On current polling the Government is steady, and, while the Greens have slipped, the next poll could be interesting after NZ First and National effectively signalled the death of ACT's Treaty Principles Bill.
The latest 1News/Verian Poll is out and the Government is looking steady. The Greens however have dropped two points, in what may well be the start of their support abating as people realise that the Greens can barely control their party, let alone try and be a serious contender to lead a left-bloc coalition as Chlöe Swarbrick seems to believe.
Key points of the poll are:
The latest Taxpayers’ Union/Curia Poll spells danger for Chris Hipkins as Labour languishes in the polls.
Stats NZ projects the proportion of people aged 65+ will reach 20 per cent of the population by 2028. In four years, there could be 30 people aged 65+ years for every 100 people aged 15–64 years.
The Australian experience is a master class on how to deal with vaping badly. The New Zealand Government would do well to avoid heavy-handed regulation of vaping products, but, alas, I have little faith that they will do so.
It is up to the people to take back control of the councils, or pay the price.
Medicare starts negotiating drug prices with pharmaceutical companies.
