As we begin the final year of the National, ACT, New Zealand First Coalition’s first term of Government, it is instructive to look back at the commitments they made when first elected.
At that time the country faced significant challenges as a result of six years of mismanagement by Labour – firstly under the direction of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and then Chris Hipkins.
Those challenges included a cost-of-living crisis and an economic recession brought about by reckless borrowing and spending, a collapsing health system caused by bungled reforms, a failing education system, out-of-control crime, the highest-ever immigration rates, and an attempted race-based takeover of our democracy.
New Zealanders had had enough and voted for change.
In response the new Coalition outlined policies to heal the damage and restore growth and prosperity:
“The Coalition Government’s priorities for this term include rebuilding the economy, improving the quality of Government spending and regulation, lowering the cost of living, ending race based policies, introducing more choice and competition into social service provision, delivering better health and education, defending freedom and democracy, and improving the lives of seniors.”
The Coalition further committed to pro-democracy decision-making: “Upholding the principles of liberal democracy, including equal citizenship, parliamentary sovereignty, the rule of law and property rights.”
Two years on, the big question is, has the Coalition delivered on its promises?
When analysing the progress that’s been made, what becomes obvious is that the Coalition has delivered most strongly where it could move quickly through legislation, but its record is weaker on the structural promises that matter most to everyday life: lifting real incomes, easing cost‑of‑living pressures, and turning around outcomes in health and education.
Whether the Coalition will be judged a success and given a second term, will depend less on the volume of laws passed, and more on whether households feel better off by the time they go to the polls.
In other words, at the start of election year, the picture is mixed. In some areas, there’s genuine progress, but in others, the problems are far deeper and more entrenched than many New Zealanders realise.
The economy remains front of mind for most households. While inflation has eased from its peak and interest rates have stabilised, the cost of living is still biting. Food, insurance, rates, and energy prices have not returned to anything resembling ‘normal’, and many families feel they are running harder just to stand still.
This, of course, is where bolder economic reforms could have helped.
Research clearly shows the optimum size of government is around 25 percent of GDP. At that level the private sector has the room to innovate, expand and grow, creating the jobs, wealth and prosperity a country needs.
At over 30 percent, New Zealand’s government is too big and the State bureaucracy has become a real barrier to progress.
While the Coalition chose not to slash spending nor downsize the public service back to pre-Labour levels, they have nevertheless introduced strict belt tightening with a strong emphasis on the ‘reprioritisation’ of spending allowances.
With a focus on long‑term structural reforms such as replacing the RMA, rebuilding infrastructure, and tightening fiscal settings, the economic turnaround has been slow to materialise. This is not only because such changes take years to influence productivity, but also because the new Government inherited high inflation, weak growth, and elevated interest rates.
So while the Coalition can plausibly claim progress on stabilising the economy, with headline GDP figures now showing signs of improvement, their reforms have not yet transformed the situation for households.
When it comes to the labour market, over the last two years it has been reshaped by two powerful forces: the loss of New Zealanders overseas and high – then moderating – immigration inflows.
While strong migration has helped fill labour shortages in key sectors such as healthcare, construction, and hospitality, the pressure on infrastructure – housing, schools and hospitals in particular – has sparked local concern.
This has raised questions about the wisdom of the expanded migration pathways in New Zealand’s new trade agreement with India – which includes a new quota of 5,000 visas for migrant workers and the removal of all limits on Indian students and their families coming to New Zealand, with work rights of up to 20 hours a week and further rights thereafter.
Those concerns that are now emerging – which echo the unease seen abroad where rapid migration is straining social unity – have already been recognised as important by New Zealand First, which appears poised to make them an election issue.
With regards to New Zealand’s housing shortfall, the underlying structural issues that caused the problems have not gone away. Years of under‑building, restrictive planning rules, infrastructure bottlenecks, sluggish consenting systems, and now runaway building costs, means New Zealand still carries a substantial housing deficit, in spite of the progress that’s been made.
Law and order, on the other hand, has been one of the Coalition’s strongest “delivery” areas. They can point to concrete legislative and policy changes, including tougher sentencing and bail settings, more police with more powers, and a greater focus on the major problem areas of gangs and youth offending, where some supportive statistics are now emerging.
When it comes to health, the Coalition inherited a system in chaos. Labour’s decision to abolish our democratically run District Health Boards in the middle of the pandemic in order to pass control of health to tribal authorities, has to rank as one of the country’s worst-ever political decisions. It was not only reckless – it cost lives.
As a result the Coalition is not only struggling to stabilise a badly disrupted system – one that is heavily influenced by hostile pro-Labour unions – but the problems are now affecting outcomes in welfare.
With the economy still in a downturn, overall benefit numbers have continued to increase, peaking at 410,000, with almost 13 percent of the working age population now on income support. While most benefit categories increased only marginally, the exception was a 9.8 percent rise – to almost 100,000 – in the number of people who receive Jobseeker Support because they are too unwell to work.
Behind those statistics lies a complex mix of pressures including growing numbers with mental health concerns, along with an alarming rise in cardiac illness and chronic disorders – a consequence not only of an aging population and Covid, but also of the mass cancellation of screening, surgery, and follow‑up care during the pandemic. In addition, the GP shortage has resulted in delayed diagnosis and treatment with conditions that could have been addressed early becoming disabling.
In education there has been progress in restoring a “back to basics” approach, with a strong focus on improving literacy, numeracy, and attendance. And while early indicators are positive, like many deep-seated reforms, not only will the benefits of improving assessment and the curriculum take time to appear, but the Coalition will have to overcome resistance from anti-government unions, as well as woke teachers, headmasters, and school boards.
When it comes to ending race‑based policies the Coalition has been a disappointment. Instead of being eliminated, Labour’s He Puapua programme to replace democracy with tribal rule, not only remains embedded within the country’s legislative and regulatory framework, but tribal authorities are pulling out all the stops to impose their authority onto the country.
This is a matter that strikes at the heart of national identity – whether New Zealand sees itself as a modern future-focused democracy where all citizens are equal before the law, or whether we are turning into a backwater irretrievably divided by race.
Despite the clear mandate against racial division and co‑governance that was delivered to the Coalition at the election, not only are activist Treaty principle clauses continuing to shape policy advice and decision‑making, but official references to the original Treaty of Waitangi are being replaced with Te Tiriti – a radicalised version that embodies He Puapua through Treaty partnerships and co-governance.
The consequences can be seen in the Courts, where legislation is increasingly interpreted by activist Judges through the lens of tikanga in ways that exceed Parliament’s intent and undermine the Rule of Law.
While the Coalition has taken steps to restore democratic accountability and equal citizenship, so much of the bureaucracy has demonstrated outright resistance that without decisive action to remove divisive race‑based provisions from law and practice, and to reassert the primacy of Parliament, the drift towards tribal governance will continue. This represents an enormous threat to the New Zealand democracy if Labour wins the election.
