There are many lessons for New Zealand in last week’s British election result, which saw the 14-year reign of the Conservative Party ending in a crushing defeat.
While the number of seats won by Labour appeared to indicate a huge swing to the left in support of Sir Keir Starmer’s Party, that isn’t the case at all.
Of the 28.8 million votes cast for the 650-seat House of Commons, Labour’s proportion barely rose. They only gained an additional 1.6 percent of the vote but their seat number more than doubled from 202 to 411.
The Conservatives’ vote collapsed from 43.6 percent to 23.7, with 244 MPs losing seats and only 121 retaining them.
Reform UK stormed onto the scene from nowhere, winning 14.3 percent of the vote and 5 seats, while the Liberal Democrats, which trailed Reform by 600,000 votes, picked up 72 seats!
The Greens increased their vote from 2.6 percent to 6.7, winning 4 Parliamentary seats, with the balance of 37 seats in the House held by 10 other groupings.
The reason for the anomalies is, of course, the UK’s First Past the Post voting system. If they had proportional representation instead, the results would have been very different: Labour would have only won 220 seats, the Conservatives 154 seats, Reform would have secured 93 seats, the Lib Dems 79, and the Greens 44.
So, what caused the bizarre results?
It was the Reform Party.
Established in 2019 as the Brexit Party to campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, its name was changed to Reform UK in 2021.
Just four weeks out from the election, Reform had no money, no coverage, and little hope of making a difference.
Then Nigel Farage rejoined the Party as leader for an eighth attempt at winning a seat in the House of Commons.
The veteran Member of the European Parliament catapulted the Party into relevance. Reform hoovered up over 4 million largely disillusioned Conservative votes. That allowed the second placed parties – mostly Labour and the Lib Dems – to win marginal and even safe Tory seats in unprecedented numbers.
By vote share, Reform is now the UK’s third-largest party, ranking in second place in more than 100 electorates, 89 of which were won by Labour this time around.
Given the staggering success of Reform, let’s have a quick look at their election policies to see whether any would have relevance in New Zealand.
First of all, their policy platform was framed as a ‘contract’ with British voters: “Our Contract with You is a serious plan to reshape the way our country is run. The government must work for the British people. Not against them. The Tories have broken Britain. Labour will bankrupt Britain. A vote for either is a vote for more incompetence, dishonesty and defeat. We are ruled by an out-of-touch political class who have turned their backs on our country.”
Reform’s plan for each new government to replace the top echelon of the Civil Service with their own appointees, has a great deal of merit: “Replace Civil Service leaders with successful professionals from the private sector, who are political appointees, who come and go with the government.”
With many senior officials in New Zealand’s Public Service still committed to the previous government’s agenda – to the point where the Coalition can’t even get them to call the country by its correct name – if such a policy was introduced here, it would remove a major handbrake to progress.
In healthcare, Reform would relieve pressure on the public health system by harnessing independent health provision: “Tax Relief of 20 percent on all Private Healthcare and Insurance.”
Their goal of zero hospital waiting lists within two years would be achieved by funding treatment in the private sector when the public system couldn’t cope: “Patients will receive a voucher for private treatment if they can’t see a GP within 3 days. For a consultant it would be 3 weeks. For an operation, 9 weeks.”
And tax relief would be offered to prevent staff shortages: “All frontline healthcare and social care staff to pay zero tax for 3 years. This will help retain existing staff and attract many who have left to return.”
To relieve pressure in the public school system, Reform would use tax incentives to encourage parents to send their children to independent schools: “Tax relief of 20 percent on all Independent Education.”
They would also clamp down on woke ideology, cancel culture, political bias, and the undermining of free speech throughout the education sector – including universities.
In welfare, to ensure those who can work do work, Reform would: “Enforce a two-strike rule for job offers whereby all job seekers and those fit to work must find employment within four months or accept a job after two offers. Otherwise, benefits are withdrawn.”
Reform also rejects climate extremism: “We must not impoverish ourselves in pursuit of unaffordable, unachievable global CO2 targets: Scrap Net Zero and all existing subsidies.”
By the time the election came around, the British people were so disillusioned over the state of politics, that only 59.9 percent voted – the lowest turnout in 20 years.
And although the writing had been on the wall for the Conservative Party, they appeared incapable of halting their decline.
Their election result is yet another clear demonstration that voters have no hesitation in punishing party infighting at the ballot box.
While the importance of unity was a point made by the new Prime Minister, who stressed that the Labour Party he was leading had been rebuilt from the one that so disastrously lost the 2019 election under the leadership of the left-leaning Jeremy Corbyn, in reality, all Keir Starmer needed to do was move the Party into the political centre and appear competent!
For the Conservatives, some deep soul searching will be needed as they face up to what is a profoundly changed electoral landscape.
They have five years to sort themselves out.
On election night, many of the high-ranking Tory MPs who lost their seats, admitted the main reason for their defeat was that they had lost touch with their voters and had failed to address the underlying concerns of the British people.
In reality, their arrogant ‘born to rule’ attitude – something that all too often afflicts centre-right parties in Government – cost them dearly.
Especially as Reform, in contrast, appeared down-to-earth, gritty, in touch with the people.
What happened in Britain should be a warning to our Coalition Government. The euphoria of hope immediately after their election win, is fading as supporters question whether the promised reforms will be delivered.
Their concerns are not over the progress being made in balancing the books and rebuilding the economy, but over their lack of headway in reversing Labour’s He Puapua agenda.
The fingerprints of Maori supremacy are still everywhere – in spite of the Coalition being elected on a promise of removing race-based privilege and restoring the country back to what it was.
In fact, their Coalition Agreements clearly stated: “The Coalition Government’s priorities for this term include ending race-based policies…”
They specified what their programme of reform would include: “Our Government will not change the official name of New Zealand… We will ensure public service departments have their primary name in English and communicate primarily in English… We will defend the principle that New Zealanders are equal before the law… We will not advance policies that seek to ascribe different rights and responsibilities to New Zealanders on the basis of their race or ancestry… We will reverse measures which have eroded the principle of equal citizenship… We will issue a Cabinet Office circular to all central government organisations that public services should be prioritised on the basis of need, not race… We will conduct a comprehensive review of all legislation (except Treaty settlements) that includes ‘The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi’ and replace all such references with specific words relating to the relevance and application of the Treaty – or repeal the references…”
Yet little has happened.
Government funded agencies still call the country ‘Aotearoa’. Many, including the Public Service continue to display Maori names first – some with websites so full of Maori mumbo jumbo as to be almost unintelligible. Health New Zealand has not only approved the display of radical separatist posters promoting ‘decolonisation’ in hospital emergency rooms and other public spaces, but they are also pressuring staff into undertaking karakia or Maori prayer on a daily basis. Others are defying the new administration in similar ways.
Worse, the Coalition is now guilty of betraying its pledge to voters to “not advance policies that seek to ascribe different rights and responsibilities to New Zealanders on the basis of their race”, by drafting new laws that include special privileges for Maori.
Their betrayal is evident in their high profile Fast-Track Approvals Bill, where, instead of the four positions on the Expert Panels convened to determine whether fast-track projects should be approved being appointed on merit, one is reserved for Maori.
With the Fast-track Bill in front of a Select Committee, National still has an opportunity to demonstrate its election promises were genuine by removing race-based provisions.
If you feel strongly about this, and would like to share your views with MPs, their email addresses can be found on the NZCPR website HERE.
In fact, given the lack of action of the Coalition in standing against separatism, many voters are now beginning to question whether their election promises were just political spin.
The reality is that New Zealanders want to live in a country where democracy is strong, and everyone is treated as equals. That requires the Government to urgently repair the damage created by He Puapua, which has resulted in Maori tribalists infiltrating every level of political influence to gain advantage.
To concerned voters, it looks like Maori supremacists are winning the battle for control of our country, with the Coalition caving in to their demands.
National appears to be the weak link. Unless they address this issue, faith in the Government will decline and they will pay the price at the next election.
In fact, they haven’t even made good on their commitment to amend the Marine and Coastal Area Act – to require Judges to deliver what Parliament intended instead of giving away the coast to opportunistic tribal claimants – even though scheduled Court hearings make the law change urgent.
Of course, this is not the only issue of concern, but because of the toxic influence of separatism, it is of crucial importance. It also underpins how we feel about our Prime Minister, and at this stage, it appears that either he doesn’t care – or he’s afraid.
This week’s NZCPR Guest Commentator, the former Judge and law lecturer Anthony Willy is deeply concerned about the influence of separatism on our Constitution and suggests solutions – including preventing ‘tikanga’ or Maori custom from undermining the Rule of Law:
“Nobody knows the content of Tikanga until some learned elder comes to the court with an explanation… Then there is the problem that if the custom is not knowable in advance how can it be called ‘law’…
“Fortunately, the whole Tikanga thing can be simply rectified by the addition of one line in the various statutes which govern practice in the courts: ‘Maori customary practices or Tikanga are not part of the common law of New Zealand’.
“Such an amendment is crucial not only in the criminal law but in civil litigation. To allow some half remembered native custom to intrude into legal relationships has the potential to derail the ingredient of certainty crucial to the common law.”
The big question is whether National is listening.
The Coalition is now approaching its first year in office. The honeymoon is over. It is time for a reality check. They must now deliver on what they promised and meet the expectations of supporters who voted for change.
The British election should serve as a warning to politicians that voters are not swayed by excuses – they want action.
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THIS WEEK’S POLL ASKS:
*How would you rate the performance of our Coalition Government on “ending race-based policies”?
*Poll comments are posted below.
*All NZCPR poll results can be seen in the Archive.
