abc.net.au/news/nz-jacinda-ardern-losing-support-as-opposition-gains-ground/101389596Jacinda Ardern is polling at her lowest level since becoming Prime Minister as cost-of-living pressures squeeze New Zealand households and the shine of her COVID-19 response wears off.
It is a huge shift from the last election when Labour won in a landslide, securing 50 per cent of the vote. The question now is whether Ms Ardern — a leader who enjoys immense popularity around the world — can do enough to stay in good favour at home.It might be surprising that a leader who has been invited to Harvard and onto late-night television in New York City could be losing ground, but Dr Greaves said New Zealanders had a different view.
"In the case of Ardern, she's really staked a lot of her reputation on being anti-poverty and anti-inequality, and so it's really hard to have that moral authority in 2023 when you're standing on the debate stage and actually inequality has gotten worse. "Over the last year to June 2022, the average Kiwi household is spending between $70 and $250 a week extra on just the essentials, so food, rent, power, fuel, and a mortgage if they have it instead of rent," chief economist from Infometrics Brad Olsen said.
"Earlier this year, we raised main benefit rates. We've introduced a cost-of-living payment for people earning less than $70,000 a year … we've taken 25 cents off the fuel excise duty to lower the cost of petrol because we know that was impacting people, and we've also made public transport half price," she said.
The Opposition Leader, who is a fundamentalist Catholic, suffered a drop in support in July when the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade decision and Mr Luxon reiterated his personal position on abortion, telling the New Zealand press: "I have a pro-life stance." And the low number of COVID-19 deaths and the speed at which the country's workforce has recovered are testament to the success of New Zealand's approach.
Yea why don’t we resign hitler while we’re at it
Star power? Thought she was a public servant
Sad. She’s very good and New Zealand doesn’t realize what a fantastic prime minister they have. She’s always thinking of her citizens. I wish more leaders would be like her.
Nobody remains a favourite forever.
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It’s a little depressing the way many voters automatically blame an incumbent government for global economic downturns and likewise credit an incumbent government for global economic booms. MSM agendas a major contributor of course.
Missed this bit? Michele Levine, CEO Roy Morgan, says the potential National/Act NZ coalition (48.5%) has retained a clear lead over the governing Labour/Greens government (43.5%) in June – although the lead of 5% points is down from the 7% points lead a month ago:
She is better than Scott and Albo.
Actually, she’s fairly divisive around the world too. Only difference is that the media can’t protect her from the NZ voting public.
The opposition party sound awful
Socialism, 120 years of putrid miserable failure
Australian media going hard on Jacinda and Meghan Markle this weekend. Something in the news we're not supposed to see, or are these just the weekly keep-women-in-their-places posts?
Ahh the ABC and the rest of the msm following Murdoch's skynews Australia flooding Aotearoa New Zealand with RW propaganda on a daily basis .The Maori Party must do everything they can to ensure they and Labour retain govt to carry on the gains made on Maori Representation in NZ
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I hope not. 🙏🏻
Boris could send her the book on how its done
She is a Klaus Schwab young global leader. Programmed.
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