Finally, looking at political dynamics, recent polling shows all six Parliamentary parties in a finely balanced contest. National and Labour are effectively tied in the low‑30s, ACT and the Greens are steady around 9-11 percent, New Zealand First holds a pivotal 7-8 percent, and the Maori Party maintains its influence through the Maori electorates.
National remains the largest single party but has lost momentum, while Labour has recovered enough to be competitive again. ACT and New Zealand First remain essential to any centre‑right majority, just as the Greens and the Maori Party are indispensable to any centre‑left arrangement.
With both blocs sitting within a few seats of each other across the major polls, the election would be too close to call if it was held tomorrow, with either a narrow National‑led or Labour‑led coalition possible depending on small shifts in support and turnout.
A second dynamic that will play out this year is the voter shift within Coalition parties. Here National could take some salient lessons from the rise of the Reform Party in the UK and the demise of the Conservatives.
As this week’s NZCPR Guest commentator Dr Frank Furedi, an Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent and the executive director of the think-tank MCC-Brussels, explains, Reform is becoming a credible contender to win the next UK General Election:
“This turn against the Tory-Labour duopoly has been a long time coming. Ever since the public voted to leave the EU in 2016, against the wishes of the entire establishment, it has been clear that there is a widespread appetite for a populist challenge to the status quo. In many ways, then, Reform owes its success less to the efforts of the party itself – or even to the performance of its leader, Nigel Farage – than to this widespread, popular demand for change. A lot of people have been yearning for a movement that finally gives them a voice.”
With this “yearning for a voice” fuelling the rise of populist parties across the West, New Zealand is not immune.
While National appears blind to the threat, its Coalition partners are not.
National’s problem is that it is increasingly seen as too establishment – and too weak to tackle the issues that really matter to voters.
As a result, New Zealand First and ACT will undoubtedly position themselves as movements that give voters a voice, making inroads into National’s support.
Under MMP, the results are not likely to be as dramatic as the demise of the Conservative Party in the UK, but the effect could be enough to alter the influence the minor parties have on post-election Coalition negotiations.
Looking at the broader picture, the advantage the governing Coalition has over the ‘toxic trio’ of Labour, the Greens, and the Maori Party, is that they are selling a political “product” – prosperity and equality – that most people want, whereas the spectre of higher taxes and tribal rule offered by the radical left is not on the wish list of voters who still have the carnage of the Ardern-Hipkins years fresh in their mind.
So, as New Zealand heads towards the polls, the big question is whether the Coalition has done enough to persuade voters to give them a second term. For the sake of the country – and our future – let’s hope the answer is “Yes”!
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THIS WEEK’S POLL ASKS:
*Which of the Coalition parties do you believe has been the strongest performer over the last two years – National, ACT, or New Zealand First?
*Poll comments are posted below.
*All NZCPR poll results can be seen in the Archive.
THIS WEEK’S POLL COMMENTS
| TBH I couldn’t choose, seems like they’ve all been pretty weak and ineffectual. A big disappointment really particularly national under luxon. If labor come back it’s pretty much down to the luxon nats but the other’s as well, IMHO | Flip |
| They are doing a very difficult job. Thank you for your article in the New Zealand Herald.. BUT have New Zealanders got the common sense to see that it is going to take at least another term in Government to turn the Ship around. Time also to overhaul MMP | frank |
| ACT has performed best to my mind with David Seymore performing well along with others ACT ministers. NZ First has only performed well thanks to Winston who has performed well on the international stage but that was very easy compared to the Labour performance during their term. National has good performers in Education, turning Health to a better organisation but Nicola Willis has only been an average performer. The establishment of a third medical school is beyond my understanding when there is capacity in Auckland and Otago which would be infinitely more efficient use of funds. | Keith |
| Best performer but all their hard work and limelight stolen by National and NZF | Peter |
| Leave UN, WHO, Paris accord, Wef, etc. Look after our own country and increase productivity. Nothing to be race based. | Helen |
| Sorry National….you will not be getting my 2votes, in this years’ election ! you have not fixed your hopeless leader problem, and you haven’t done enough, for a mallow puff,!! | David |
| ACT has gone down an aggressive Libertarian path which is strongly against Pro-life abortion and euthanasia, and seems hostile to traditional Judeo-Christian values. This includes forcing people in education and health who cannot support abortion, euthanasia. E.g. forcing groups such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, hospices to carry out practices that are against their convictions or lose their registration and charitable status. I find this very distressing having been a strong advocate for ACT from the beginning and even stood as their candidate in a couple of elections. NZ First has done some great work but every once in a while Winston reverts to Muldoonism. He nurses grudges against people as shown when Nation polled the highest rating but he went with Labour because of his grudges against Bill English. Would I have confidence that he would not do the same at the next election? No. So that leaves me with National which is very weak over Treaty issues. | Duncan |
| Brooke van Veldon has been one of the best performers | Nancy |
| I just wish national had done more like it promised pre election | Roy |
| It will e a toss up between Act and NZ First | tony |
| At least they’ve tried to make every New Zealander equal. National has been missing in action and I’ll never trust Winston even though I like quite a bit of what he says. | DAVID |
| Act by a country mile. | Gerald |
| National has not removed racism in NZ | Terry |
| Clear thinking and decisive action leading to necessary changes that reduce waste and red tape, save money and lead to greater efficiency and long term propersity. Also the elephant in the room, elimination of tribalism, racism, separatism and privilege and weaponising of the Treaty for the purpose of continued extortion. Until this stops and we become one unified multicultural nation we will never be the progressive, prosperous nation we once were. | Frank |
| Great job in many departments | Michael |
| ACT stood it’s ground on equality of citizenship; how could any reasonable person not agree with one law for all. NZ First, talks a lot, and still TOW clauses remain? As a lawyer one would think Winston would have ensured the coalition agreement included the right board of people to get the job done in a year. Immigration yes, they are needed for that. ACT, will act to rid the country of HUGE unseen cost of racial co-governance that affects council and government administration costs and untimely our cost of living, reduce government regulations and personnel. Luxon and national, are mangers, not leaders. NZ desperately needs a leader with known principals, rule of law and Western values that are prepared to defend, internally and internationally. Something needs to change, National are too timid. Give ACT and NZ First more power this year, what have we got to lose? | Sam |
| closely by ACT | Kate |
| I won’t be voting National in any form. They lied to us last election about stopping the scourge of maorification of New Zealand, so they lose my vote. | Monica |
| For god’s sake stop co governance | Michael |
| Act by a country mile. National very disapointing especially towards maori radicals and wealthy tribes. Co governance appears full steam ahead. What a mess and a lot of it caused by the national party, but mainly the Labour party traitors. | Kevin |