THIS WEEK’S POLL COMMENTS
| They have been busy mess cleaning inherited. However they should be capable of exiting some raced base issues say 2-3 per week. Shut out appeals and delays. Sleeves up and into it once and for all. | mike |
| PM Terry-O Luckless is a handbrake on moving forward, as is the entire Tory party. Seymour is pushing, as is NZ First, but time is of the essence. | Gavin |
| Coalition needs to walk the talk. | Rob |
| National in for another 1 TERM ,1 hit wonder 3 years, they never live up to their grandiose promises they always make when they need to get elected, promises are soon forgotten!! | David |
| We need fast action to stop these corrupt and divisive policies. The longer they take the more time for the so called elitists to dig in their claws further. | Angela |
| Only OK because while Good on big ticket issues (Maori Health Authority, Maori Wards, Maori customary marine rights) they are poor on the day to day stuff like Departmental names – got an email today from Waka Kotahi with NZ Transport Agency in a smaller font. Could have sworn it was supposed to be the other way around by now. | Colin |
| VERY POOR. We voted you in to sort this out and one year on NIL performance. It is simple. Just do what you promised to do | Noel |
| not moving with speed which is allowing race based issues to be embedded | Peter |
| Looks like Luxless Luxon, is turning out to be a ‘LIMPWRIST SNOWFLAKE’ he appears to be following his pre N.W.O impostors path ‘ON TRACK’ FOR A ONE TERM ONLY.. TIME! | David |
| To be fair, race based policies cannot be properly addressed because many are written into treaty settlement legislation. Our ‘crown’ has been undermining our democracy for years. And these settlements are sacrosanct. So get used to it. Unfortunately we’ve long since sold our ideals of eveyone having equal opportunity. | Kate |
| They need to start delivering their promises NOW and not be cowered by the racial extremidts | Sidwell |
| Apeasement, policy has never worked against a radical violent opposition…. this policy never worked against the DICTATORS in the past, it won’t work now! | David |
| Should do more. Like back out of UN agreement on Indigenous peoples. Restrict power of Waitangi Tribunal or better still, close it down. Good that coalition is removing some Treaty of Waitangi references from some legislation and re-establishing voter input on maori wards at local council level. | Dwane |
| Frighteningly dismal. All these government Maori corruptions should have been announced and shut down from day one of this coalition. | Monica |
| In fact, very, very poor! | Valerie |
| All talk and not the balls to do it. Hello why are our skilled people leaving the country. It is not the money they are leaving to retain their assets | rod |
| They’re simply not doing what they promised. | Mark |
| Nothing much has happened since the election re “race based” agendas, and I like many others are wondering if or when it is in fact begin to happen. | Ian |
| Luxon should seppuku, honourably. | M |
| The current Govt is being snowballed by entrenched Maori mumbo jumbo which the election demonstrated that this be cleaned out. | Karen |
| decisions made by govt seem to be much weaker than what was promised during the election campaign. they need to revert to what they campaigned on. | Noel |
| Haven’t done ‘Jack didilly Squat’… Yeah, zero,zilch NOT A THING ! Looks like Luxon, and National are not going to do a thing….except APPEASMENT…. | David |
| It’s a shame that our current Prime Minister appears to have weakened and to cave in to the tribal separatists. The fact that it also appears that he is not progressing on the major public issues that are written in their pre-election manifesto sort of makes it a contemptuous attitude toward the people who, with hope on their minds, duly elected this man and his political party into being the preferred administrative power. what a huge disappointment. We now know that he is feeble and cowardly and as a perpetrator of false promises he is also a fraud. He does not deserve our support and he should be removed from his role ASAP. | Garry. |
| Lets face it this Governments promises of dealing to race based privilege and treating all peoples of NZ as equal has been a fizzer, they have hardly lifted a finger to ensure that the promises they made on the campaign trail are implemented .It appears to be business as usual incapable of calling out racism and racist remarks in parliament or dismantling of the waitangi tribunal and removing of maori seats. Troubled times require strong leadership not the weak woke peace keepers we now have . Luxon and national are a sad joke , NZ1ST and ACT need to get Luxon in a corner and teach him a lesson before its to late. The mainstream media criminals are the often overlooked players in all of this with their deliberate and willful refusal to alert the public to what is going on in our country. Come the day when we have fighting in the streets and anarchy abounding it is they that should be rounded up, named shamed and separated from the society that they so deeply betrayed and deceived . | Glyn |
| Not far enough. | Kelly |
| They’ve forgotten their election promises | Gaye |
| NOTHING has been done. | Elizabeth |
| I think Luxon has his own agenda. | Susan |
| My reasons for poor rating are: National -Luxon too weak & no different to JA Act – given a change will do something NZ First- not really sure … | Brenda |
| Some media and government deps. Still dropping token te reo phrases. I like te reo and I like english but silly mixing bits is annoying. | Richard |
| As an older person I cannot stand this weekly pain any longer. We had little faith in Mr. Luxon before the elections and even less now. The more we read each week the worse the situation appears. The seeds of discontent have been well sown. In despair I peruse the map of New Zealand regarding the tribal claims of the sea and foreshore and all I see is TROUBLE. Whatever happened to Common Sense.? Good luck to you all for the future because you will certainly need it! | John |
| A few small changes but they haven’t gone far enough. | Kim |
| They have NOT done exactly what Murial lists – We can only function as ONE people – That means getting rid of woke ideologies. We are not doing it. | Maurixe |
| per citizen ,one vote without any racial bias,no Maori wards just ratepayers have a local council vote protect our coastl;ine for allNZ to enjoy | Barry |
| Very disappointing on the part of National especially. | Barbara |
| The promises made before the election, made by Luxon and National really need to be honoured, Act and NZfirst, have to ensure this happens…. | David |
| TO ALL KIWIS. Please stop the Maori tribes from complete takeover of our foreshore and seabed. Contact your MPs for this is urgent. Corrupt Judges are gifting our whole coastline to greedy Maori tribes. We will be blocked from access ( already happened up north ) or be charged for access. The foreshore and seabed must belong to the public, all NZrs.. please help. NZ Kiwi. | Kevan |
| Very poor, Mr Luxon is to busy jet setting around the world rubbing shoulders with all the big wigs trying to make himself look good, giving $16 Million to Ukraine. WHAT THE HELL, get your shit sorted at home first, tell TVNZ and others to STOP putting MAORI first when they speak it’s driving us mad. What happened to ENGLISH first, that’s what you said, if Luxon was to drop out it wouldn’t take Winston and ACT to sort the shit out. It’s time for Luxon to grow a pair, that’s what we voted for, ONE PEOPLE, LANGUAGE, ENGLISH, that’s what you told the voters so just get on and do it, STOP ALL THIS MAORI CRAP ONCE AND FOR ALL, GROW A PAIR. If you don’t it could be a very short term as PM. YOU PICK. | COLIN |
| The Coalition Agreements spell out the Minimum that must be achieved this year. So that next year we can deal with all the other race based issues such as the Maori Seats. Labour made so man changes witho ut referendums that there is no need to delay any change and disturbance with refernda | Perce |
| All New Zealanders must be respected as the vote-masters and tax-payers they are. This message needs to be stronger. New Zealand beaches should be for everybody. | Michael |
| I did not vote for National again last election as it was obvious that they were going to turn out to be the weakest link and too scared to face up to the mess they help create and are donkey-deep in. I feel so ashamed for my kids and grandkids that our generation of disinterested, lazy and ignorant voters has allowed our politicians to wreck what was once a great little nation. Sorry kids and good luck when John, Willy, Toku and Te Majesty have the legal power to tell you to pay some land rent or leave Aoteabloodyroa. | Creed |
| A bunch of liars. They were voted in on their promises and do not appear intend to deliver. Luxon is weak. | Gay |
| Very very disappointing | Maxwell |
| National is the weak link – placating to stay in power. | Ann |
| Please explain to us all how less than 2% of the population (10% of 17%) can weild such power. IT NEEDS TO STOP or the Nats who are mostly to blame will be toast next time around. | Cookie |
| False promises and National are almost in partnership with Maori.Will never vote for them again Lied to me | Norman |
| I am in despair over the total u turn of this government in their ability to address the Maori extremists take over. Democracy in NZ is certainly disappearing. It is the young generation who will suffer and it will be too late to turn back the clock if they do not wake up . | Heather |
| National had no (Coalition) intention to make any meaningful changes to their agreed List. It needed to have been started immediately of under way by now. The list provides NO LEGAL Remedy to repeal race based Govt policy. Expect it to get worse, New Zealand will become a FAILED state the longer we continue embedding in Apartheid as we all accept racial division is normal. That is certain. No Longer a National voter, they are betraying their country and fellow citizens. Makes your C.V look good Aye! | Sam |
| The Maorification of NZ is appalling and should be stopped immediately | Chris |
| Gutless National strikes again All promises little action, Labour lite as usual. ACT and NZ First must step up to the plate now or the country is lost to the radicals . | Ian |
| The National Party has done little to reverse the inroads made by Maori Supremacists, in fact it is still allowing it to happen. This must stop! They must do what they promised at the election. NO excuses. | Colin |
| They need to step it up and if necessary remove those from positions responsible for continuing to promote such polices. | Nigel |
| They can’t behave as if Maori don’t exist. It’s too late for that but I think the Waitangi tribunal should not assume the power to subpoena MPs. | Janet |
| I can see no evidence that this policy even exists in reality! Very disappointing to have received a reply from Luxon’s office mostly in Maori! The writing is on the wall New Zealand wake up and start pushing for change and keep the pressure on! | Marga |
| 5/10 – no points to national, all points for NZF and ACT. | Matt |
| The Coalition have suddenly slowed down… and seem to be only running on one cylinder ?? And of course it always gets worse at school holidays….?? | David |
| Luxon seems to be the epitome of the view that you can’t trust a politician. He is the weak link in the coalition – his actions on his NATO trip seem to come from the Jacinda play book rather than National – which leaves me thinking, is he a Labour mole, out to destroy the current government? | Dennis |
| They need to move faster. | Andrew |
| Unfortunately the racial pandering is already so embedded in all forms of governance that could be already past the point of no return for NZ Look at Africa for the lesson. | Dane |
| I fear we have been hoodwinked by the National Party, and am very disappointed at the lack of effective legislation to reverse the He Puapua doctrines and eliminate racist legislation. | Robert |
| Stop creating positions of power and control for unelected maori based on race. The coalition government promised to end all race based positions and policies and to call NZ and the government departments by their english names. | Paul |
| Makes me sick!! | Sue |
| Why is the English language not an official language of New Zealand? Why is NZ being referred to as Aotearoa? Why are Maori words being ‘invented’ to duplicate English. The Waitangi Tribunal needs to be abolished. The Maori language should only be used on the Maori TV channels. New Zealanders are sick & tired of all of this Maori rhetoric being forced on them. | david |
| NZ’s pukerood until Maori activists are put in their place and their meres confiscated as dangerous weapons. | Kevin |
| Woke, wet and weak the coalition has made minimal progress in eliminating the appalling race based nonsense they inherited from Labour. Why????? | Richard |
| I for one certian regret voting for these do nothing promise breakers. Just more of the same tribe loser bull happening. | Barry |
| Luxon is cute with words, he was less than forth coming regarding maorifacation, lair springs to mind | Wayne |
