Dead Heat and the Kingmaker Has Already Put Her Land Tax on the Table
Hipkins and Luxon tied on 20 per cent, National and Labour on 34 seats each and Opportunity holding the balance. The kingmaker who won the debate had already said dropping her own tax reform was worth considering. Electorate vote National, party vote ACT or NZ First.
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Two Invoices, No Cheque: Winston Has the Only Tax Cut Worth Having
Labour says Luxon costs you $6302 a year. National says Labour will cost you $2263. Neither of them is cutting your income tax. The only party offering a business tax cut it has costed is NZ First.
Neither Chris Gets to Decide
Winston Peters says Luxon and Hipkins will not decide this election and the media is still running it like first past the post. Two more Chris-on-Chris debates are booked. The kingmaker is the story nobody is billing.
Luxon Will Pick Up the Phone
Luxon has ruled out Opportunity, but he never said he wouldn’t take the call. On current polling the overhang strategy is the only way to keep Opportunity out and the coalition in.
Winston Brought the Majority
NZ First is up to 12 per cent and 16 seats and that is what puts the coalition on 65. National’s party vote still buys no list MP. Electorate vote National, party vote ACT or NZ First.
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Quick Hit: $2.19 Million Says Cap It
Opportunity wants a $30,000 donation cap. Gareth Morgan has given it $2,190,617. Pull the ladder up once you are on the roof.
The Future of the Centre Right
The lesson from CPAC Australia is that voters notice when parties drift from the values that originally earned their support. Whether New Zealand’s major parties recognise that lesson before the next election remains to be seen.
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Hamilton arrived at court on Wednesday afternoon with two school-aged children. No one else was with them to look after the kids.