Imagine what a second term of weaker National, stronger ACT and even stronger NZF could do
Let’s be honest.
The last 3 years has been a shit show.
While borrowing more than Labour did, this Government have instituted an austerity by stealth program.
They have borrowed billions for tax cuts, for landlord loopholes, tobacco subsides and gas and oil subsides.
We even found $6million for wanky Michelin Stars for wanky food places.
This Government borrowed for all those things while hollowing out public service budgets.
So we got the worst of all worlds, higher debt, lesser services.
To gloss over the economic vandalism, this Government have relied on culture war revenge fantasies masquerading as social policy to distract from the economic malaise.
This cut back in State spending into the economy worked in the 90s, 00s and 20teens because households could absorb the costs, but with private debt so high thanks to inflated property prices, households can’t take that extra cost on and hence the entire thing fails.
NZ has always been 2 giant sparsely populated Islands that has always required the State to step up as the 40% foundation stone upon which all else is built. The free market dynamics National and ACT champion don’t work well in low population density.
They believe if you cut back the State, the market steps in and does it cheaper.
This is a doom loop.

Look.
Last election I was warning voters that they were allowing their post-Covid bitterness towards Jacinda to vote in ACT, NZF and National without appreciating how extreme their policy for donors mentality would be.
You canβt pretend to not know how extreme their platform has been nor what they are planning if they win a second term.
If National + ACT + NZF are the majority it will be an even weaker National Party with far more dominant ACT and NZF so expect their second term to be far more dangerous and damaging than their first term.
You didnβt believe me about what a National/ACT/NZF Government would do in 2023, hereβs what they will do if they win a second term in 2026.
- MASS STATE ASSET SELL OFF: They are already lining up to sell everything that isnβt locked down. They underfund a public service until you scream about how poor the service is and then they suggest privatisation as the solution.
- 60% SELL OFF OF CONSERVATION LAND: They have kicked the current plans to sell off 60% of conservation land Β to touch and will revise Β it after the election.
- CORPORATE CAPITULATION OF OUR DEMOCRACY: The Regulatory Standards Bill will remain and not be scrapped, it will allow the Taxpayersβ Union inside Parliament to scrutinise all legislation to ensure corporate property rights are put above human rights. Watch for Atlas Network and TU adjacent appointments.
- TOUGH ON CRIME PRISON EXPLOSION: The prison population is set to jump built on arresting the Homeless, burglars and shoplifters.
- MORE MINING AT EXPENSE OF CLIMATE: Shane Jones already has made some secret deal with Trump over our rare earth minerals and his championing of the dirtiest, cheapest mining where we get bugger all royalties has been turned into a culture war where Shane screams βwokeβ at any environmental protections. There will be nothing Shane doesnβt mine if National, ACT and NZF are returned. Letβs not forget he also wants the Fast Track Power back!
- TOTAL CAPITULATION TO ISRAEL: ACT are the biggest Zionist apologists in the Government, if National, ACT and NZF are returned expect open deals between the Government and Israeli business plus more IDF war criminals holidaying here.
- MORE COWS AT EXPENSE OF CLIMATE: Whatever the climate change question is, Nationalβs solution is always βMore Cowsβ. Expect even MORE cows if National, ACT and NZF win a second term.
- LOWERING WATER STANDARDS: Because there will be more cows, they will need to lower the water standards again. 1 Cow β 14 people pissing and shitting into the water ways. We have 8.4million cows in NZ, thatβs the equivalence of 117million people pissing and shitting into our water ways every single year.
- PRIVATE PRISONS: The only way the Government will be able to cover the costs of the rapidly rising Prison population is by Privatising Prisons. Expect ACT to make the argument.
- PULLING OUT OF WHO AND UN: Winston has gone full cooker on the UN because the conspiracy swamp he fishes in for votes believe the WHO is a shadowy one world Government run by a cabal of satanic child sex abusers. He will actually attempt it to keep his conspiracy theory nutters happy.
- TRUMP UBER ALLES: The total capitulation to Trump by this Government shames all our collective mana. If National, ACT and NZF are reelected, it will be Trump uber Alles.
- MORE RACE FRICTION: ACT have promised to bring back the Treaty Principles Referendum and Winston has announced a referendum on the MΔori Electorates.