| They are not representing the people who elected them and can get rid of them next election | Andrew |
| The situation has become worse and use of Maori language in the media and road signs etc INCREASED | SHERYL |
| I voted for the National candidate in my area to get rid of the Labour MP but voted for ACT with my party vote because I didn’t see the commitment required to make changes in the National rhetoric. I’m saddened to see I was right. | T |
| some of Nationals actions have been good BUT we must get rid of RACISM and laws favoring one race over another THIS IS CRITCAL FOR THE FUTURE | cHRIS |
| Very poor indeed | Iain |
| The Government Needs to hurry up with the law changes for one electoral roll and for all New Zealanders to have equal rights. | Margaret |
| We expect and deserve a better job than they are doing for us thus far. They need to ‘GET ON WITH IT’! | J J |
| I’ve moved to NZ First as National are gutless & seem frightened of losing some votes. Paul Henry summed it up in his wonderful address to the ACT conference.recently. | Andy |
| Absolutely abysmal!!! All three coalition parties have let us down completely. None of them can be trusted to keep their word. Shameful. | Trevor |
| Need to deliver on their promises. CL is scared of them | Ckris |
| Very worried about a certain section of this new coalition….ALL Govt. controlled areas… HEALTH. DEMOCRACY,PRIVACY, AGENDA 21/50..WEF/NWO/ NATO? INTERNAL SECURITY. Will they be accountable??? | David |
| Just not strong enough to stamp out this nonsense and they are being ignored with no consequences for the perpetrators. | Alan |
| Please take race out of everything!we are multicultural! Maori we’re here first yes but all New Zealanders wherever and whenever they arrived have made this wonderful country, we do not want to become another Zimbabwe! | Anon |
| Am I foolish to expect political parties to keep electioneering promises? I hope not! Dissolutionment doesn’t encourage political engagement! | Howard |
| I know who I will not vote for in the next election. | Geoffrey |
| State service and state funded managers continue their racist policies based on fictitious beliefs about what Te Tiriti said or promised. Radio NZ, fully funded by government, has continued unabated its use of Manglish, its insistence on illegitimately renaming the country and many of its European-established towns and cities, of adding Maori names for days of the week when the Maori calendar did not involve weeks or days thereof, and generally patronising listeners with frequent, irritating, unnecessary bursts of Maori language greetings and names given to its programs. Also, RNZ airs a disproportionate amount of content likely to be of interest only to Maori; it’s usually trivial, focused on someone’s uncle, grandparent or local marae. There are already radio and television stations funded to provide Maori content and to promote Maori language. But RNZ ideology has not responded to the will of the people who fund the state broadcaster. | John |
| National is very weak. Maybe ACT and NZ First need to run more electoral candidates next election. | Ronald |
| Very poorly on issues relating to ethnicity and ongoing creation of an apartheid country. | Gail |
| They still look weak by not standing up th the promises to remove the Maorifcation of so much.This is of course the fact that the parliamentary staff have been fully indoctrinated in He Puapua | Bryan |
| Election promises have NOT come to fruition. National in particular, are not acting on the promises that got them into Goverment. Reverse all race based policy and get NEW ZEALAND back to a democratic country. | Gary |
| The coalition needs to honour its election pledge to the country and remove the separatist elements from the books. | John |
| This is the most important issue facing New Ze aland today. | Ian |
| Useless. They will squander their power on issues such as this – bring back FPP. | Russ |
| Very poor so far, and very slow. Terry-O Luckless seems determined to stay in the Liebour camp. Act and NZ First need to push harder, otherwise they may lose out in any backlash. | Gavin |
| Not printable… | Russ |
| National is the weak link. Prime Minister Luxton needs to lose his FEAR and do what he knows needs to be done to be FAIR to all citizens of New Zealand. He needs to keep the Parties campaign WORD!! Otherwise he comes across along with his party having no moral fibre. | Dianne |
| Far too slow The previous government have turned many people into racists New Zealand forever | Shirley |
| It appears that some unknown entity has a hold on Luxon, and can force him down paths he promised not to tread. In his public utterances he has the look of a man who is running scared. Our previous two PMs were also very obviously under the control of some hidden body, though in their case, not very well hidden. When will our poor country ever again be governed by honest, competent persons? | TOBY |
| They need to get on and deal with this once and for all. It will destroy NZ if left unattended. | Mark |
| The government, particularly The National Party appear to be spineless | Jim |
| Samo samo, no significant changes. Are they afraid of a big hikoi? | john |
| Luxton is weak and woke and frightened of standing up to a few elitest Maori racists. | Ross |
| Too slow, all talk and no action | Laurie |
| The Coalition party will only fool me once. | Robyn |
| Luxon is a major Flake, bring on Seymour and Peters who have a spine! | Steve |
| Time to honour the pre ellection promise we are all one and our country is New Zealand English Speaking Names First | leo |
| Look at the results so far, they are negligible to say the least. A firm stand must be made to rid this country of separatism. The Treaty of Waitangi must go into the bin. | Alastair |
| This Luxon led government performance on racism is abysmal – so similar to that which Ardern introduced – and I guess I’m not too surprised as Luxon was appointed by Ardern 2018 to Chair Ardern’s Business Advisory Council. Reported also they are still close friends. Is that why New Zealand’s race relations AND Health and Law and Order are still at sixes and sevens? Is it again intentional just as happened under Ardern’s leadership? It seems it’s not hard to join the dots! Are they dots to destruction for New Zraland? | Stuart |
| Poor isn’t the word, disgraceful, I voted to end it, I see absolutely no change. Wanganui hospital still has all directional names to wards etc in Maori first, all meetings are supposed to start with karakai and I’m told by a staff member a newly appointed person was told when they first missed out on a position it was because it needed to be given to a maori | Noeline |
| I couldn’t agree more with the fact that race based initiatives in legislation are not being addressed and stopped. | Lance |
| They haven’t been unequivocal in their direction to Public Service heads. They either reflect the new government’s policies, which can be measured against timely performance indicators,or they go The Wellington bubble continues blindly on with their own informed agenda while the ignorant peasants are ignored, for their own good, naturally. | Bernie |
| Seeing the mess this coalition Government has inherited I believe it’s going to take More than 3yrs With the attitude of the Elites Maori with the Bit between there Teeth they will not stop until they have everything. | Michael Andrew |
| They are not doing what they campaigned and I am one of many disgruntled National voters becoming disillusioned with them. One term government if they keep going as they are. | Annie |
| Proper results that can be believed is what we are waiting for. | Raewyn |
| Steady as she goes. | Graham |
| Haven’t really done anything effective; Maorification drags on and infiltrates all aspects of our society. Why, for example, do Pharmac have to take treaty considerations into account when buying meds? Aren’t they supplying all of us? Has become ridiculous. Unfortunately all this racial nonsense is dangerous as well. Need a strong leader. | Lee |
| What performance? They have done nothing, and Maori agitators are having a ball, extending Maori over-reach and spreading Te Reo everywhere. The Coalition clearly does not “act as one” and has failed to set in motion a single thing to make the White majority at least believe that NZ Democracy will NOT be destroyed by rampant tribalism. NZ is losing high quality people thanks to the continued implementation of He Puapua. This Coalition Government has gaping holes in its cohesion and may not serve the second term that NZ desperately needs. The growing resentment towards Maori among immigrant Democracy devotees will likely end in more than just racial tension. | Phil |
| What happened in the UK should be a lesson for all NEWZEALANDERS over all. Time for us to learn our lesson! | Dominique |
| Our laws have to be for EVERYONE regardless of race. Health the same and the Seabed & Foreshore the same | Ngaire |
| They are failing miserably. I am more than disappointed with the lack of action from Christopher Luxon. | Carol |
| Not what we voted for, Act will be our new hope to end this Iwi control with a finger up, | clint |
| Nothing discernible has been actioned to get rid of ALL co-governance hangovers from the previous government | Dianne |
| Disappointing | Pam |
| ACT and NZF are pulling their weight in this regard, but National are “missing in action” and becoming increasingly irrelevant. As far as I am personally concerned, if National cannot keep the promises that they made prior to the election, then they are no better than the previous bunch of ineptizoids that we were saddled with for six ruinous years. To be brutally frank – we need a leader with the necessary gumption to kick butt (mostly brown ones) and take names, not a manager who tries and fails to please everybody. Getting tore into the army of bureaucrats who won’t do what they are damn well told would be a good start! | Scott |
| 9 grievances in 1882,, 2,034 in 2009 10,000 in 2024. Yep you heard it, the treaty gravy train keeps getting topped up. Enough is enough. The poor taxpayer is paying out on these fraudulent claims, which allows IWI to gain more power and control, which undermines Democracy, race relations, development of this beautiful country. This is the time for a strong and focused to stamp out all racist legislation, Maori seats, the insidious groominng of school children in learning the radical interpretation of NZ history. Abolish the Maori seats, The Waitangi tribunal. Have a major inquiry through our genuine court system, on the merits of past claims proclaimed by the waitangi tribunal. Burdon of proof. Rid New Zealand justice system of Tikanga law. Remove these traitors to prison cells. Keep pestering National party until they get the message, no more race based legislation, remove all prior legislation that embodies that Maori have special right and privileges over all other New Zealanders. | steve |
| Too slow. The Coalition need to focus down and read the room. Particularly some National Ministers | Stu |
| insincere promises for votes only, fearful of perceived backlash, | Poul-Erik |
| National is all ‘puff and wind’ and no action. Weak kneed. | Alan |
| I am somewhat disappointed with the slow or almost lack of legislation and action from National and its hangers on. So many changes were offered prior to the election, especially the essentials like removing all references to the Treaty and embedding it into all types of law which is irrelevant to the 2020s whilst going back to the horse and cart days. Ridding parliament of the Maori seats should have been accomplished by now. With the number of Maoris occupying European based electorates the double dipping has thrown proportionality, completely out of kilter. The local government Maori wards is another blow to democracy which hasn’t gone anywhere yet. | CHRIS |
| In fact it is rated as poor overall not just race based stuff. This coalition government is no better than the previous tyrannical government that was in power. It does not seem to have the “balls” to do anything that the people voted them in to do. No wonder people are leaving in droves for Australia and other parts of the planet. Even people arriving here are getting disillusioned with what is going no here. | Kevin |
| So far their performance has been all mouth and no trousers. Time to put the big boy pants on and deliver on what most of NZ have been expecting of them. | Gary |
| Typical politicians . Votes matter and that is what counts in the long run-not what is truth or fairness to all. Look what the Maoris did to the Morioris, who were here before them and were the first occupiers that we know of. Was that fair? They simply took everything ( they did not buy anything.) and hunted them nearly to extinction. Now listen to their arguments! | Harvey |
| Zero effort is being made. It’s simply a betrayal to all New Zealanders | Geoff |
| If National don’t remember what they were elected for, ACT and NZ First will be majority parties next election. Mr Luxon, how would you like that? | Ross |
| They appear to be floundering | Bruce |
