Tag: NZ National Party
NZ election 2023: combined poll trends now show a clear rightward shift since June
The Conversation’s poll-watcher breaks down the party support trend since March – which has all been surging one way, despite some variation between pollsters.
NZ election 2023: with a month to go, polls point to a right-wing coalition government
New Zealand’s proportional electoral system makes coalition governments all but inevitable. Ahead of the October 14 election, the jockeying for power is all on the right.
The Labour-National consensus on family support means the election won’t change much for NZ’s poorest households
Both major parties are promising to increase payments for families ‘in work’. But the changes will only entrench the problems already faced by beneficiaries and the working poor.
Taxing questions: is National glossing over the likely cost of administering its new ‘revenue measures'?
The National Party’s tax package may be a middle-income vote winner, but it avoids the core problem of tax-free wealth. And how much the new system would cost to operate is far from clear.
70 years of road-based policies created today's problems – does National’s transport plan add up?
The National Party’s transport policy risks locking the country into a car-dependent, high-carbon future.