| Just New Zealand focused not distracted by the increasingly discredited globalist movement. | Matt |
| D Seymour has been aggressive in working for the people. | Sharon |
| Luxon is potentially excellent but he is not performing as he is not a fighter ( in the political sense) | Colin |
| A close call but ACT by a whisker | Bruce |
| Act is seen to have accomplished more in the repeal of “some” legislationary hogwash. Seems they lead the charge on this RMA, albeit we still have Iwi calling the shots to some degree. Luxon is a gutless example of Key, in fact he is John Key 2.0. | Sam |
| Closely followed by NZ First. | Janette |
| While Shane Jones is like a breath of fresh air Winston talks a lot but, with the exception of Foreign Affairs, achieves little. | Alan |
| Only logical option! | Grant |
| They Have delivered on a lot of policy’s More than National | Ian |
| Act only & NZ 1st only ones tackleing race based politics / inequality. Luxon needs to grow some Balls. | Glenn |
| National has weakened on the wish of to return to an equal race democracy, while ACT has been not only vocal, but acting on this declaration. NZ First has done more than National, but ACT takes the prize in my opinion. | Susan |
| I think it is a close tie between NZF and ACT | Marty |
| I will never vote for Winston Peters again after he gave us the Marxist Ardern in 2017 who I knew would be trouble the moment I saw her. Mr Peters does a lot of talking, but apart from immigration, does little action like pass actual laws. | Monica |
| I believe Act has been the strongest but generally supported by National with our weak Prime Minister (I wonder if he is just pandering to the WEF ??) The coalition needs to stand up to the Maori bullshit and the Treaty of Waitangi bill should have been passed. I dread our future if we keep going as we are doing. | Alan |
| National has failed badly on race issues . | William |
| Immigration is a big issue and the importance of us being one nation not divided by race. | Jenny |
| National need to grow a spine and get rid of everything to do with race. It is dividing the country beyond repair. We should all be treated the same. | Helen |
| I was forced to pick one as their was not a None of the above option.. The three pillars of governments around the world are debt, fiat, and extortion. | neil |
| NZFirst has punched above its weight in legislation reform. | Nikki |
| National though my heart goes with ACT | Robyn |
| Peter’s for PM! National now the third party in Govt!!! | Ron |
| I would have voted ACT and NZ First as equals | Paul |
| they have stood strong against wokeness and refused to recognize a Palestinian state. They are also not wanting gene technology to take over the farming sector | lone |
| I can’t believe National hasn’t taken any action to increase their popularity | Philip |
| Continually say and push for equality for all. | Robert |
| Act and NZ First have better policies than National who have been VERY DISSAPOINTING ON MAORI RADICALS being given what they want. | David |
| To some extent one could believe that National have allowed the minor parties to grab the pathetic press reporting, that reveals policy current to NZ citizens interest. I think Murial’ has summed up the situation pretty well. What I do not understand is just why do sensible people give their vote to Labour and the Greens at all.? I cannot honestly or wisely vote on the question at all. | Maurice |
| ACT, by far. looking after the interests and future of all NEW ZEALANDERS | Gordon |
| NZ first is the only party prepared to listen to the public and take on board what they say. National doesn’t care about what NZers think it seems too wrapped up in Globalism and the WEF WHO UN opinions and all about pleasing them | Barbara |
| ACT but I’d not vote for them, Nor ever again for National. And I don’t trust NZF. And definitely won’t vote for the Labour and parasites lot. of leftie misfit parties. | Bryan |
| MPs always working hard to shift narrative to a fair and eual NZ. Commonsense and morally grounded Party. | Glenn |
| Act by far, NZ1st done bit, but national and Luxon especially have done nothing they promised about the ‘separation’ and ‘Maoridom’ of NZ. Do it. | Rod |
| ACT by a long mile so David gets my vote to be our next PM. Winston is a great Foreign minister which is what this country needs in the future. luxon should go in the corner with a dunce hat on for the rest of his life as hes done sweet f all for this country, im sure him and key are in the same lodge, if he had only the balls to get rid of all the maori crap he may have been admired but no hes hell bent on destroying this country by kowtowing to the corrupt judges and maori mps, just think instead of giveing the land and millions of dollars to them that money was put into the health/hospitals, just think of the help it would be to the country if all the maori land paid rates and not claiming their race as charities WE would ALL be better off as a country known as NEW ZEALAND. | Richard |
| I can only choose NZF. more closely aligned with my standards. | Steve |
| While I originally supported MMP, thinking in fairness to give minorities a say, I now feel that this is like herding cats, and prone to delay speedy progress. There is a growing need for the major party to have the strongest influence. At present, trying to be fair, has a tendency to have the tail wag the dog! How do we strengthen Gov. Is it back to first past the post? Or an update of what we have got now? At the moment we are far from perfection, or is that unattainable? It needs a good debate! | Barry |
| They have shown the most courage when hard, controversial topics have arisen and have been prepared to take them on. | Carol |
| I give my vote to Act because I think they just tend to think things out more on a balanced level,which makes it fairer for all us Kiwis. NZ 1st are close behind but still a bit wary of their agenda. I can understand where and what National are doing but they still keep leaving all this ‘treaty rubbish ‘ carry on instead of squashing it outright. God help us if the looney opposition get control. | Peter |
| National is just towing the line. | Peter |
| Without a doubt – ACT | Alan |
| both act and NZ First have performed well | Peter |
| National ‘s performance turning around child education has been superb. They should have done a lot better in being restless El emulating co governance and He Puapua issues. Reducing govenment employment levels would have reduced costs more important stopped the continuing senior government employees introducing TeItiti legislation, it must be stopped without delay Act waisted a lot of time with the proposed clarification of the treaty of Waitangi NZ First’s deputy leader completely loses credibility. Issues like fishing quotas and territory make little sense promoting commercial fishers, He still has no solid reforms in areas of regional support | malcolm |
| I really think that they are working for the best interest of the people of New Zealand. | Fraser |
| ACT is definitely the best performer with NZ First somewhat behind in 2nd place and National only just insight at the very bottom. | Kevin |
| Stuck to their policy & values | Leanne |
| Act easily top performers followed by NZFirst. Luxon/National are disappointing dismal failures, did not honour their election promise to stop the maorification, which would destroy New Zealand. Straight shooting David Seymour for PM. | Carole |
| Stop being PC , be decisive , strong and honest Do what’s best for ALL the people of NZ | Joe |
| I have been disappointed by the lack of attention to equality under the law regardless of race by National. | Lucy |
| Non action on election promises to get rid of Maurification. | Ray |
| Winston Peters has common sense and is confident enough to speak up and stick to his guns. | Mary |
| National is piss week they should grow some balls and get NZ back to where everyone is equal | Brian |
| All I know is National is not listening to voters. | Pamela |
| National sits on the fence with many issues. A real disappointment not addressing Maorification of nz. | Bill |
| I can’t understand why NZ First wouldn’t support Act on that important referendum bill ( sorry can’t think of the name of it) that Act was wanting to put through. | Paul |