| They indicated they would end racist policy, but from what I took reading their billboards down the South Island, I knew this wasn’t going to happen. They are wings of the same bird governed by the same globalist forces. | larry |
| Very disappointed | William |
| Luxon is pathetic | Warren |
| still too prevalent for my liking | erin |
| I am very disappointed particularly in the Luxon Primeministor, l always felt he was a weak man, this country is in deep trouble. | Paul |
| No 2nd term for National if they don’t keep promises | Peter |
| Unless National start getting rid of the racist laws and bring the civil service including the judiciary back under the control of Parliament they will be in trouble at the next election. | Hugh |
| Little (if anything) has changed – for the better anyway | Barrie |
| There are some signs that they are working on the problem but they must ensure that they do not bow to pressure and allow race based priorities to intrude. One nation that is one people no preferences based on race (and how do you prove race anyway?) | Paloma |
| Looks to me like they are scared of TE Pati Maori and their gang of misfits | Leon |
| National are the problem here. If the separatist policies of the previous government are not reversed now – and Chris Luxon is at the helm, NZ will become a 3rd world country- no question. | John |
| If they wont listen then they can blame nobody but themselves if the country votes them out. | Andrew |
| New Zealand is still following the same destructive path towards tribal rule does the government actually understand what this will do to our country | Warren david |
| Apartheid is still contained in all government papers and policies, not much has changed | John |
| Should be one people one law | Carl |
| They have not carried out their pre election promises to the voters.. | Jeremy |
| Good,but still requires work to make it for all needy patients regardless of race! | Ian |
| How hard can it be implement the changes the Government pledged before the election? If they don’t do it then a shift to ACT and NZ First can be expected at the next election. | Gary |
| I am disgusted at the lack of any positive action by National to carry out its pre-election promises. | Geoff |
| National seems determined to retain apartheid policies demanded by maori . I hope National changes and supports ACT’s referendum. | Peter |
| Get on with it – you promised, now deliver. Stamp out Apartheid in New Zealand. Take urgency on this as the cancer is spreading faster than you are fixing it | Rob |
| This Coalition Government Doesn’t to have any GRUNT – ALL SEEMS To Be SCARED to make any DECISIONS HOPELESS position to be in | Bill |
| Lost the plot – which they never had anyway!! | Gordon |
| Very disappointing | Gayeanne |
| Some progress made, but National is morally weak & does not seem to grasp the basis for the strong mandate given to the Coalition at the election. If national keeps giving in to the separatists & Woke, they will go the way of the Tories & dinosaurs. | Mark |
| Way too slow in removing Govt. department names and other Labour introduced nonsense. | Peter K |
| It is worse than just poor. It is disgusting Our government has backtracked on its pre election promises. They are liars | Peter |
| no good leaving it to companies to choose te reo in there blurb…so much to do to correct all the ardern damage…GET TOUGH..DEAL WITH THE HARD DECISIONS. | Peter |
| They lied. They’re on the same course as Labour, or rather as the Globalists wanted even during the Labour term. Just another set of puppets lead by another demon. | Bryan |
| but they haven’t been there for very long | Ian |
| About 2/10. I agree that Luxon seems to be the weak link. As you state, is he scared or doesn’t he care ?? | Laurie |
| I’ve personally talked to at least one current MP about this and the reply I got was that they are aware of what’s happening but getting stuff through the parliamentary process is really slow. My reply – if you don’t demonstrate that you are prepared to uphold what we were all led to believe at the last election, the reasons you lot were voted in, your tenure in that position is going to be remarkedly short. They need to act on this stuff and be aseen to be doing so. | Trevor |
| urgently need to adress these issues | steve |
| Initially great start ,but now ACT seem the only party to stick to the promise of a non segregated NZ . Winston blew me away with his strong mandated approach to rid us of all these woke , left leaning parasites . Now he is supporting one of our most obnoxious , dip shit Willie Nelson . Luxton was always gonna be soft but I had to vote for him to remove Labour , Greens Tea Party at all costs . The whinging and whining from maori and supposed academics , totally expected ,the gravy train benefits so many leeches ,would fight losing decades of ill gotten gains . Thankyou David ,ACT be remembered well . | Ray |
| Cowtowing to the Tribalist Maori will not sit well with most People. National, grow a Pair !! | Geoff |
| Certainly not moving with the alacrity one wished for! | Michael |
| I think the weak link is definitely Luxon who does not have the courage to act, and iI believe his hidden agenda is a sweet overseas posting some where, and to hell with N.Z. | Allan |
| There seems there was a lot of talk and promises, but little if any action has eventuated, so I am extremely disappointed in their actions to date | Brian |
| National needs to action deleting all race based laws | Ian |
| They have done nothing. just lying like last Govt. this country is now divided. | Rod |
| Not fast enough | Astrid |
| In light of Election promises garnering voters support, so far the results are pathetic. They are marking their own Home work and that’s a slippery slope. | robin |
| My opinion of luxon is:he,s a LIAR,is WEAK & NEEDS REMOVING & some-one else being PRIME MINISTER WHO LISTENS TO THE VOTORS WHO PUT THEM IN GOVERMENT. | Cindy |
| The Govt has been very slow in reversing racist policies implemented by Labour and the previous national led govt. | Wayne |
| Too hesitant – lacking conviction – poor understanding of VOTERS’ will !! | michael |
| Not enough being done, to end the Labour intrusions over 6 years. | Carl |
| Give them time. They have another 2.5yrs in which to implement changes! | Brian |
| almost one tear in charge and little or no change time is running out for the National leg of this coalilition | Les |
| It’s extremely disappointing and falls on Luxon’s weak shoulders. | Allan |
| They have shown little effort to fulfil their pre=election promises. National continues to permit Maori initiatives. | Bryan |
| very disappointed stopping the country focusing on other important agendas | anthony |
| National in particular are the weak link. | Ross |
| not good enough, especially that spineless Luxon brow noser!!!! | Brian |
| Sadly, very sadly slow and it appears in some quarters, resistant to returning NZ to a full democracy | Giles |
| Little sign of clear action nor direction to govt agencies | wayne |
| Like all politicians – promises, promises. | Denis |
| We are still stuck in this mire of perceived (by a small minority) debt for events of almost 200 years ago | Bruce |
| They have made little discernable progress in most areas | Danny |
| time to make good on the election promises | Beverley |
| Worse than poor, appalling!! Seymore is the only one I have heard stick to the coalition agreement when he delivered to Pharmac. | val |
| I have written to them saying that together they should be powerful enough to repeal the 19975 Treaty Amendment Act. As long a s the Tribunal is allowed to continue it will have right of veto in perpetuity. . IThe Treaty is specific – it made all New Zealanders equal . . Not counting gravy train treaty settlements totalling $2739 billion Maori economy was vaued at $70billion in 2018. . They have bottom lines of economic , environmental, social and cultural business. Despite Chris Finlayson assurances (as attorney general at the time) ‘No one owns the water’ two huge coastal settlements have recently taken place with strict rules of access. | Rayna |
| So much to do get T the country back on track. | Stephen |
| Only ACT with support from NZF inspire any hope for the future. National are too dopey and woke. Luxton would make a great candidate for leader of the Labour Party at the next election. | Peter |
| They need to put their law where their mouth was. | Robbie |
| No where near enough progress, | Bryan |
| Luxon needs to listen more to Seymour & Peters & get on with it. Parliament should bring Judges in line. | Doug |
| Why has the coalition not stopped the ‘maorification’ of this country in its tracks as promised??? | Bill |
| There is no coherent plan and schedule for this important issue to be resolved. I lay blame for this with National | David |
| Drive it hard | Arthur |
| The process is far to slow | bruce |
| There seems to be a lack of backbone by certain members within the coalition parties to stand against race based policies. | Jacqueline |
| Concerns me that their promises were probably thinly disguised spin. Am now losing faith in the future of Paradise, NEW ZEALAND | Richard |
| Could do more. | Mark |
| As feared National and our weak PM are failing us at every key issue – they need to adjust their focus and display the required guts to get the necessary work done. | Doug |
| I have not seen any change with to race based policies. | John |
| You need to spend time sharpening the axe before chopping down the tree. | Gavin |
| NZ Govt needs to urgently step up action to eliminate He Pupua policy implementation and remove from legislation all race based privilege. | Stan |
| Very little if anything has been done to end race based policies. NEW ZEALANDERS have had enough of this bullshit! | Des |
| Luxon is woke and weak. Seymour is doing his best, but doesn’t have control. | Peter |
| Fast track it! One country one people with equal rights, no more race based policies! | Michael |
| There should be a blanket sweep to abolish race-based policies, no ifs, no buts, no maybes, and no ‘special’ race oriented seats on this, that and the other. Get back to real equality and democracy and lead this country forward rather than backward or sideways. | Lorna |
| In effect they are little different to Labour and the other lefties – our society is far more racist than ever before. | Alex |
| Not meeting their manifesto | John |
| Jacinda very quickly put race based politics into place, yet the coalition are making out that removing that politics is complicated and will take time. Why? It certainly wasn’t and didn’t for Ms Ardern – or for all those ministries that were quick smart to change their names to Maori – yet just can’t figure out how to change them back to English just as quickly. | Christine |
| Poor VERY poor in fact, pretty much seems like nothing has changed at all so we can only surmise they just said what they thought we wanted to hear to get the job and now just thumbing their nose at us and yes you are right it is national who are the weak link, Luxon in particular. National always were going to be a severe disappointment, altogether too woke and leftist and afraid to say boo to a goose. Just a bunch of pinkos who are just labor light. Huge disappointment, they’ll all pay at the next election but God knows who you give the job to, there’s no one I can think of except the best President of the 21st century, President Donald J Trump. Even he would probably take one look at the place and say “Naa, y’all are on your own” | Flip |
| A start has been made but full delivery must be made | Murray |
| In fact, very poor. It’s becoming clear that National need a new leader who has some guts. | Ronmac |
| For now I can give some grace but by Gods grace they will increase the distance between the racial elements and the others | Terry |
| Too many race based policies still existing. Maori protocols, karakia …, being forced upon school children. | Colin |
| They are to afraid to rattle the chain, least they awaken the supposedly maori monster that is lurking, waiting for retribution, the msm is part of the maori radical pack also, don’t forget that. | Sven |
| The Maori Stirrers are Wining hands down National is koutowing to Maori NoGuts | Ian |
| No discernible differences | Alister |
| They’ve demonstrated how absolutely gutless and useless liars they are. | Barbara |
| National are trying too hard to be all things to all people and it’s not working | Bruce |
| Stop TVNZ from using Maori phrases call New Zealand New Zealand not Aotearoa | Anthony |
| Luxon is infuriating, but what can we expect from another bluddy globalist who is in step with Jacinda Ardern. I rate him Zero, Winston a bit more for his retrorockets, and Seymour has at least told Pharmac to forget the treaty and treat all as NZers. As for Luxon, matey with Ardern, Trudeau and others, and his support with our money ($16million) to Zelensky in Ukraine, leaves me speechless. Luxon must be got rid of ASAP. | Carolyn |
| I agree with what is written here and past columns on these issues. | Bernadette |
| It is so very sad that seperatism is tearing this country apart, it must stop, race based policies have no place if we are to move forward | Janine |
| Nothing has changed!! | Chris |