- DOMESTIC HOUSING MARKET OPENED TO FOREIGN SPECULATORS: They have vandalised the economy so badly and are desperate for any economic activity that they will open the domestic real estate market to more foreign speculation. Currently they are allowing foreigners to buy $5 million mansions, but that will drop the moment they are re-elected to $2million as they attempt to restart the property speculation market.
- FISHING AMENDMENTS BILL: Shane Jones will allow the Fisjing Industry to fuck over recreational fishing community.
- MORE HYPER TOURISM: They donβt care about the environment, they care about what their donors want to do to the environment Β and they will open NZ to hordes of hyper tourism gridlocking our infrastructure again.
- VAST JUMP IN HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY + INEQUALITY: We are already seeing the ramifications of their brutality towards the homeless, beneficiaries and the poor. Expect these numbers to soar under a second term of National, ACT and NZF.
- BANNING 700 000 PERMANENT RESIDENTS FROM VOTIING:Β NZ First want to strip permanent residents from voting which would set in motion huge levels of civil unrest.
β¦I told you at the 2023 election National, ACT and NZF would create a toxic mix of policies, you didnβt believe me, well you are all being forced to drink it now.
Donβt pretend your voting them again in 2026 will achieve anything positive.
This election is Old Zealand vs New Zealand. If National, ACT and NZF get re-elected they will cement into place their 19th Century White Settler privilege.
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I think we all need a wee break for a while then take good drugs.
MDMA first followed by a smoke then cuddles. Or at least that’s what I’ve been told. The only option we seem to have actually is a few jugs of cheap piss with a fag then off for a brawl in a pub car park.
It takes some proper societal devastation to get to this point. After years of liars lying, of cunning-stupids harvesting us of our wee chicken-brain thinkies, of a buckled and bizarre politic focused on an exploitative methodology motivated by mindless greed which enables the addictions that’s pointless spending bedevilling we cringing, artless huddlers living in soulless houses. Is this where we’re at? When money precedes art, when life and living can only be bought in shopping malls, when the expression of wit and humour without fear of judgement or persecution can only be found by flying in any direction for 18 hours or more, hopefully to where no one speaks English? Well, that’s where we’re at. In a boring time warp. We’re in a place not yet discovered by a Joie de vivre. We have, at our throats, a feeble clan of cheap gangsters who’ve figured out how to maintain control of us chickens. No disrespect to actual chickens intended. We live in a Paradise AND we live in fear. We should probably figure out why that is.
I see Luxon has managed to find some billions down the back of the couch to fund some South Island projects, where is this money coming from and who will actually benefit the most from these projects. It is election time so many promises will be made, the problem is his parties promises from the last election have not been delivered can we trust them again, nah!
Yes, and I watched some people being interviewed in Kaipara on One news last night, it was sad to see many only care about themselves (as long as they are alright) there’s a lot of very selfish NZers.
We don’t want to talk about this, but I know we have to. Just the thought of another term of this smug, ugly, spiteful, corrupt mayhem is chilling. Anyone still voting for this CoC-up has totally lost their ability to rationalise and think clearly. Luxon has proven he is ‘absolutely’ NOT PM material. He is a vacant, vain, ego-driven and nasty little man, with not one iota of empathy or kindness towards those whose lives he has ruined, yes RUINED! Don’t worry about Winston β it won’t be long before he is βsectionedβ or at least put out to grass β he is over it and he knows it! Seymour will flee to another country where Atlas can get him a cushy job. End of Story! But the stupid RW need to absorb this fact β NATIONAL et al HAS BORROWED MORE THAN LABOUR, who had to ‘fight’ and ‘fund’ a dreadful Covid Pandemic and were judged by the rest of the world as one of the most successful countries! They didn’t borrow to BRIBE their property moguls, or waste $6m on a ‘rich person’ only Michelin Stars fiasco, or waste $m on the spiteful cancellation of the great ferry deal set up by Labour! Huge but significant differences! Our Health system, under the ‘so out of touch’, Brown, is not only disasterous it is outright dangerous! Martyn has listed the CoC’s second term evil intentions. NZ’ers wake up we can’t allow any of these to impact on our lovely country. Vote 7/11 as if your life depends upon it β as may well be the case!
Yes, your right Patrize and the issue of National borrowing more than Labour needs to come out during the election debates as too many dumb Kiwis turn a blind eye to this fact or do not believe it when it is true.
Really looking forward to another term of the COC Government after the 2026 Election, the Sleepy Hobbits here in NZ need to do some thinking b4 voting???
God save NZ .