| NZ First have talked a big game but unfortunately have failed to deliver in most cases | Mark |
| Seymour is the by far the best politician in NZ govt | Vicki |
| ACT & NZF neck and neck with different strengths. National completely missing in action on race issues and rule of law directly related to that and seem economically weak. The failure of the coalition to even balance the government books (i.e. the ongoing bleeding of sovereign wealth) will represent their achilles heel come election time. | Tony |
| Winston has stood up to Te pati Maori, to their acting up in parliament, but more importantly to the divisive policies,affecting all Kiwis. | Mike |
| I will vote Act for my party vote and NZ First for my member | Ross |
| I believe Winston is more likely than the other 2 to look after NZealanders & I will be voting for him. | Cindy |
| The Treaty Principles bill was something the other parties were too frightened to touch. | Barry |
| By far | Mark |
| NZ First comes in second. National are a total disappointment. | Steve |
| I am very happy with how New Zealand First has performed. Phase Two of the New Zealand Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 – although seemingly very one-sided – was still an absolute necessity moving forward. It was also a huge part of their campaign promises. Winston has done well on the foreign affairs front – aiding financially with a clear cut off point is responsible, and reasonable. Shane on the mining front, and not backing down to the woke mob. Casey and Andy have done an amazing job too. I rate them a 9/10. They just need to stand firmly against the bills mentioned below.. ACT has been the runner up on the performance side, their brave and strong stance with the Treaty Principles Bill, and even pet bonds (which I think is a positive – albeit problematic – step forward). However, their eagerness to mingle in gene technology, and initial support of all things COVID-19 – including David referring to anyone who didn’t get ‘vaccinated’ as stupid and lazy in writing via. e-mail (I would love for someone to dig this e-mail out and make it public, as I regrettably deleted mine. It was around 2021-2022). I could never vote for them, but would rate them a 7/10 performance wise (with a HUGE blow due to the gene tech horror). National have done relatively well too. They’re taking some bold actions that will absolutely benefit us in the long-term. The RMA reform, scraping NCEA (and consulting with the New Zealand Initiative is a huge ), and decreasing mass immigration is all long needed. I rate them a 5/10 (with a huge blow due to the Gene Technology Bill, Telecommunications and Other Matters Amendment Bill, and Digital ID Bill). | Cian |
| More on the back of Jones rather than Peters! | Michael |
| They have been steady and firm on their polies. The problem is they have been hung out to dry by the coalition partners. Compromise has effectively been NO. The TPB is a great example. Agreeing to support to first reading was a waste of time and the rot and grift continues. The alternative of NZ 1sts removing references is neither fast enough, nor will it be thorough enough. Goldie has been given a hospital pass on that one. He needs our support to keep at it. | Steve |
| National are useless they are acting like a partner to labour. | Vaughan |
| Seymour has assembled an impressive ‘cainet’ gropuping that is serving NZ well and will do better after the election. | Paul |
| I want a modern democracy and government communication in English as the sole language for government communication not backward tribal Maori not understood by 95% of NZ’s population. | Warren |
| Easily | Robert |
| Because of its stand to keep all n z ers as equal before the law and not allow tribal issues to enter its thinking | Micharl |
| Leadership and progress has been almost exclusively from ACT and N Z First. National are the weak link and will get what they deserve at the election. Hopefully ACT and NZ F will get us through. | Mike |
| While I enjoy reading your poilitical opinions Muriel, and agree with them in general, I think you are underestimating their drive and effectiveness in carrying out the structural reforms we need. | Dave |
| Clearly ACT is the ONLY party working to make NZ an equal and unbiased country . hugely disappointed with National and to a degree NZ First . Sadly Winston s genuine desire to remove any maori greed based efforts .are somewhat lacking , lets not forget he was the tosser who allowed Adern to cripple our country . Im just awiting the bribes to commence National NZ First , but the voters now know words are cheap . | Ray |
| A very hard choice but the change in education policy and curriculum swung it for me. All three have had bursts but none have delivered on what the electorate wanted. Reform in Britain are the example | Danny |
| ACT has given clear and considered statements in person by videolink rather than being mangled by reporters | Basil |
| The present PM has shown himself to be front man only – not a leader who rules with authority. | Gray |
| I would place Act and NZ first in first equal place. Sadly Christopher Luxon doesn’t have the balls to end the racial takeover of our country by the radical left. | Roger |
| 2nd NZ First but do we Trust Winston | Philip |
| National ( or more correctly “Labour Lite”) has been a serious disappointment and certainly not helped by Luxon’s woeful personal performance in dealing with the racial separatism promulgated by the He Puapua agenda. | Rob |
| Stop Co Governance | Michael |
| Dave Seymour and his MPs don’t curtail to the leftist activists and roll up their sleeves and work for the Country as one collaborative unit. They are not shy to combat the hard decisions or Topics they need to be addressed, so we remain a true liberal democracy, | John |
| The Act party having the guts to confront the issues that are concerning Kiwi’s, ie school attendance, stupid laws that effect productivity and mostly the division by ethnicity | Barry |
| Have been prsistanrt in efforts to abide by coalition promises | Robbie |
| Act has been hard working with sensible, in most cases outcomes | Gary |
| Speaking factual truth without pampering to the PC nonsense. It is well over due of NZ waking up to some honest reality. | John |
| Both the smaller parties have out performed National who still seem mentally trapped in the 1990s style of politics and thinking. In other words pre MMP. They view being in government as them plus a buddy who does as it’s told. Politics has changed and it’s no longer enough for National to go through performative theatre motions of acting conservative and tinkering with the levers. NZF and ACT grasp this and National is oblivious. This rise of the centre right through a bigger NZF and ACT is the way forward. National just cannot grasp that we are in 2026. | John |
| Seymour and the Act Party have strong principles based on equality and equal rights for every New Zealander. | Gary |
| I guess it is easier for a small party to yell out loud, however, in my opinion, ACT has bravely highlighted the racial divide issue very well, and continues to challenge the mainstream media, showing them up to be so woke and left leaning. I like David Seymour’s tenacity and ability to articulate without direct name calling and being offensive. I’m probably shifting from National to ACT this time unless National pulls something big out of the bag. | Bill |
| Puts ordinary NZers first – about time too. | John |
| They showed courage dignity in the face of TPM disgraceful intimidating actions in Parliament. They advocate equality for all New Zealanders. | Audrey |
| National has been a disappointment in not following through with their promise to remove all so call Maori names from govt departments and NEW ZEALAND should only ever be called NEW ZEALAND! They should also shut down tvnz, who ram maori bull… down their watchers throats every night. | Des |
| National would be just vanilla without them. NZ first have also been influential, but WP still cannot be trusted to hold the line. | Willy |
| David Seamore and his team has done a lot more than people realize, if it wasn’t for him the Govt would still be following labours ideas | David |
| Winston has performed well as Foreign Minister and showed strength in his decision re Palestine. Shane has been very strong rebuilding our mining which is so important for rebuilding wealth. | Maree |