| the first thing that should have been done is all govt departments ordered to stop all race based rules & the ones that didn’t sack the management. No governance on anything the treaty of waitangi their belovered document did not have co-govenance in it at all Maori signed that to the Queen. Luton stand up & sort it all out or step aside so a real leader can do the job. Many New Zealander voted for NZ First & ACT as we knew Nation have a week back bone | Nigel |
| Very disappointing to see National has lost its way. | Jan |
| They don’t appear to be doing anything to end race race policies | Sue |
| Very poor, the National party from my understanding have not mentioned anything whatsoever about ending race-based policies. My observations during the election were that Luxon was very weak and non committal on this subject. Which I found very disappointing. And by being very cagey about supporting Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill, I have no faith in Luxon or National. Broken promises! The coalition needs to grow a spine and start making sure all New Zealanders are equal and that culture be treated they same as religion. A matter of personal choice. | Peter |
| They need to step up and do what was asked of them. If they don’t, then they won’t be in power again. I, for one, a long time National Supporter, am currently re-thinking my Membership of the Party. I will also be telling my local MP this. | Heather |
| National politicians will have to roll Luxon if they want to hold their seats next election. That man is besotted with all things relating to Maori culture and listening to him on the subject is slickening. | Peter |
| I am satisfied with both ACT and NZFIRST but I am disgusted with National’s sit on the fence and do nothing! In fact Pohaka’s attitude is actually disgusting! | Ron |
| Act and NZ First are on the front line doing their best tMr Luxon sadly is too intent on trying to placate the Greens and TPM reform promised when I wonder | Jennie |
| Very disappointing. But the watershed is Seymour’s Treaty Bill. | Mary |
| Not much change from the last government in this area. Only David Seymour seems to make an effort to end race based policies. | Dorothy |
| Definitely could do better | Ihaia |
| Very disappointing. There was some hope that being a New Zealander and not some other citizen defined by race or gender identity would be the way forward. Seems like nothing much has changed. | Frank |
| Absolutely terrible. They have, especially Luxon let us down. He is busy running around taking selfies thinking how great he is. He is a bad joke. | John |
| I think your newsletter today summed up pretty much how I feel. Nothing has been done to reverse the apartheid and until senior civil servants are replaced nothing will be done. | Sophie |
| complete agreement with Muriel Newman’s blog. However, David Seymour seems to be making a first step with Pharmac | Rochelle |
| Very poor from my perspective | william |
| we are one people END OF STORY — OK ! | Robert |
| I can see national no longer being the dominant partner in any future right wing coalition, as they are so weak on this issue. And good riddance to them | Mike |
| Luxon is an absolute failure regarding the race issue in this country. He appears to be nothing but a puppet controlled by the backroom people of the National party. He must be called out on it. Otherwise, Be very afraid! | Rod |
| They need to take a stand and be unapologetic about it! Renaming all government departments and public facilities in English first would be a good start! | Christina |
| Awful actually. Gutless in reality. National, essentially, lacks courage. | Geoffrey |
| act would be better governing alone | greg |
| I voted as I understood the new coalition would end all race based legislation. I suspect The PM is still trying to appease the minority PART maori racists. Get REAL. These mongrels are need to be reigned in. This is meant to be a democracy. | Bruce |
| Luxon is scared of the Maori lobby, and also the woke CRT mob. | Kathryn |
| Pathetic! Nothing less than political spin to gain the support of the electorate. There is no acceptable excuse for a back-track on this! Another example of why there needs to be accountability for governments to perform. | Martin |
| The National election promises obviously meant nothing. Guess that is why I voted for ACT | John |
| I voted for this government on the promise of an end to race based rubbish. As yet I have not seen any action at all. I had expected He Pua Pua and any related legislation to be thrown out within the first month. If they do not act soon and definitively then they will not hold my vote in the future. OUR COUNTRY IS AT THE CROSSROADS. | bruCE |
| still too much pandering to an ethnic minority, certainly not delivering any thing like the pre election talk | john |
| To say that we are disappointed at the lack of action particularly by National would be an understatement. For example, I had reason to visit the MBIE web site recently to find Maori was predominant in title and elsewhere and also referred to our country as Aotearoa New Zealand. Further, I also noted in the coalition budget that He Puapua was allocated a sizable sum, the details of which I have been unable to obtain. This is astonishing given that this radical organisation is the very vehicle promoting separatism. Health boards and schools are also guilty of similar indiscretions. If heads of the public service department’s do not comply, assuming of course they have been given a directive, which I somehow doubt, then they should vacate their positions. To National and its coalition partners, it appears that your election promises are not being fulfilled which is a betrayal of trust. Kiwis want a true democracy not a separation according to ethnicity. Please honor your undertakings and make it snappy. | chris |
| They promised and then reneged, although ACT & Winnie are trying their best, but Nat have fallen by the wey side | Colin |
| Strong leadship is lacking. If no action is forthcoming then NZ will end up as a third world country. | Peter |
| abysmal | Alan |
| VERY poor indeed – they will pay for not listening…… | john |
| Weak as ditch water. Luxton and co are gutless, scared and afraid. | Chris |
| I am hugely disappointed in the stance this government has so far taken, and especially our Prime minister. David Seymour is to be applauded | David |
| It will take time and patience but it must be done | Russell |
| Dismal and dishonest | Basil |
| Umfortunately our P.M. is trying to be popular rather than being honest and things are going to be difficult | Tony |
| Lack the courage to act. Say the right thing but things continue on the same with public servants in some cases have dug their heels in further | Lynette |
| Very poor indeed. National seems to timid to do anything that might upset the radicals in maoridom. They should be going hard as they have the backing on their two partners, who are are doing the hard yards in rebutting the radical elitists. Luxon needs to get off the fence and fulfill Nationals pre election promises, grow some balls or hand over to someone who can show some leadership asap. Peters ,Jones and Seymour run rings around him. | Peter |
| SLOW, hardly watch TV 1. | Ian |
| Threats upon the civilian population with civil war and civil unrest have no place in our country. They are divisive and harmful. Our Coalition Government need to show a united front towards equality for all New Zealand citizens. Refer the lyrics of our national anthem. | Eileen |
| Blame sits with National but polling suggests most voters are ignorant because there is no political shift to other Parties willing to do more. | Glenn |
| They need to get on with what we put them in for or nick off. | Mick |
| COULD DO A LOT MORE | rob |
| What % of “maori” ie those who self-identify thus, are of over 50% ethicity? Why is this not publicised. If the half-caste of pre 1960 days have children the number with les that 50% ethnicity will have grown. Waitangi Tribunal submission with family trees show multiple ethnicities for ALL groups in NZ ( possibly excluding Japanese). | Margaret |
| Luxon has to put his big boy pants on and do exactly what the people of New Zealand voted them in to do | Jeffrey |
| Need to crank up the actions stop the fence sitting | Chris |
| In their election promises they said they were going to end racist policies but they are taking too long to do this is they are fast tracking co governance and my understanding is they have made very little in the changes. Not good enough | Chris |
| Do think the government needs to be more forceful. Although I voted Nats Winston and Co have.more push. The Maori Party aren’t keen to.go.up against him. | Brian |
| I would go further and call it Very Poor, this race based crap is the only reason I voted National so they would end apartheid, I feel like NZ is going to Ruin with all the maori rhetoric. | Paul |
| “Its urgent that all the applications for customary rights under The Coastal and Marine Act act are halted. This act needs to be rescinded and the Foreshore and Seabed Act reinstated The Customary Rights applications need to be stalled while the Act is rescinded. The Iwi have the judge in their pockets. What a disaster. Are we really prepared to give away our whole coastline and coastal waters without a squeal. What’s happened to the sovereignty of parliament? The judges are just userping parliament’s authority and giving you the high middle finger.They have no right. Parliament is the ultimate authority. I think action is needed. ” This is a copy of my plea for action to an elected government leader over the Iwi court applications for customary title to the foreshore and seabed , which have been lodged encompassing the entire New Zealand coastline. “There will be action, watch this space.” was the response. On that basis I have to believe that the matter is in hand and will be processed in due course. Clearly there is a formal procedure required to ensure due process which would require government directive to resolve the issues before the courts. That in my view is required to ensure Parliamentary sovereignty. Legal procedures are by their nature a slow moving train which stays on the rails. I have to believe that parliamentary sovereignty will be exercised. This is one matter arising from He Puapua. I am sure that if He Puapua was compulsory reading for everyone in this country there would be serious concerns raised as to the stability of this country if it was implemented. It clearly points to an apartheid society. | terrence |
| It is only OK because Seymour and Winston are pulling the strings of Luxflakes – where they can. | Michele |
| Yes, very disappointed with their performance to date with regards to your question. | Lee |
| A total letdown. | Terry |
| We’re not there yet | Ian |
| VERY POOR. Some talk but NOT MUCH ACTION | RICHard |
| We voted National/Act to get rid of leftist Labour, the looney Greens and the treacherous Maori parties. We forecasted that Luxon would be weak and we will be faced with extreme contentious issues which he will not face and remedy and if necessary destroy. It appears this will be true. We also now find out that Luxon has sucked up to that woke cretin Gavin Newsome in California. He is one of the reasons people are leaving California !!!!! It also appears he will suck up to every demand Maori make no matter how much historical bullshit wrongs are put forward. | Alan |
| two thirds of the coalition are trying to bring the country back on course our PM is lacking the ability to be a leader | NOEL |
| Disappointing. – I expected more decisive and urgent action from the coalition in more areas. It should be the will of the people rather than the will of the bureaucrats that leads them! | Louise |
| I voted for better than this! | Roy |
| Very slow to push back. Seems the P. M may have a hidden agenda. | Edward |
| As mentioned before, it’s not likely that any party in government are able to turn back the flow of race based policies, the fact is the horse got out of the coral thanks to the last labour, greens , Maori party government. This leaves the general public having to stand up and is that likely to happen. | Owen |
| I voted for them on understanding they would reform. I agree with you- and now see them as cowards and / or liars. I would vote ACT both ways without hesitation. Hugely disappointing | Stuart |
| They have not reversed the Labour introduced racist policies as promised. I voted National to help our country elect a center right government. At the next election I will probably vote Act for real change. | Ken |
| I recently had a tour of a new Police station and I noticed all the signs were in Maori so nothing is happening. My Ex Police colleagues didnt know where the toilets were as the names were all in Maori. Mothing is happening from this Govt. Lies Lies Lies | Barbara |
| The Coalition govt. is losing support from the grass root voter’s like me. | Gary |
| this gutless labour light govt. already capitulating. | Pattie |
| Luxon is the handbrake. He needs to grow a pair and stand up to the tribal elitists. | Neil |
| Don’t appeared to have achieved much….am giving them till December to wake up. | jill |
