01-18-2026, 04:15 AM
The pandemic was costly. Subsequently, New Zealand's economy struggled (just like the USA's economy did post Trump's first term).
In New Zealand, years previously, we had a centre-right government under a Prime Minister with significant economic smarts, banking and exchange dealing room success (John Key), and so, after Ardern stepped down after the pandemic, it was believed that the same centre-right party (National Party) would be able to lift the country out of the economic doldrums. However, the new blood in the National Party had lost their previous economists and spent time placating the two further right-wing parties with whom it was in coalition government, and wasted its time renaming government departments and working against the NZ Native populace claims and rights.
That is why NZ didn't pull out of the economic downturn.
It is unlikely that the National Party will be re-elected unless they actually do something to sort out the economy before the next election.
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