| National is such a disappointment this term | Andy |
| luxon is left leaning | terry |
| Only party prepared to stand up for true democracy rather than race based politice | Clive |
| Seymour is the only one who speaks with integrity and honesty. The other two are slimeballs and dishonest as labour and greens, Maori party. | Lance |
| National has been very weak not done anything that was promised where Act has been very active as has several of NZ first | Peter |
| by far | Gerhard |
| ACT is definitely made the most difference | James |
| Luxon is weak, Peters talks o.k. but doesn’t do much constructively besides entertaining himself, Act is trying, has done some good but got shafted by Luxon on the referendum to ascertain if the majority believe everybody is equal instead of prioritising the Canoe people. I think we are in a downward spiral as a nation. 79000 New Zealanders left and I am not sure that their replacements will intetgrate into our western culture. | Leonard |
| Depends on the issues! Act/NZ First a tie. ACT on freedoms, personal responsibility, NZ First on battling Tribal Governance. | Paul |
| Act, has at least had the bravery to put forward legislation, but their spineless National partner are the real handbrake. Luxon fails to read the room. | Noel |
| National has been left far behind, hope fully NZ FIRST and ACT will be able to work together and bring some clarity to this country | ROB |
| ACT have done so much including trying to reform gun laws which are targeting the law-abiding citizens and really went to war on equality and the treaty. Unfortunately No bulls Luxon torpedoes that. They have also fixed alsorts of small but important settings that affect alsort of folk | Greg |
| National has had a tough year and have had to make tough decisions in spite of biased media & the unions. National have done fairly well. They need another team to set everything in place. | Glenys |
| Doing a great job | Nessa |
| The ACT party. has been the hardest working party,since the last election,NZFirst,has given good support,National have to be doing alot more. | David |
| National is far too woke | Carl |
| ACT has mooted many reforms prior to the last election. Ie victim support, crime penalties, truancy etc, for which NAT have taken credit. NZ First would come second. Nat instead has backed off their promises There leader is under control of Potake, both Maori activist. Nat under Key Englidh and Luxon have shafted this country. I.e | John |
| National has not done enough to oppose the woke divisive Labour/greens/ Maori party. New Zealanders need a democratic system not a race based tribal rule. Equality for all must be the way to go. | Warren |
| Though rather shackled | Peter |
| Nz first followed by act.national disappointing.All three need to carry out their preelection pledges.Delete race based decision making,sack all activist members of the judiciary,stop the he Pua pua rot along with Tikangs nonsense,and the weaponised Maori version of the treaty.The foreshore and seabed needs to retyrn to the crown for ever. | gale |
| The ACT party i believe has worked hard to deliver change where it could. Sensible policy’s and honest straight forward thinking. I would like to see more ACT seats in Parliament. | Jason |
| National have not kept their election promises. Maorification in practically every sector is rife. Disappointed with National not supporting Acts Treaty Principles, we are one people, also not stopping NZ being called Aotearoa and Govt Depts Highways Towns being renamed in Maori. Sick of virtue signaling and no spine by National | Jan |
| Without doubt act is where it’s at, national is to a large extent the new blue labour party, winnie cannot be trusted, only one choice | Bob |
| Do nothing National as in the past are still Labour lite and many traditional National voters are looking elsewhere. | Pattie |
| I think that David Seymour would make a great NZ Prime Minister & really hope that that might happen. | david |
| I see ACT as the ones who have been keeping their promises, followed by NZF and lastly National which has become a disappointment but still a million miles better than Labour, the Greens or TPM!! | Brenda |
| The best performer has to be Act by the proverbial country mile | Trevor |
| ACT makes the most sense | fred |
| Act has been pushing for real change and has in many cases, been the primary initiator in trying to return this country of ours back to a democracy. While National has achieved some important wins it has been far to slow in reversing the emphasis on (radical) Maoridom. They are letting their supporters down badly in spite of being given the mandate to do so. Disappointing. | Chris |
| Act tend to be one of the stronger performers. They have stuck to their policies even though they are in a political wilderness at times | Lawrie |
| Lux sadly is a flake | Chris |
| They are the ones that have addressed co governance. Nats havent. | Rod |
| ACT hasn’t lived up to expectations. Seymour is smart, but I don’t trust Van Velden, ased on some of her interview answers. | Alastair |
| Great communication as well | Wietske |
| Act by a small margin. Though NZF are starting to perform well. But I still find it hartd to trust Winston when it comes to the crunch. But there is no doubt that he is an effective polititian. | Lawrence |
| Act has been lazer focused on restoring good legislation that is based on equality and reslism, not ideology and wokism | Laurine |
| David Seymour leads a party which stands for equality and prosperity for all and has introduced or supported legislation designed to achieve those outcomes | Terry |
| although I selected Act, I do not agree with a lot of their policies. NZ First says a lot of the right things but nothing ever eventuates. National are useless, pandering to the Maori Elite and shit scared to say anything to upset them. Time to upset them, I reckon. Had a guts full of the arrogance from the Maori Elite who are not in any way “for” New Zealand. The dark horse is the Conservative Party, with Helen at the helm. But I fear they will screw it up doing the same old same old. The other dark horse is Brian Tamaki, and I have to say that his increasing following may be the surprise package!!!! What do you think of that then? | neil |
| Act has been the most innovative party, and Seymour the best of the leaders. Backed up by Nicole McKee, especially on firearms laws and Brooke van Velden on employment issues. Limited movement on moari issues, as Luxon and the Tories seem too scared to tackle the problem. Peters talks the talk but does nothing. | Gavin |
| I think, but I’m not sure, could be ACT. Luxon is too weak to tackle controversial topics and has spent far too much of his time abroad glad-handing other politicians. Change the leader now. | Laura |
| act not far behind still love winston,but he needs to support one law for all ! sick of racial crap. even my maori friends feeling the govt. imposed,devision, c,mon mate | norman |
| Seymour is without doubt the leader we need . luxon is weak .so much could have been achieved with the treaty bill and luxon sunk it . | Graham |
| Winston & Shane have done well David Seymour is prepared to say it how it is without worrying about the results I personally like that. I will not be voting for National even though I’ve been a National Supported for nearly 60 years. To me they haven’t got the ‘Balls’ to stand iup and be counted!! | Frank |
| Shane Jones is a powerful speaker who makes strong statements which I agree with. | Jan |
| Act to me has done the things it promised to do.Iam stillLuxon needs to come out stronger weary of Winston. | Colleen |
| Seymour is the most capable politician in the House | Neil |
| Clear principles and working hard to make a clear difference. Good working experience as apposed to text book experience. | Maria |
| He actually gets things done and he’s fearless | Shelley |
| National has been a bit of a disappointment; we are not supporting any ‘good’ party; we have to support the lesser evils! | Neil |
| It seems that ACT has put forward many good ideas that have made sense to me and have made life more bearable. Under Winston and Shane Jones NZ First have also shone and are nearly as effective as ACT. The Nats have been a disappointment and have seemed more aligned to Labours old rubbish policies and supporting tribal causes which to me is a tragedy brought about by their leader. | Derek |
