLabour
Not that they have muchLooks like Labour are going to lose a lot of 'talent' out of the party too.
They got in on Cindy's goofy smile and the covid PR last time. Heyzeuss knows how well National would have gone with some genuine talent at the top.25% still do for some reason. If they just had something they could show as a success they might have had some sort of chance but everything is pretty much going backwards and people want better than that obviously
Any party could run a candidate in the seats...I don't know much about this.. on the surface it seems wrong that these māori seats can potentially affect the making up of the government even though TPM have quite a low party vote?