It is my view that Luxon and National are not only letting themselves down but, consequently, their supporters and the wider majority of voting public occupying the centre-right. There is a very real risk of voter trust being eroded and I fear its already begun.
Last month’s Curia poll had National at just under 30 per cent. The Roy Morgan poll was not much better with with National at 31 per cent. This is far too low for a lead party in a coalition Government approaching nearly halfway through its term. National appears to be misrepresenting its voters on a number of fronts.
The first is the broader issue of the economy. The government is banging on about growth, and rightly so. We, as a country, are desperate for it. The loudest beater of this drum is Shane Jones. He is the minister for regional development and minister for resources, which includes such areas as mining, oil and gas exploration. He is pushing these areas with dedication and enthusiasm and does not buy in to the climate agenda.
Meanwhile National, courtesy of Minister for Climate Change and Energy Simon Watts, appears to worship the Climate Cult. He is giving away our hard-earned taxpayer dollars to the Paris Climate Accord. Evidently we are committed to an amount totalling, over time, 24 billion dollars. How can we afford to pay this? Why should we give our money to an institution that has no hope of meeting its unrealistic goals?
I don’t see how this, in any way, helps to balance the books. This is the side of National we did not vote for and is the side of National we despise. This sort of behaviour is what we expect from the left of politics: “We know best and you can like it or lump it”.
Donald Trump has just made the climate goals even more unrealistic by sensibly getting out of the scam. The Paris Accord is nothing more than a plaything of the left, run by leftist elites and oligarchs simply feathering their nests for their own ends.
I have yet to hear where this money goes or what it is used for. For all we know some elites’ fat wallets are getting even fatter. We, thanks largely to National, are getting sucked into a fool’s game because the world’s biggest emitters of carbon are not paying any attention to it. How is this in any way helping our growth?
China and India are continually opening new coal mines. Trump, like Jones, is going to ‘dig baby dig’. Why? Because that’s what gives you growth. Increasing productivity in areas that lead to more jobs and increasing exports. This is money earned to give everyone a better standard of living, not money frittered away on some pipe dream that has every chance of becoming a global fiscal nightmare.
The other big disappointment is in the area of race relations. National made a big play of this prior to the election but, again, due to their wokeness, have come up short. Co-governance has by no means gone and, as for the haka in parliament, it appears the lunatics have been allowed to take over the asylum.
Waitangi Day has once again become nothing more than an occasion where racists can have a field day throwing insults, verbal and otherwise. It is anything but a celebration; rather it is a national disgrace. It should be done away with and a day more suited to the unity of the country should be put in its place. National is doing far too much pandering to these people. Strong leadership is nowhere to be seen. What we are watching is a potential powder keg getting way out of hand. The minority are being allowed to dictate to the majority and this must stop.
Evidence of this appeared in an article on Kiwiblog headlined “Te Pāti Māori says ending democracy is non-negotiable”. This is a bottom line for any coalition partner: there must be a parliamentary commissioner for the Treaty and that commissioner would have the power to audit bills and issue a ‘Tiriti veto’ if policy and bills did not comply with the Treaty. This is outrageous.
The government needs to shut this down quick smart. But will it? Actions to date do not inspire any sort of confidence. We are opening ourselves up to all sorts of mayhem because these types know weakness when they see it. Non action on this front is just asking for trouble.
The next piece of wokeness is Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith seeking advice from the Law Commission on ‘hate speech’ laws. Why? This is, again, more akin to something coming from the left of politics.
Then we have the real estate woman losing her licence for refusing to engage in a cultural course imposed on her. I heard Nicole McKee say it was a “bit harsh”. But that’s not good enough. This wouldn’t last a day under a Trump leadership.
The National Party need to know we did not vote for any of this woke idiocy. I won’t go so far as to say we were misled, although it is tempting, but we certainly did not expect the extent to which the country would be saddled with the types of dilemmas I have outlined here. The polls reflect the level of dissatisfaction that is out there.
We did not vote National in to impose their will on us: we voted for them to represent us. That means that for every policy decision they make they must ask themselves ‘what is in the best interests of our supporters’. When it comes to economic matters there might be some wriggle room, but on all other matters the voters’ concerns must be paramount.
While not absolving ACT or NZ First completely, my view is that overall they are acceding to our wishes more closely than National. National needs to urgently rethink its strategy. We are here to hold them accountable for how much they are taking into consideration our views: at this point in time, not much.
National could learn some valuable lessons from the Trump presidency: listen to what the people want, campaign on it and, when elected, get on with enacting it. That is how you win the trust of the people. It also goes a long way to improving your popularity and re-election chances.