| Attempt at Treaty Bill | John |
| No argument here, but NZ First has certainly produced some outstanding intentions…mining, drilling and damming… and calling this country New Zealand, not Aotearoa. Both Winston and Shane have stood up to the incompetent (when do they appear in parliament?) Maori and corrupt (shoplifting and defending it) Greens parties. NZ First deserves an honourable mention for these things. | Gerard |
| Act has performed well above its numbers; however, Seymour needs to continue to deliver on the promises that matter most to many New Zealanders and not be side tracked by the demands of the deputy P.M. office | Peter |
| National has failed its promises about Democracy and everyone being equal in NZ | linda |
| It is a close race. Act has done what it can but NZ First is making the public aware of the take over by terrorists. Media is severely influenced by Maori. This has to stop. | Noel |
| NZ First a strong 2nd | Phil |
| Head and shoulders above the rest. Has called out the lunacy where Luxon fears to tread. | david |
| It is a tight race between A C T and N Z First and only A CT by a slim margin and i feel that National will lose some support to those two while Winston Peters with n Z First will gain some votes from Labour and the Maori party increasing their share. National under Luxon has been weak when dealing to race based issues and that will cost them come voting time. | Ken |
| Act has at least tried to pursue some of the coalition promises sch as anti racial issues with two bills even tho not successful at least they tried which is more that the Nats did . Even NZF seems to be doing better than the Nats!!! | william |
| I think they have all added their values , Act particularly on equality being the same for everyone , NZ First much the same focus and National has put in an honest effort regarding the economy and fixing the previous Labour governments out of control wild debt creation. Fundamentally it doesn’t matter which one of the coalition parties one votes for it will ensure they stay in government provided they campaign well by pointing out the three loony parties negative one eyed policy agendas. | Owen |
| ACT: They speak out, listen, enact and confront the insipid racism being infused into the country. NZ First does similar but not loud enough. National does nothing. | DAVID |
| Personally, I think that ACT are strong in their performance. David Seymour, in particular, seems to be a person that I would be very happy to call Prime Minister. It is time for a change in politics for this country. We have the same issues over and over again with the two main parties. One (National) usually does its best to ensure that New Zealanders have jobs, that there are contracts in the offing, that the country generally does well. Then we have Labour! The Party of Spend, Spend, Spend! They come along and undo all that has been achieved prior to them coming into government. If they were to align themselves with that last lot, i.e. Greens and TPM, the country will get flushed and us along with it. I normally would vote National, but I really think that we could do with a complete change, and will be voting for ACT in the next election; and surely, we couldn’t do any worse than the other two. The only thing is, “who” will join ACT and become possible MP’s? They need a lot of support, if they are going to get through. | Heather |
| National is a real disappointment | Murray |
| Thanks to Winnie | Laurie |
| ACT & NZFirst have both made significant gains at the expense of National. The Labour/Greens/Maori coalition are lying doggo, hoping the incumbents self destruct. Hopefully the electorate will see through their shallow ruse. | Marshal |
| ACT is the outstanding performer. A party of principle and Integrity. National has disappointed and NZ1 appears to be opportunistic. | John |
| Clearly the number of successful and logical changes to the law make it obvious ACT are the Party to follow | Ian |
| Winston has the experience, the others do not | Hilary |
| Only just | Graeme |
| although NZ First is a close second | Mark |
| the only party that tried to stop co governance.NZ First dont follow thru on their promises.National a disaster. | Norm |
| The way things appear to be going a phoenix in the shape of Winston will be a big player again at the next election if Luxon does not put his big boy pants on and give voters what they expected from him when they voted for him and his party at the last election. | Gary |
| Both Act and NZF run a tight ship, well operated. NZF have the monumental energy crisis to overcome, which could take a while to happen. That National run a hard core Left imposition Digital ID, is confusing, annoying and unnerving. Pushing He Puapua means they are a useful alternative to Labour. | Lawrence |
| David Seymour always speaks well and makes a lot of sense to me. Winston has done a great job as Minister of Foreign Affairs. National still has a lot of work to do to fulfil their election promises but the economy has to be Priority One. | Bruce |
| The only true to its word party and while it has not succeeded in a couple of areas it’s not for want of trying. | Lindsay |
| A close call between NZ Fist and Act but the combination of Winston and Shane just edged out David. | Peter |
| ACT has consistently put up the most & the best principled legislation of the three. | Geoffrey |
| National has been too wishy washy. Not making enough stands on issues that count. | Barbara |
| The only party trying to get NZ ahead | Geoffrey |
| Winston has done a sterling job in his roles and has largely kept his party in a relatively strong position to link with Nats and Act again | Lindsay |
| David Seymour has performed like a leader but not to discredit NZ First. ACT and NZ First would go well to lead NZ at the next elections. | Chris |
| I agree and praise you for an honest report. Do you send it to Luxon? | John |
| I was a loyal national supporter and a delegate but will now vote the conservatives as National has become to woke, Act I like but I am pro life which they arnt and NZ first I like but Winston is unpredictable and could go with labour. | dean |
| NFirst has had more influence than I wd expect from a small party. National have disappointed on promises made in controversial areas. | Ali |
| Seeing what has happened in this country with this government ACT FIRST NEW ZEALAND FIRST second NATIONAL third | Michael Andrew |
| National aren’t aggressive enough. | paul |
| Seymore is the most truthful does and says what he preaches. Luxon too weak Winnie needs to retire | Andrew |
| None of them has really been a strong performer. Time for some strong leadership coming from somewhere! | Lee |
| Winston has outperformed as a foreign minister and Shane jones has gathered respect. | Gerry |
| Have been consistent in their message and have helped push through important legislation. The only party who stick to their principles. | Chris |
| Act and NZ First have given best results, National is dragging the chain in dealing with equality for all, not by ancestry | sandra |
| Seymour for PM | John |
| I wish NZ First was the strongest performer – but all Winston and his crew did, is say the right things and then fold like a wet tissue. | Pavel |
| Close run contest but Act has done enough to be the winner. NZF has made a lot of noise but delivered little apart from Winstons excellent work in the Foreign Affairs portfolio. National and Act have worked collaboratively to deliver major change in the RMA space. | Chris |
| Pushed hard for democracy | Ross |
| Act has been steadfast in its promotion of one rule for all and no joint rule, plus a completion of the promises promoted by the Coalition prior to the last election. | Ian |
| Although will still vote ACT | Leonie |
| he is the only one that tried to keep the election promises and was NOT intimidated by maori | adrian |
| Regrettably Acts achievements have been somewhat impeded by the politicking of its coalition partners | Paul |
| Act a close second | ken |
| ACT’s performance has been outstanding over two years of participation in governance NZ First has been at its best in over 20 years, with Shane Jones as a standout.. | Barry |
| Action speaks louder than words…. | Chris |
