Responding to Willis’s warning that there was no such thing as a free lunch, Edmonds, a mother of eight, said she agreed. “There is no free lunch. Lunch always costs… But ultimately, it comes down to the choices you make, and this is taxpayers’ dollars. We have to be responsible around it.”
The Greens say their nearly $6 billion economic plan will create 284,000 jobs over four years. Treasury already forecasts 220,000 of them. Marama Davidson says what’s missing is “the masterplan”.
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.
National’s fiscal plan offers no income tax cuts until the books are in surplus in 2028/29, only a “pathway to potential tax relief”. Nicola Willis still called National “the party of low tax”.
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.
“I’m going to be blunt with you, Chris Hipkins said no,” Nicola Willis said, adding she hoped to work together on a solution in the next term.
The country must come first. Split voting is now non-negotiable. If the other side gets in we are finished, at least in the short to medium term.
On this poll, the centre-right loses. National’s two-ticks-for-National strategy is not working. Strategic voting is going to decide the election.
Just remember it’s her job on the line if you party vote ACT or NZ First – and how is that your problem?
ACT’s James Christmas and Paul Henry have gone after NZ First on abortion and foreign aid with four weeks to run. ACT is down to 9.2 in Curia. The last time ACT attacked Winston, it cost them points.
Kisses of death the Nats are planting on their party and ordinary New Zealanders’ prospects.
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.
Paul Goldsmith, sixth on National's list, is door-knocking Epsom for two ticks blue against David Seymour. National is polling with no list headroom and needs ACT's seats to govern.
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.
