In the latest Taxpayer's Union Curia poll, they are the third biggest party now, overtaking Act and the Greens.
If you’ve been watching the polls lately that’s not a surprise. This has been coming for a while.
There are a bunch of reasons for this.
Winston is very statesman-like. He manages to disagree with his coalition partners without being quite as bratty as David Seymour can sometimes be.
NZ First are choosing their battles. They stayed out of the pay equity kerfuffle, so they didn’t cop the blowback.
But mainly, it’s because they’re being refreshingly blunt.
Shane Jones doesn’t care if the lizard-lovers get upset that he wants to dig a mine where the lizards are. He just says it.
Winston doesn’t care if Grey Lynn and Aro Valley are offended that he wants transwomen kept out of women’s sport. He just says it.
He doesn't care if wool carpets into state houses is likely a bad financial decision. He got it done.
This party is unashamedly appealing to a group of voters no one else really is, which is working class New Zealanders – people who see things simply and often more correctly than elites would care to imagine.
It’s the same thing playing out in the UK with the rise of the Reform Party. It’s the same reason Trump is back in the White House.
Of the three coalition parties NZ First is the only one hitting the same vein of voters.
Now, we’re still only talking about 10% and 10% doesn’t a major party make.
But it’s only been headed in one direction lately, and that tells you something.
Heather du Plessis-Allan is a journalist and commentator who hosts Newstalk ZB's Drive show HERE - where this article was sourced.
15 comments:
Having lost faith in the National Party (= Labour Light) I was an ACT voter, but on current form I would likely be an NZ First voter.
What has everyone got against David Seymour? There is nothing bratty about him? Watching the replay of the last media conference he fronted up to - he gave a masterclass of how to respectfully manage and respond to complete idiots while getting your points across….for nearly an hour!
I've decided to vote for whoever out of ACT and NZ First is lower in the polls. I want both of them there. And less of National. I can't vote for National now with Stanford as education minister. And I had hopes for her.
Very sensible, Anon !!
My hope is for ACT and NZFirst to be the major coalition partners for next gummint, with Nats there as minority [minus Luxon - serves them right]. While there is a notable "maori blood" faction in NZF, they are not "working class"... rather, well educated, middle class, balanced graduates not falling for woke craaaap.... UK sees a similar shift with Nigel Farage and Reform party. Clearly there is a growing world population totally fed up with the "left"....
The Goebbels treatment - repeat a negative ( and untrue) comment about someone often enough and the slur will stick. Nat is very afraid of ACT.
And this must be made very clear to National/Luxon. Watts is another such disappointing and even dangerous minister. They are now big liabilities.
"If voting made a difference, they wounldn't let us" M Twain
I really feel the main reason the media hate him is BECAUSE he REALLY has cut through with the "we are all equal" mantra. Only ACT and NZ First are the parties not kissing Maori backsides...and it clearly rankles with them ( the Media).
Seymour is clearly the most intelligent, and thoughtful leader of the 3 in coalition ...his reception reveals just how thick the population is in NZ...truly many ' sheep' in NZ :-(...
I am sure if the msm did not conceal the advancing disaster of maorification and aequately reported its penetration and National party support for, there would be landslide support for Act/NZF. the maori links of th latter a worry..they have given large sums to maori. But they more guarded and aware than National with its ltant direct pandering to maori.
Why Don't I Vote? I'll Let George Carlin Explain It to You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X4Z1lLUMfw
Similar sentiment to all of the above. We voted NZF last time as we saw they needed the most of a leg up to get over the 5%. We wanted both in the mix because we saw right through Luxon. If still here (because quitting is very much on the cards at present) we will use our votes for either of ACT or NZF depending on how we call the mix then. Just like the Libs in Australia, National are on track to well and truly stuff it up by trying to be as appealing as possible to Labour voters - a wholly dumb strategy. The fact that the Libs screwed up in Oz is the only reason we have not already left NZ because Maorification & Co-Governance, He Puapua and Matike Mai are still being allowed to dominate policy and activity. To be even remotely viable, National has to step up and rid NZ of the Maori seats and frankly they do not have the balls or intelligence to see that. Goldsmith has screwed the MACA and Treaty clause scenarios, Stanford is well on the way to blowing it with the Educ Act and what the hell is Watts thinking with Local Govt?
National need to ditch their advisors, the NZ Initiative and listen to the people.
One thing about voting for NZF is that Peters may go with Labour.
That’s right Chuck. It was Winston that appointed Jacinda as PM, even though National had more votes than Labour. And National can thank themselves for that with their stupid white-anting of Winston over his super.
Now National has become even more stupid, ignoring supporters who voted them in on promises to get rid of Maorification, to back leftie policies that favour those who will never vote for them.
People have had enough.
They are going to vote against National next election, even if it means Labour back in power.
It looks like stupidity has infected the wider population who somehow believe a leftie bloc in power will be better for them, and an iwi veto on everything will work out just fine.
What is the saying again about the country getting the government it deserves?
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