| No direct attempt is being made by the PM to honour NZs Constitution based on EQUALITY of all peoples. | Mark |
| Abysmal is the term I’d use! Luxon is a closet labour supporter. National is Labour in drag! | peter |
| It seems it the National part of the coalition that is weak. Our prime minister needs to stand up. Peters and Seymour have proven their worth in the PM role when only acting as PM. Will the PM elect stand up? | Cathy |
| Luxon is trying to be Mr Nice Guy instead of getting on with election promises. He needs to get a backbone and stop the Maori once and for all. They are not in the majority and have no extra claim on anything in New Zealand. I refuse to use any Maori words, especially the name of our country. | Laura |
| Stop the Maori bullshut and push democracy | Rosa |
| I would have rated their performance as good however the ongoing fence sitting re the Maorification of NZ results in a derating to JUST OK | Mike |
| Race based policies are insufficient and seem to be being ignored in Government and other organisations and media a firmness is required | Maree |
| It has been said that national will pay the price at the next election ….but I say unto you that we will pay the price at the next election because we can’t elect the government that we want under mmp ….however it could be fixed by a referendum based system | Owen |
| They are hardly making any difference, but I suspect slowly, slowly could be a good style as anger and unrest is everywhere at the moment and many are looking for an excuse to cause serious trouble.. | Kirke |
| And buy the ferries and Privatise the wharf | leigh |
| Very little progress made to remove race based policy. | Clive |
| I’m working at Health New Zealand or should I say Te Whatu Ora and know first hand nothing is being done to pull back the race based policies in place. I wasted my vote for this!! | Cath |
| It should be obvious to the coalition parties that if they don’t lift their game they will be a three year term government. To expect voters to re-elect a government that sat on their hands is ludicrous. | Dennis |
| I’m giving Govt the benefit of the doubt and hoping that they are taking their time to get it right, but I am a little nervous… | Bryan |
| I’m more than just disappointed with the coalition’s performance. My basic reason for giving them my vote was their promise to end race- based policies. The coalition has now lost my support – unless it does what it promised on this matter. | John |
| come on guys, this problem is just festering away & can only get worse | mike |
| I’m feel duped by the coalition government. I like many was absolutely over the way Labour was running our country into the ground and could see where we were headed. I had no faith in Chris Luxon and National but did in NZF and although Winston and Shane make a lot of noise they are not delivering. I hope and pray that David Seymour goes ahead with defending the Treaty Principles and doesn’t cave to the pressure of Maori activists. I’m 71 and am so disillusioned where my country is at present. | Allan Taylor |
| National led by Luxon has been a con since before the elections but the gullible could not see it but voted for the travesty blindly. Tragic stupidity in action, similar to that seen in the 2021 elections in NZ | Siobain |
| Almost no change at all. Our current PM is extremely weak and as long as he Is in control nothing Is going to change. | Lew |
| They have only been in power 6 months. Things are moving. But very slowly because of tough economic problems | frank |
| I think Luzon may be a WEF acolyte, he’s certainly a globalist and shouldn’t be trusted. | Terry |
| National needs down to earth practical people. To allow the heresay of a stone age culture who pre european times had no written language, did not even have “the wheel” or bow and arrow !! to infiltrate tried ,tested and developed systems is nothing short of idiocy. | charles |
| Avoiding the issue | Robert |
| The mainly National party MP’s are doing what they do well i.e. say one thing before an election and do the opposite after being elected. Next election could see them loose a heap of seats and NZ will be well rid of them. | Gary |
| Little evidence so far of a move to reverse He Puapua. | Colin |
| Promised to sort but little sign so far, and no change to names of Governmant Departments | Peter |
| APARTHEID is still alive and well in NZ. Only ACT seems to have the guts to actually do anything about it. Yet their polling stays remarkably flat. | Geoff |
| Expected so much more, we are all New Zealanders & everyone should be treated the same. Up the pace National, you have dropped the baton so far. Get rid of the net zero rubbish & wokeism, back to basics, people working, housed and medically cared for. | Paula |
| There should be another option above; “ABYSMAL”. Every opportunity, amendment to relative legislation, deletion of all prominent Maori signage and commitment to urgent action to sort the Foreshore and Seabed debarcle before Iwi gain an impeneterable foothold from which there will be no return. Coalition get together RIGHT BLOODY NOW. | Terry |
| Promises are not being kept!! | Tony |
| Usual duck and weave efforts of Pollies | Collin |
| The coalition needs to grow a couple & act NOW!! Think the problem is LUXON& THE NAT MEMBERS!! | Ron |
| So much to do and they have to cross the ‘t’s’ and dot the ‘i’s’. Do it once and do it properly. | Chris |
| While the Coalition Government has made some progress against race based policies there is still much more work to be done. The race based Maori Authority has gone. However, our beaches and natural resources are under major attack from activists. | Kent |
| They act like typical politicians, they spin and they lie. | Ronnie |
| The best reform is immediate and determined | Russ |
| If they do not deliver on their promises I will not vote for them in the next election! | Roger |
| There is weakness in our elected leadership. We’re in early times yet, and the next election is over two years away, so hopefully things will change. | John |
| Plenty of talk, no action, Maori are roughly 20% or so of the population, what about the 80% that have seen essential institutions Renamed. Complain and you are a racist, this is beyond common sense but Maori are not bothered, we New Zealanders the 80% of us are just to polite to Ruffle Feathers. | Colleen |
| There’s a long way to go. I am sure that Act and NZF representatives are trying to fulfill their election promises but the Nats seem to be a handbrake of sorts. Of course, Labour stacked the civil services with their supporters so the path to voter’s wishes will be made as difficult for the Govt as possible. | Barry |
| Non existent. | Vic |
| Race based Policies are still not being delt with as per their election promises. National is not doing enough to support ACT and New Zealand First who are unable to progress getting rid of race based preferential treatment in every area of government organisations and departments. This country is New Zealand not Aotearoa and I am sick of what should be our TV tainted by pakeha Maori radical Policies. They are not doing enough to end race based Policies anywhere. | June |
| ACT & NZ FIRST doing what they said they would do at election time, National seem to be full of S**t. | Andrew |
| They have done nothing | Peter |
| Neil Oliver describes the situation we have in ‘Watch Out, the Undead are back’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFkNnpf4m0I | tony |
| they need to improve their game, but they have made some progress | David |
| They need to move now so that the country can move on as one and be focused on the now and future of N.Z. siccess. | Barbara |
| All wind and snow from lux flakes and co | Chris |
| OK but just OK. We are still getting far too much “Pidgin Kiwi” via the media. I hope their version translates into something intelligible in the written form. “God Defend New Zealand,” | Bruce |
| I agree that this coalition government is not delivering on their promise to remove all race based practices. They should not be afraid to act. | Graeme |
| New Zealand is still being called Aotearoa a lot of the time, and tv1 is inundated with Maori names. It’s shocking!!! | Janis |
| The govt is too slow in acting with what they stated they would do. Co-governance had been watered down, they have introduced iwi to the fast track legislation. They still haven’t even discussed the marine and forshore MACA issue. | Peter |
| Closer to abysmal! | Vaughan |
| Promised much not delivered yet | Alan |
| Seems to Me who voted National for change and an end to race based policy that We have once again been betrayed by our lying, hypocritical and almost treasonous National Politian’s. Luxon appears to be a traitor. | Henry |
| Dont duck shovel, or you will shoeled out in 3 years time, be warned. | Sam |
| Disastrous. This is the most important, urgent issue to be killed. We do not want racist policies. | Laurie |
| Acts referendum must proceed urgently. | Trevor |
| National continues to be the weakest link… | Mark |
| Nothing has happen. They are totally useless. | warrick |
| Not as successful; as I would have liked. | Liz |
| National is the fly in the ointment. Glad I didn’t vote for them. National are all scaredy cats who won’t stand up to activists ( not just Maori, but also Trans, Greens, and the Public Service!! Bring in the dogs – NZF and ACT need to step up and deliver what National will not. Luxon needs a Trump moment to bring him to his senses – it has to be about unity to save the country. | Pamela |
| National have not delivered on their promises to sort out the return to democracy for all the people of NZ. Potaka is an embarrassment to the party and should be removed from office. NZ First and Act must put put pressure on National to deliver on their promises or replace Luxon. | Steve |
| stand up GOVT or you will be gone !!! | graeme |
| We need to be able to cooperate together to move this great little country forward. Remove the weird stone age myths from interrupting logical but caring Parliamentary Laws and lets get moving. | Graeme |
| I work at a Te Tiriti led University and it appears that there was no election. | Miles |
| It looks like our Prime Minister will not action what Winston Peters and David Seamore want. I wonder why? | Clive |
| I am not impressed with this coalition government, National is weak in leading. | Rick |
| All they had to do was deliver what they campaigned on | Mike |
| One country and one law for everyone!! | David |
| This project should be well under way by now. | Colin |
| LUXON…remove the maori tribalists now or you will be out the ‘Door’ and sent to the political rubbish bin of history. Do you copy that ? | Chris |
| They have done nothing to end such policies and MUST do so asap, or these policies become even more entrenched than they are. | Lee |
| Pathetic. | Clive |
| promises are dead in the water. they need to live up to what they promised or get out. current status not acceptable. | Chris |
| I suspect our new government will follow the same pointless path as the failed labourites used to fool the very gullible masses during the failed reign of Arduous Ardern, the new world order sell out. | fred |
| IT’S HAPPENING VERY VERY SLOWLY! COME ON COALITION – YOU’VE ONLY GOT THREE YEARS! | David |
| but need to be better | Geoff |
| they need to get A into G and get the reforms promised into reallity | Les W |
| I WANT YOU TO DO ALL THE THINGS YOU PROMISED BEFORE THE ELECTION. THIS INCLUDES ESPECIALLY THE END OF RACE-BASED POLICIES. | Sylvia |
| I would say that the government has made no progress on this, that National under Luxon is the weak link, and that they will pay dearly for this at the next election (per UK so-call Conservatives). | Tony |
| they need to toughen up and commit to their promises | chris |
| ok | Wiremu |
| Ask this question again in about six months time, my answer may be different. | Bruce |
| More broken promises. When will we get real politicians?? | Gareth |
| Time for concerted action and keeping election promises. | Ray |
| National are dragging the chain. | Trevor |
| They have failed to end race based politics | Gavin |
| It seems NZ’s coalition govt is in danger of repeating the Sunak’s mistake of speaking right but acting left. And the much-vaunted public sector cut-backs seem to have stalled at a pretty low level | John |
| Not strong enough. Just say NO to any race based ideas full stop | Russ |
| start doing what you promised. | Merv |
| in fact almost no-existant. | john |
| ” Continued tokenism want wash it anymore” | Jim |
| Making promises as a source of hot air will do nothing. We want action. | Hugh |
| they have actually done nothing that i can see that is going to slow down this maori extremism that is going on, like you say nearly a year has gone bye and nothing has changed and it had better change,i think if luxon doesnt grow a pair and take these maoris on this country is buggered | rodger |
| The rebranding of all our institutions to Maori first is a joke & I dear say cost the taxpayer billions. Sadly Maorification & racial division continue & Luxon will not support ACT in its endeavours to rectify. Luxon is weak & co governance issues will carry on & sadly our brain drain will continue. | Derek |