The first is the broader issue of the economy. The government is banging on about growth, and rightly so. We, as a country, are desperate for it. The loudest beater of this drum is Shane Jones. He is the minister for regional development and minister for resources, which includes such areas as mining, oil and gas exploration. He is pushing these areas with dedication and enthusiasm and does not buy in to the climate agenda.
Meanwhile National, courtesy of Minister for Climate Change and Energy Simon Watts, appears to worship the Climate Cult. He is giving away our hard-earned taxpayer dollars to the Paris Climate Accord. Evidently we are committed to an amount totalling, over time, 24 billion dollars. How can we afford to pay this? Why should we give our money to an institution that has no hope of meeting its unrealistic goals?
I don’t see how this, in any way, helps to balance the books. This is the side of National we did not vote for and is the side of National we despise. This sort of behaviour is what we expect from the left of politics: “We know best and you can like it or lump it”.
Donald Trump has just made the climate goals even more unrealistic by sensibly getting out of the scam. The Paris Accord is nothing more than a plaything of the left, run by leftist elites and oligarchs simply feathering their nests for their own ends.
I have yet to hear where this money goes or what it is used for. For all we know some elites’ fat wallets are getting even fatter. We, thanks largely to National, are getting sucked into a fool’s game because the world’s biggest emitters of carbon are not paying any attention to it. How is this in any way helping our growth?
China and India are continually opening new coal mines. Trump, like Jones, is going to ‘dig baby dig’. Why? Because that’s what gives you growth. Increasing productivity in areas that lead to more jobs and increasing exports. This is money earned to give everyone a better standard of living, not money frittered away on some pipe dream that has every chance of becoming a global fiscal nightmare.
The other big disappointment is in the area of race relations. National made a big play of this prior to the election but, again, due to their wokeness, have come up short. Co-governance has by no means gone and, as for the haka in parliament, it appears the lunatics have been allowed to take over the asylum.
Waitangi Day has once again become nothing more than an occasion where racists can have a field day throwing insults, verbal and otherwise. It is anything but a celebration; rather it is a national disgrace. It should be done away with and a day more suited to the unity of the country should be put in its place. National is doing far too much pandering to these people. Strong leadership is nowhere to be seen. What we are watching is a potential powder keg getting way out of hand. The minority are being allowed to dictate to the majority and this must stop.
Evidence of this appeared in an article on Kiwiblog headlined “Te Pāti Māori says ending democracy is non-negotiable”. This is a bottom line for any coalition partner: there must be a parliamentary commissioner for the Treaty and that commissioner would have the power to audit bills and issue a ‘Tiriti veto’ if policy and bills did not comply with the Treaty. This is outrageous.
The government needs to shut this down quick smart. But will it? Actions to date do not inspire any sort of confidence. We are opening ourselves up to all sorts of mayhem because these types know weakness when they see it. Non action on this front is just asking for trouble.
The next piece of wokeness is Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith seeking advice from the Law Commission on ‘hate speech’ laws. Why? This is, again, more akin to something coming from the left of politics.
Then we have the real estate woman losing her licence for refusing to engage in a cultural course imposed on her. I heard Nicole McKee say it was a “bit harsh”. But that’s not good enough. This wouldn’t last a day under a Trump leadership.
The National Party need to know we did not vote for any of this woke idiocy. I won’t go so far as to say we were misled, although it is tempting, but we certainly did not expect the extent to which the country would be saddled with the types of dilemmas I have outlined here. The polls reflect the level of dissatisfaction that is out there.
We did not vote National in to impose their will on us: we voted for them to represent us. That means that for every policy decision they make they must ask themselves ‘what is in the best interests of our supporters’. When it comes to economic matters there might be some wriggle room, but on all other matters the voters’ concerns must be paramount.
While not absolving ACT or NZ First completely, my view is that overall they are acceding to our wishes more closely than National. National needs to urgently rethink its strategy. We are here to hold them accountable for how much they are taking into consideration our views: at this point in time, not much.
National could learn some valuable lessons from the Trump presidency: listen to what the people want, campaign on it and, when elected, get on with enacting it. That is how you win the trust of the people. It also goes a long way to improving your popularity and re-election chances.
JC is a right-wing crusader. Reached an age that embodies the dictum only the good die young. This article was first published HERE
13 comments:
2023-26 is the period where real change had to start but National has opted out due to fear of unleashing racial unrest - and also caused by the innate wokeness of its senior MPs. Assuming the Right will win again in 2026 and starting the anti-woke work after that date is a very dangerous strategy - victory is not sure and then democracy will be destroyed forever. This also deliberately deceives voters and National will pay for this at the ballot box.
