Dr Oliver Hartwich: Failing the politics of feels - why NZ’s Luxon is tanking

Something peculiar is happening in New Zealand politics. Labour, routed just two years ago with their worst result since proportional representation began in 1996, has surged to 38 per cent in the latest political poll. What might have helped Labour was its capital gains tax proposal that would fund free GP visits for everyone.

Meanwhile, Christopher Luxon has watched his approval rating sink to minus 14. Two years into their first term, Prime Ministers should still be enjoying their honeymoon with voters. Instead, Luxon is struggling.