| National gives every indication of being the guilty party. They would be wise to follow the lead of UK’s Reform Party policy. | David |
| They have to Just get it done. They promised to to get the Maorification sorted ;They promised to get the media and govt depts to call our Country New Zealand; they promised to to drop all these Maori names for Govt departments. If Dept managers refuse then sack them and appoint people who follow Govt directives. BUT GET IT DONE | Stan |
| I am beginning to think my vote was for the wrong party at the last election. | Murray |
| I voted (again) for National, because I thought they would fix the racial problem … seems to me they must have forgotten what they said … next time it wont be National | Phil |
| I fear making a stance and end race based politics would not go down well with acitivists. It takes courage and I have not seen that. | ido |
| All citizens must we equal in the eyes of the law. All race-based law must be removed from the statutes | Noel |
| The Coalition has failed to address the main issues re race and played with minor issues. I am very disappointed in National. Too many broken promises, too many lies. | Peter |
| It seems that we are on the road to self destruction | John & Wilma |
| It should be easy and quick to issue a decree to all Government and Local Authority departments to implement the Coalition requirements. The voters expect it. It should have been covered in the first 100 days! | DAVID |
| National are the largest party in the coalition and the weakest in this regard. Our local National MP just won’t discuss the subject at all and uses her control of the meeting to shut down any mention. Where are all of the National party members on this topic? | Roger |
| moving much too slow ACT said it would remove the Tikanga but it is still too prevalent. It must go | Erwin |
| Need to fire a few top civil servants who perpetuate the Maori BS, eg Health, Education, HRC etc, and disband the Waitangi Tribunal, long past its use by date ! | Geoffrey |
| Bring back one nation one people | Mat |
| Luxon is a backslider | Murray |
| Very poor. National needs to get a backbone and honour their election promises. | Peter |
| They must end all refences to M%u0101ori and commence re changing our laws to reflect a true democracy | Bill |
| A recent advert on tv calls out to Maori, Pacifica and anyone with a cervix for a free test, so now as a white European, myself along with hundreds of thousands of women are ‘others’. Marketing is perpetuating racism. Why is this not stopped?? | Sharron |
| Time they made some of the tough decisions. I’m surprised Peters and Seamore have not been able flex a bit more mussel. | Tim |
| The performance is hopeless and not as promised | Hylton |
| You ask is Luxon scared to act , well, YES. He is so woke and disingehous with his mutterings that my mind is already made up for the next election, no vote for National unless he fulfils ALL promises. | John |
| No evidence of one law for all New Zealanders. | Raymond |
| Far too much back-tracking on the race promises made in the elections and even in the multiparty agreement. | Duncan |
| I wonder if the PM really has the backbone to stand up to these pressures. | Grant |
| Far slower than i expected. They need to get tough with public service CEOs, and start making a real difference. | Chris |
| Woeful and deceitful are perhaps better descriptors | Allan |
| Until we have one vote for each qualified person, irrespective of ethnic,tribal, skin colour, religion etc, we will not be truly democratic.. | Paul |
| I know the coalition are focused on the big picture but it takes little to instruct the Bureaucrats to drop the Maorification process. | Michael |
| But could be better | John |
| They need to show leadership and get moving. No one in the media has admitted yet another reason for the brain drain and the inability to recruit- lack of democracy and race based policies in the work place. | |
| We must fully integrate to have a happy country. | James |
| luxon- no surprises- a globalist, & while peters has done some good in the past he always tests the waters first & seldom delivers. again, all noise no go. cant say he hasnt had the oppo. | mark |
| To date could do a lot better as promised pre election | tony |
| It seems they are worried about a riot set up by Willy Jackson and his mates. They are going to have it anyway. So, get on with it. Kick it all out, have Jacksons riot before it is to late. | Wayne |
| Not great but better than before. They have certainly pushed race off the front page. | Ian |
| Could do better! | Dick |
| Little has changed. We are still seeing the name of our country written using a Maori name for part of the West Coast of the North Island. Manglish still reigns supreme in the news media and on in public website. Luxon has to stop pussyfooting around and do what was promised in the coalition agreement. | John |
| I have written to my MP on numerous occasions, voicing my concern on the lack of progress in this area, his comments are that we should judge them by their actions, that is what is going to cause the collapse of the Luxon charade. Luxon must be replaced with a leader who is not woke and actually has the temerity to stand up to this racist tripe and remove it once and for all | Neville |
| We need action on the important issues and this does not seem to be happening. | Roderick |
| Very poor | Marion |
| It has been a frustrating “almost” year waiting to see ALL of the Coalition act on the promises made in their election promises. The summary provided by NZCPR summary is very clear. | Roger |
| Very slow progress, leaving me wondering if they really are going to do what they said before the Election. I dont trust Luxon. | Greg |
| Simple – betrayal | tom |
| Whilst recognising there are entrenched laws& procedures that will take time to dismantle -Too many opportunities to STATE this is wrong have been side stepped | Peter |
| They are trying but it’s like swimming against the tide! | Jane |
| I voted for ACT on the basis of their strong vocal opposition to all race based policies in NZ. However, since the election all three coalition partners have gone very quiet on this issue. So what are they doing about it? | Pete |
| Very disappointing | Graeme |
| when will they start? | Ian |
| Luxon is the problem. He’s too WOKE and he’s stopping the other two parties cleaning up this MESS!. | Simon |
| At grassroots Local Government New Zealand needs to be told to drop their racist crap, otherwise no government funding to their member Councils. | Anthony |
| They’re not delivering on the promised roll back of these decisive lieber policies | Terry |
| Still waiting to see any real progress in this area, a pitiful performance compared to electoral promise. This is not the only area the coalition is not moving perceptibly. | John |
| This government needs to be more powerful in pushing through that we are all New Zealanders sticking with the one vote per person | Bob |
| They need to address the difficult issues in relation to race. I don’t think it will be easy but I am sure they will get the backing of the voters | Gary |
| They have got to listen to what the voting public expects, when they promise to do something, DO IT. I’m heartly sick of the pandering to Maori, a minority race of people who WERE NOT the first settlers in NZ. Luxon and Seymour need to grow a spine, and for fill their promises, and remember who is paying their wages. | Merryl |
| Well overdue. | Ann |
| I see Local Government as out of any semblance of control and ignoring ratepayers on the matter. The Local Government Act and the Public Service Act need the Treaty provisions removed, smartly. Any other enactment needs to be representing secular government without reference to Te Ao Maori or tikanga. I reject the names being used. For example I saw the name “Kanoa” today and note it means nothing compared to the serious nature of the entity that has responsibility to facilitate Regional Economic Development and Investment. | Peter |
| Everywhere I turn both government and the corporations are still flogging the woke use of Maori names and words, whether it be in printed matter or their advertising. It has to stop now. I see no difference in government departments since this coalition government was voted in. | Richard |
| There is no doubt they have been going good on mopping up the fiscal mess the other lunatics created, but that does appear to be completely to the cost of all the promises to sort all the race based nonsense that is now trying to infiltrate every part of our daily lives. Barely a day goes by without yet another claim for yet another Breach of the Treaty. We the people are very concerned and over it! | Steve |
| Our biggest issue with the least action in ending it, but the most action in justifying the continuing/strengthening of apartheid policies. No surprises there then, they are politicians after all. | neil |
| What’s the problem with the coalition (mainly National), have they got them selves all cozy and comfortable in power and now think they don’t have to honor their promises, are they scared the Maori activists and the climate alarmists will cancel them in the media. Why don’t they just get on a do what they promised, they might even increase their popularity? | Dave |
| David Seymour seems very capable at verbalising the ‘universal citizen’ and ‘universal citizens rights’ concept. Why can’t the people who draft legislation just tune in and take their lead from him. It would only take a small number of carefully crafted clauses that could be inserted wherever necessary to clarify the required ‘outcome’; and perhaps an omnibus document that, in plain English, lays out exactly what ‘universal citizenship’ means. | Francis |
| Too much talk and too little action, apart from NZ First and ACT – but sadly, they are not being listened to or supported by National. If National doesn’t get on with what it promised they’ll be gone in 2027 – a wasted opportunity to turn our country around to where there is one set of laws for everyone irrespective of birth or ancestry. Keep on keeping on, Peters and Seymour! | Laurence |
| The Nats are weak woke loving trendies not much different in practice to the Liebour party | Derek |
| Although it is still early days, I’m not seeing much commitment yet. | Phil |
| They haven’t done a thing to change anything. Bring on the Reform party. | Andrew |
| I think Mr Luxon is afraid of rocking the boat. This must be sorted before very much longer. NZ for everyone’s equal rights | sandra |
| Very disappointed in their actions do far. | Barbara |
| They are backtracking on their promises. It will cost them the next election. People are sick of the Maori holding the gun at their heads. | Andrew |
| They are not meeting their promises. Luxon seems to think slowly slowly catches monkey. However tribal elite just carry on walking all over the government | Jana |
| The Govt was voted in to stop race based politics yet they are back tracking also 3 strikes but this has been watered down.This is not what is promised | -Hulpe Gianni |
| Nothing seems to have changed. National and Luxon seems to be the problem | Greg |
| Apart from Act and NZ First making some good statements with respects to race based policies, little has been done. If we continue down this path then National will have big problems convincing Kiwis to vote for them next time around which is a big concern. They have taken their foot of the pedal when it comes to race based policies. | Lawrie |
| Not keeping promises | Lynne |
| All talk no do. Hopeless. Just Labour lite. | Grant |
| Fed up with promises to get rid of that Maori nonsense even the announcers on T/v stretch off with something in Maori and you have no idea what they are saying we have a Maori t/v station leave it there not in mainstream t/v | Barbara |
| Very poor & practically non-existent!!!! NO BLOODY APARTHEID IN NZ THANK YOU. NEW NAT LEADER REQUIRED!!!!! | Davem |
| Need to get off ass and perform. | Shaun |
| Don’t seem to have the bottle! Might be a one term Government????? | Les |
| After 8 months ,nothing to show. Pre-election promises are still only promises. Put up or get out. | roger |
| Our pm is far to lenient with the giving tge Maori power. It has no place in politics | Liz |
| Some positive noise – NO positive action. A disappointment to many who were hoodwinked by National’s election promises. | Rodge |
| David, Winston and Jones have to put more pressure on Luxon to get rid of all race based legislation. | Emanuel |
| Very little has changed. Simeon Brown and David Seymour are doing their best to get rid of the Maorification in their respective Ministries but this action is not being reflected in the new proposed legislation such as the fast Track Consenting Bill or the revised National Fresh Water Policy Statements 2024. Tinkering will not achieve anything. Decisive action is urgently required to rid New Zealand of the scurge of racism, privilege and maorification. | Chris |