| Chris Bishop and Erica Stanford appear to be the most active and influential National MPs. Hard to rank NZF and ACT, but I would put NZF first who appear to have responded more to the ordinary citizen’s wishes. | Peter |
| Act has been the most constructive | Gavin |
| ACT is really our only hope. National is gutless and NZ First is mostly all talk. | David |
| Winston strong and desisive | Ian |
| I have been a National voter all my 90 years. NO MORE | samuel |
| Warts and all, New Zealand First. Seymour is a globalist and will ultimately betray us. Like the British Conservative Party, National is finished. They have compromised themselves into oblivion. New Zealand must decouple from the U.N., the WHO, the WEF, and the Paris Climate Accord. Why should we continue to give them our taxpayer’s money to enslave us? because that’s exactly what they are doing. The gloves are off now. | Donald |
| Actually, hard to detect a true standout | Bruce |
| Ranked: ACT 1st, NZF 2nd, and National a distant 3rd. Economic and educational initiatives don’t offset a descent into tribalism. | Mike |
| David and team are forthright and seem committed to resolve the problems at root eg treaty definition | Gaye |
| National need to lift their game and deliver on the promises they made | jim |
| The WEAK link in the coalition is NATIONAL. Luxon has continued John Key’s legacy of supporting the tribal governance partnership that signing U.N.D.R.I.P encouraged. Consequently ACT’s Treaty Principle Bill, which should have been endorsed, was discarded after the first reading. This is just one example of National’s determination to implement U.N / W.E.F directive. If ACT and NZ First could gain ALL of National’s support, then the country might have a chance of retaining our once valued Western Democracy. | A.G.R. |
| Luxon is an unpopular Maori appeaser and he has to go ASAP | Brian |
| If only the media would stop calling ACT far right! | Richard |
| Must get rid of all race based policies, get rid of the Waitangi Tribunal. Stop giving money to overseas countries until we are back on our feet and our huge debt significantly reduced. So maybe NZ First can deliver these changes | Claire |
| Seem the most positive and against the tribalisation | Rogan |
| unfortunately it is a long game for National but good work has been done NZ First and Act are in your face and good at the dramatic stuff and the only parties than can properly go with National.The speaker of the house is weak and has to take greater control to show decorum and stronger decision making | Alastair |
| The treaty principles bill should have been supported by the Nats. The Nats refusal to do anything meaningful about co-governance is their biggest downfall. Plus of course the weak handling of the economy. | COOKIE |
| Racial division now deeply imbedded will be NZ demise & the exodus of European kiwis will accelerate in 2026. Several doctor friends are leaving in the BIP mid May to Melbourne as are tired of the Maorification being imbedded within the NZ health care system. | Derek |
| National’s refusal to cancel He Puapua is a fundamental mistake Luxon’s weak leadership means he must be replaced before the next election | warwick |
| Sorry National, you won’t get my vote next election. Too weak and timid implementing your promises on getting rid of race based division in NZ. | Mike |
| ACT and NZ First have performed well also, but National is holding it all together. | Glyn |
| Close 2nd act. | Chris |
| Unafraid to say it how it is | Les W |
| with NZ first second. National has been disappointing. | Tony |
| They would have done more for making the country one law for all, everyone treated the same, no special consideration given too one ethnicity, and the reduction of the emphasis on titanga and re reo | Alec |
| ACT, followed by NZ First. | Clive |
| National has it right. | Murray |
| Strong beliefs | Mark |
| They have a focus on making things happen! | Peter |
| Pushing for REAL change, particularly racist issues. | Allan |
| As the largest party they would be expected as strongest. But as a political voice Act and NZ First both made their presence felt. As a joint political party leading the country the coalition need to read the danger that He Puapua poses and focus their attention on defeating He puapua from gaining any ascendancy with the electorate. | Terrence |
| Act by far the strongest, National is far too weak and a huge disapointment. | Allan |
| good leadership | Anthony |
| Probably National. | Kim |
| Always leading the way on topical matter | alastair |
| N.Z. First as well as ACT……. | John |
| the rest seem stuck with same old ideas, unable to keep up with current challenges! time they where replaced with new life! | Chris |
| Shane Jones has won NZ First some points but needs to temper his aggressive economic meausres with a stronger environmental policy. | Janet |
| Suits my needs | Ken |
| Main driver of change | Evans |
| Both NZ first and Act comfortable out performed Nat | john |
| I would rather have selected NZF because I don’t like some of ACTs policies and Luxon is a globalist puppet. | Howard |
| They have all failed in their promises but that is politics. A united country called New Zealand is my priority campaign. This is the only way we can find a better future for our children and grand children. | Martin |
| They have grabed the headins most | ian |
| But needs to do more. | Jack |
| Sorry but I want to see LIST MP’s out if you cant win a seat then gone. | Carl |
| By a big margin | Murray |
| National was forced to make positive changes due to its coalition agreements with ACT. National Party meetings tend to have the speaker taking a ‘jibe’ at ACT. | Ann |
| Could and should have done more. Divided we fall. Importing people is not the answer | George |
| Act (B) NZF (B-) National (D) | Richard |
| National lead important changes especially education. Very difficult with Labour led unions | Elizabeth |
| Both Act and NZF have done well, I think most Kiwi’s are disappointed in National not pulling the dissidents into line | william |
| Winston certainly has the highest profile, however I still have doubts about his motives – is he in itvfor NZ, or for Winston Peters? | Roy |
| Agree with your summary Disappointing that national didn’t run with the mandate given at the last election | Dave |
| National has been ‘missing in action’! The country is now more divided along racial lines than when the Coalition took office in 2023. | Warren |
| They are the only party that fully supports equal rights for all New Zealand citizens | Bruce |
| Not even close | Mark |
| experience gave peters the confidence to both move and then dig in | kevin |
| National has been disappointing. One of their promises was to wind back the Maorification of New Zealand. In fact, I think it has got worse over the last 2 years. That broken promise will more than anything, send their voting base towards ACT and New Zealand First. | Peter |
| Winston and Shane Jones to the fore | Patrick |
| ACT followed closely by NZF. National have no followed through on tough issues as they promised | David |
| I think that NZ First is also a viable contender for 2nd place. Both parties are clear on what they want for NZ. | Laurence |
| National have borne the Brunt of Labours mismanagement of New Zealand’s Affairs | Frank |
| They give me some reassurance that the things I consider important to NZ are being safeguarded | Wayne |
| Mining. | Bill |
| This is the party that the country needs…they have excellent..feet on the ground ..relatable mps…nz first has some good people too but without Winston present they could amalgamate with act | Owen |
| The 3 coalition parties all have dome excellent MPs, but for sheer percentage of punch ACT has outshone, followed very closely by NZFirst. National is languishing a poor third. | Rod |
| There been in the media more but I think act has had more policy input but both are diffiniety lack luster on breaking the NZ bureaucracy and the maori loving judges. Cost of living will be a big issue as people go hungry (this should have been the first thing the coalition should have done! Lower food prices by lowering taxes on fuel and road user charges. open up and support a nation wide response to get two or more major supermarket in to NZ. I could write a book but hungry bellies aint good a election time. | Andrew |
| I would put ACT & NZ First as both 1st | Roydon |
