This regular daily post is the place to joke and banish negative thoughts.





This regular daily post is the place to joke and banish negative thoughts.





What voters on the right are saying by splitting their votes is ‘No, we don’t want a strong National Party: we want ACT and NZ First to have a bigger say in post-election negotiations and also over the next term.’
RNZ-Reid Research shows only 56.9 per cent of National’s 2023 voters still back the party. ACT and NZ First now hold 18.4 per cent of them.
Democracy is not just about electing governments – it’s also about ensuring they can govern. If the coalition wins a second term, it needs to address these barriers as a priority for reform.
A Freshwater Strategy deck published by the Platform shows National down 12 points since 2023 and NZ First holding the right bloc together. The numbers check out.