| Not much has changed. Certainly nothing signifcient. TV1 is shocking with all the maori language during news and weather. Have stopped watching. Some of the govt departments with maori names I have no idea what they do. Come on David and Winston please sort out. It just appears Labour, greens and maori parties are just bidding their time and holding on to as much as they can until next election. They must never ever get back in or maori tribal radicals will take over our once great country. | Allan |
| These policies were why we voted for the coalition in the first place and it seems as though they are too scared to carry it through. The public will not forget this lack of decisive action | Pauline |
| Pitiful. Luxon is just another Ardern, Kety et al. | Tony |
| Even worse than we expected. | Jennifer |
| The most damaging race based policy is that of having race-based seats in Parliament. The removal of these MUST be a first step. | Rod |
| Every day of inertia in implementing the Coalition Government’s plans in relation to race based policies will make it more difficult to do so. | Philip |
| the Nat’s have not done anything to stop the maori crap like they promised time to pull finger out Mr Luxon or your party will never get my support again. | Colleen |
| Leadership should lead. Not doing much, not even saying much. | Graham |
| So far poor – it seems to be mostly rhetoric rather than action. | Scott |
| More likely bloody awful. | Ian |
| they haven’t ended anything – Luxon is just another wokester | Alastair |
| well from Luxtons crew poor Seymour has stayed true and NZ first the jury is still out for me. | Brian |
| Be strong. Please! Its our only chance to get this sorted. Thank you. God bless. A nz1 supporter. | Chris |
| Nothing like they indicated leading up to the election. Very poor indeed. | Sheryl |
| I was looking for “indfferent” as an option. It was one policy which was simple to achieve at least across websites and press releases, but no, not for some it seems. Time to dispatch those who are wilfully ignoring a government directive. | Sally |
| National and Luxon definitely the weak link. Will cost them the election next time around | Lindsay |
| I think Christopher Luxon is the problem and the crunch will come when the Treaty Principles legislation comes to the fore. | pdm |
| They need to get their act together on this subject and start doing something positive – as promised. | Grahame |
| He Puapua agenda. needs to be urgently scrapped. The Coalition needs to take control of this issue urgently before it’s too late. | Ann |
| National are dragging their feet and they will lose if they do not address those issues i like some of my friends will not be voting National next election and are making their views public.Luxson needs to grow a backbone and deal to this matter. | ken |
| Sadly, everything is at their own convenience. | Martin |
| this National Party have turned into a party of traitors..aS A FOURTH GENERATION kIWI iit now time to make a decision ,If you dont want to live under a Maori trible law START ACTION REAL ACTION i would sooner die fighting for Demoracy than live under their stone age interprition of LAW.. | bill |
| Unbelievable lack of momentum to our future as a non racsist country from this weak govt. This is not what we voted for. | Stu |
| They are simply stuffing around and getting absolutelynowhere. ACTION PLEASE | Graham |
| Luxon is a woke sycophantic weak-kneed excuse for a PM. I warned my friends he wouldn’t follow through as underneath it he is just another corporate manager type in with no personal conviction. | Mike |
| Mainly rhetoric to date. | Mike |
| Racism is still embedded in government agencies and in the proposed reform of the RMA. | Henry |
| Without some attempted input from NZ First/Act the Nats score dismally and are on the road to handing Government back to the Socialists | Hugh |
| Promisesmade pre elections are not being pursued. | Douglas |
| After their success in the election, they have gone soft on all the treaty promises they had made | David |
| National are a dinosaur party | Evans |
| It is quite obvious the national party hasn’t the will to remove this racist approach created by previous government | David |
| Not strong enough by far.. | Richard |
| Hopeless! Grow some balls National | colin |
| Started well but falling back into the same problems we faced with Labour, certainly haven’t done enough but at least Act and NZF trying to hold up to their promises. | Laurie |
| They seem frightened to grasp the nettle. | John |
| Little change really | Bryan |
| OK but not tackling core issues. | Tim |
| Luxon appears gutless. Very disappointing | Robbie |
| I was watching the news on TV1 last week when the discussion was on government departments and their names. As all departments mentioned was in Maori with no English translation, I have no idea what the Govt department’s function was. TVNZ must have English translation available for their viewers. At least | Pauline |
| Tries hard but could do better. | Brenton |
| They have virtually DONE Nothing. I for one will not be voting National again they’re letting down the whole country by not following through on their election promises. | Frank |
| Disappointed to say the least. I don’t see a will to equalise rights and obligations. The ship is still sinking. Clean out the civil service , no political but professional appointments, specialists in the particular civil departments and being held ACCOUNTABLE. To much b*ll sh*t and part maori claptrap and waffle. It won’t change due to the way the coalition politicians are pussyfooting around. To stop the boat from leaking by 10% is not a victory but just a retardation towards chaos and violance. | Leonard |
| O recognisable action is being carried out! If anything is happening, then it must be in the shadows, of public! | Hugh |
| Too little action so far. NZ First and Act are making the right noises, but the Nats don’t appear to have the balls for it………. | Dave |
| Feeling generous so I’ll give the National Party dominant coaliition a 1 out of 10. While the 3 or 10 waters were altered, Taumata Arowai still have ultimate maori control ~ te Mana o te Wai not fully scrapped | Pete |
| Definitely not what they promised pre election. | Norm |
| Absolutely no leadership on this. Should have been a priority in the first 100 days. | Peter |
| Luxon still seems to be sitting on the fence trying to keep both side of the argument happy, unfortunately he’ll only end up with splinters in his arse & kicked out of office if he doesn’t keep his promises | John |
| Cluckson is obviously a paid off socialist shill WEF UN WHO puppet. | Greg |
| The coalition must keep its election promise or they will find themselves out of work in a couple of years. Look what happened to Ardern party. Misleading and not honouring promises tells me our politicians are not in it for New Zealand. Act on the promises or resign. | Mike |
| National seems to be dragging the chain. | Joan |
| Practice what you campaigned on | Gordon |
| Hopeless. | Garry |
| They need to speed this process up. | Mike |
| Rubbish – they are not living up to their electoral promises – if this continues they will be able to “repent at leisure” following the 2025 general election. | Roy |
| Have no faith at all in national. All words to gain power. | Steve |
| Should have been part of the 100 day mission | George |
| National aren’t interested in changing anything and NZFirst and Act need to try harder | Vaughan |
| with luxon in charge this country is still going down the s**t hole nearly as fast if adern and skippy were in charge so unless ACT and NZ First get their boot up luxon’s backside nothing will happen, even local councils are printing and talking in the gibberish just like the TV stations. there need to be digraceful in the above list as poor dosent even cover the crap this country is in | Richard |
| But more is needed, I’d like to think they are still revising and planning action | Paul |
| Utterly pathetic – sadly, as expected – NZ desperately needs a real leader. | Jan |
| Please keep the policies you were elected on We are all equal. How can you expect to gain tourists when you want tourists but have two names for the country | Denis |
| They started well however, as time passes, they seem to accept the enforced maorification that has been pushed on us here and in all aspects of our life. | Glenda |
| Luxon is a WEF follower. | Alan |
| If National don’t pull their finger out, they will go the same way as the UK Conservatives (of which I am a member). ACT and NZF better fight their corner well on this or they risk getting caught in the backwash. | David |
| National as senior coation partnter needs to quickly start to show leadership and real action on this otherwise Luxon will be the last serving National PM. National will be history as a prime party. | Grant |
| Seems we were lied to yet again. Luxon continuing with Labour policy as usual cannot read the room. He needs to get off the fence and honour his election promises. | Gail |
| Seymour appears to be the only party leading the way on ending race-based policies. Luxon doesn’t want to rock the boat it seems. | Wayne |
| National have been captured by the woke and Luxon is an Ardern bald clone | chris |
| That’s what they were elected on – get on with it or pay the price in 2 years!! | Tim |
| They are performing just like the Labour Party hopeless | Warren |
| Need to be more focussed on Maori being overused in so many situations and very few people understanding the message | Sidwell |
| This is tearing us apart – The Q & A Interview he week just highlighted Te Pati Maori views. This is certainly not a way to bring our people together as one. The Coalition needs to Act and fast. | Walter |
| The National Party is being dragged, screaming and kicking against its will I’m reversing the trend towards Maori radicalisation of our country. | Ken |
| they promised to do more | g |
| New Zealand needs a Reform Party to be established here! | Peter |
| To the extent of overt blatant dishonesty | John |
| Very poor nothing has changed I believe Maori are so entrenched into the system the government is frightened of them especially National | Peter |
| The Government needs to take very specific action and quickly | Murray |
| The fault lies with Luxon who is continuing Key’s undercover deals with radical maori. Luxon must go and the sooner the better. | Vernon |
| Very little done , if anything. They are NOT walking the talk . PM Luxon has emerged as a %u2018manager%u2019, NOT an ideological leader set on recapturing liberal democracy, universal suffrage, equality of citizenship etc . Very disappointing in this critical aspect of philosophy mand policy. | Hugh |
| This pussy footing has to stop. Radical approaches from the woke /racist crowd have to be countered with radical counter measures. That is the only language they will understand. | Michael |
| Broken promises once again. Labour lite. | Hone |
| Lack lustre efforts, scared of Maori Party, need to dump CEOs of Govt ministries… scare them into action | Gill |
| Restoring referendums on Maori seats just about drags them into the OK basket, but it’s a close run thing. On every other aspect they have been poor and at times have actually promoted new race-based policies and legislation. MUST DO MUCH BETTER…AND FAST!!! | Derek |
| The Coalition are doing nothing that is effective, With National any complaints or suggestions about on going MAORIFICATION are ignored | david |
| They have let us voters down badly. Get their act together or face the consequences. | Terry |
| I am deeply concerned that national is afraid to behave the way they promised and stop the device of nature of the principles that were introduced under labour. Unless Lussan and get tough they will lose the next election by default | Pauline |
| You didn’t give ‘Pathetic’ as an option….. | Roger |
| National is the albatross around the coalition neck as you so rightly pointed out in your article. I believe Luxon is afraid or National has deep agreement with Labour on Maori policy, which they also keep secret. I have suspected this for some time. Whichever they will pay the price, not ACT or NZ First who have shown some spine on this issue. | Terry |
| Race privlege, for the select 13%, has to be ended in N.Z. Luxon and National have to double-down, on their promise to fix and end Treaty settlements once and for all!! | David |
| After the euphoria of Coalition pledges, scepticism has set in. The Fast-track Bill shows National has no intention of upholding its promise to stop appeasing iwi leaders. It is sickening. | David |
| The Government needs to bite the bullet and remove the Treaty and race out of all legislation and regulation. That is the only way they will win this battle. Otherwise, the country will continue to decline until it ends up as a separatist hell-hole. | Murray |
| NZF and ACT need to put pressure on National to do the right thing. Remove the reserved position for Maori in the Fasttrack Bill and get rid of separatism this year. | Paul |
| The Coalition has been very poor of race issues even though it was one of the key reasons they were voted into office. | Noeline |
| I think the PM is afraid of confronting Maori tribalists. If he doesn’t find the courage to do what is right, he will lead his government into electoral failure in 2026. | Fred |