Luxon obviously has no conscience. He has time to learn to speak Māori but no time to read commentaries such as these on Breaking Views. One can only hope someone else within the ranks is capable of getting him to listen to the rumblings or move aside.
We were led to believe that te reo would be toned down. About the only evidence of is that Petone remained as the original settlers heard it in 1840 and before. Infuriating gratuitous te reo continues to be scattered throughout communications. RNZ a prime offender. It is absurd to substitute invented names for the days of the week, unnamed by maori. Or the names of tiny stone age encampments for the huge cities established by colonist industry. We voted out Labour but RNZ have nevertheless assiduously applied Wilie jackson''s programme and made RNZ an extensively maori channel with a blatant pro maori presentation.
I gave up on National in the last two elections and voted ACT. National has become a party of liars, hypocrites and eunuchs and has eroded away all of the legacy of the 70s and 80s when they seemed to stand for something. All that is left is a group of snivelling, self-interested nobodies. What a disgrace.
Yes JC, this is exactly how many of us are feeling. You’ve expressed it very well. The soon to be released report on Waipereira Trust should afford an opportunity for National to show leadership on race issues in NZ. But will they? Is it just going to be sneaked into public view on a Friday afternoon?
He will not move aside - he has a designated mission i.e. continuing the HP agenda
People voted for the "selection" put in front of them. Either way, the deep state who makes the "selection list" win. Voting for "their selections" legitimizes their "democracy".
My fear is National will become like the Conservative Party in the UK. Too fearful to stop the public institutions expanding their extreme left wing agenda on the country.
"But will they?" That is the big bucks question for sure. The delays, plus the fact that Waipareira and the Whānau Ora leaderships seem at ease with the report being released, have this bunny thinking the gaslight is being readied and buckets of whitewash have been requisitioned - oh, and that we paid for that too!
Many thanks JC for some straight talking - we do have a problem.
In comparing recent polls with the election result, the most striking change is that National’s support has fallen by about 5 percentage points, and Labour’s has risen by about the same amount.
In addition, Luxon’s personal support (preferred prime minister) has suffered an approx.10 percentage point drop, and the government has been rated on balance as heading in the wrong direction for most of its time in power.
Luxon’s contention that these poll results reflect our stalling economy is probably correct. However, the extent to which such ‘non-economic’ factors as the rejection of meritocracy in making key appointments and the dogged adherence to net zero imperatives, are impeding our productivity must be acknowledged, properly evaluated and hammered home to the voting public by all 3 coalition parties before the next election. Otherwise, Labour will win on the promise of capital gains/wealth taxes as the only solution to what is a self-inflicted productivity problem.
As an agent of change Luxon is starting to make even Ardern look good.
Without a rapid change in leadership National will lose the next election. New Zealand will still be in recession. Farmers will have been forced off their land in order to meet government decreed climate change commitments. Our Te Reo based universities will have dropped out of contention in the race to attract offshore students. The courts will have granted co-governance rights to tribal authorities in respect to rivers, lakes and coastal waters. The Maori economy will have continued to grow but being dominated by IWI controlled NGO's will have returned nothing to benefit the New Zealand economy. Aucklanders will be at their wits end trying to
catch trains that leave stations bearing names that give no hint of their actual location. Our children will still be force fed myths and falsehoods about a nation that never existed. The number of skilled people leaving New Zealand will have increased to a point where it has led to a further increase in the numbers of unemployed. Democracy as we knew it will be dead. Any trust we had in our elected representatives will have withered on the vine. The list goes on.
National will have nothing to say to an electorate who gave them their vote in 2023. It was based on deceptions and untruths, smoke and mirrors. When you place your own interests above those who elected you how can you then believe that electorate will have any faith in your future intentions.
Your leadership has lead to disillusionment. Many New Zealanders are beginning to develop a lack of pride. A feeling of alienation. A sense that their ethnic identity is no longer a factor in the national narrative.
National and Labour now appear to be very much two sides of a very bent coin. If we continue with our voting patterns this nation is finished as a serious first world country. We will certainly get the govt we deserve.
Einstein was right — if we always do what we’ve always done, we’ll always get what we’ve always got.
The guy who coined this one is also right — desperate times call for desperate measures.
This means that by the end of this year, with polls continuing to deliver the message JC has so eloquently outlined, National MPs will be in revolt and talking about a leadership spill.
A change of front person won’t be enough though. Too many have become too upset about too many issues for a mere change at the top to reverse the trend.
The country is demanding LEADERSHIP. I define that as a personality who takes initiatives, boldly goes where the scared and captured have dared not tread, and takes the people with them. Remind you of anyone?
Does National have such a person? Would National MPs fearing for their jobs be prepared to support such a person?
Failing decisive action, it’s not hard to predict where NZ is headed.
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