| ACT just ahead of NZ First. National has been too weak. | Andrew |
| It is hard to tell with the way the radical media reports anything. | steven |
| Still with Act and NZF …but .. I think Nats is WEF and NZF possible UN .. all outside organizations are stepping stones to US takeover. Likely all NZ political parties are involved sadly. | Charlotte |
| National aren’t listening and you can’t trust Winston | Neil |
| By a country mile | tony |
| Hard to choose between NZFirst and Act | Gail |
| Without a doubt | Robin |
| If we can believe them. They have a golden opportunity to stand up to the Maori elite and do something about it but I fear they will do as National did, virtually nothing and things have certainly got worse on the Maori issue | Bev |
| NZ1st have been good too. | Michael |
| Both ACT and NZ First have done well in my opinion, but I am leaning more towards ACT as I feel David Seymour would make an excellent PM. Winstons’ main strengths are his experience and oratory skills, but age is not on his side. As for National – well, the old grey mare she ain’t what she used to be! | Scott |
| Some good things by individual National ministers – Bishop, Stanford and Mitchell good work and pressure by Act, Peters does well overseas but his self interest is a major roadblock Willis is too timid The opposition parties have no idea | James e |
| Could do more, but the most of the 3 | Mike |
| But for ACT initiatives this Government would have achieved sweet bugger all. | pdm |
| The turnaround has started BUT much slower than hoped for ?We must now see far more positive economic good news in 2026 and the sooner the better! | Andrew |
| NZ First a close second. National very disappointing. | Tom |
| They have had to keep National ontrack too much | Peter |
| David Seymour needs to be listened to. | Chris |
| Act would be a close second | Colin |
| The coalition won the election from an extreme left government and promised to make the necessary changes to bring us back on track to the centre. Unfortunately National are keeping the country from returning to the previous centre and have been satisfied with remaining slightly right of the last governments centre. This means we are still far left of the previous centre due to a National with leftist leanings. Time to remove them from being a major party so we can become centrist again. | Martin |
| Close call… | Mark |
| Most consistent in pushing forward, implementing promises made during their election campaign. Strong members with focus on specific areas of concern and following through with their proposed changes. | Martin |
| ACT & NZ First seem to be the only two coalition partners that have stayed true to their word. National showed themselves to be as undemocratic as Labour when they would not support the Treaty Referendum & allow kiwis to state their preference. | john |
| Very difficult to separate ACT & NZF | Ross |
| close run with NZF | Jim |
| For its size, ACT has been more productive than the fence sitters in National and more effective in putting action to words than NZ First. | Geoff |
| very difficult to decide | George |
| by a country mile | Paul |
| Voted NZF mainly because I’ve been impressed by Shane Jones’ performance but I think both ACTand New Zealand First have far out-performed National. | Valerie |
| CT has some very effectve and creditable MPs with a strong, consistent leader. | Vic |
| David Seymour has been the only leader to honestly tackle the racial divide which is a concern to most tax paying New Zealanders. He was honouring his voters choice but was sabotaged by his Govt partners. It’s time for the Waitangi Tribunal to be abolished which is promoting racial division. One vote and equal under the law are imperative for such a small country as ours. David once again was courageous and intelligent enough to address this very real problem in NZ. | A |
| Proactive party. | Tony |
| NZF has closed the gap on ACT during 2025 but failed to support the treaty principles bill. National have failed to rein in wasteful expenditure, rates caps are too far out and they have been abysmal at halting further co-governance creep. If National cannot deal with racist tribalist Maoris pursuing co-governance this year I am going back to NZF. | Mike |
| NZFIRST is the only non-woke party that has Nzers’ interests at heart, and that operates on common sense rather than ideology. | Donna |
| the only party with coherent and intelligent vision and policies. | Francis |
| They are bringing some common sense to everything | Anne |
| Their approach is business orientated as actively advertise as a business does to get more clients. | Dane |
| And because of this they are the prime target of the media and the left Regretably hamstrung by their senior coalition partner somewhat | Phil |
| And David Seymour has been the best performer by a mile- he is crisp and decisive and has the right ideas. Support him! | Roger |
| more of a 30odd% split I think | bob matthews |
| Winston for Prime Minister | Roger |
| National are gutless. Let’s stop every dollar wasted on Maori. | Peter |
| I’ve got no faith in any of the parties. They all lack integrity and definitely don’t represent their constituents. They represent globalist interests | Grant |
| Not much of a choice. NZ First disgusting over Israel and I will not now be voting for them. Peters far too week on the international scene. | Ian |
| Being the larger partner and having more ministers, National have been able to achieve more but ACT have been the party to tackle more of the important democratic issues. | David |
| Act for Freedom. I like it. | DAVE |
| good leadership good ministers and policies | Don |
| ACT is far more beneficial for farmers than the National, which tries to tell farmers how to farm. National refuses to debate its alarmist position on climate change. | Chuck |
| A bit ‘grandstandy’ but some solid work. | Bill |
| he puapua ‘out’ please! | Lesley |
| It wants race based legislation to be erased in all our law books. | Peter |
| Nats can’t read the room full stop. NZ First can’t read the room without coke bottle glasses! | Graeme |
| We need to get the Maori issues sorted. National seems to scared to tackle them | Peter |
| New Zealand First, seems to be the only party to recognise that rapid migration is straining social unity. | Jennifer |
| Winston is the only one with the balls to say what needs to be said and Seymour blew it with his stupid attempt to define treaty principles instead of write them out of law. | Steve |
| Hard Decision! | Ann |
| ACT without a doubt. In fact, Seymour has been the only one endeavouring to uphold his pre-election pledges. He speaks so much common sense that he’d be my choice as a future Prime Minister | Tony |
| Unfortunately ACTs treaty bill got scuppered. This could be where NZ (NOT Aotearoa) is going down the drain. This is important | Gareth |
| David has tackled more racial and construction issues than any other politician with Winston and Shane Jones following up. | Brenda |
| The coalition has not done enough to reverse the maorification of the country. I strongly oppose the continued use of most Maori words in general conversations or news reports.I strongly refute the idea that maoris are indigenous rather they were just some of the early immigrants, I strongly oppose the wasted taxpayers money being used on the continued promotion of the Maori language when maoris themselves generally can’t speak it.It’s time the government fully adopted multi culturism and accepted all immigrants to this country are equal before the law and equal in driving the future. | Peter |
| David is very astute and keeps his promises,hopefully they get a lot more support next Election | Peter |
| National leader is WEAK & does not appeal. Winston Peters on the other hand does everything to change what’s wrong & make sure the truth is known & applied! A strong leadership is what NEW ZEALAND NEEDS not the opposite! | Dominique Greenslade |
| The only party with consistent policies focused on equality | Mark |
| They are the only party strong enough to stand up to the treaty nonsense | Lyn |
| with the policies they have pushed thru quietly, they are making a tangible difference | john |
| Deserve support for another term | Les |
| All three National coalition parties have been seen to tackle the debacle that the Liebour coalition left them but NZ First have in my opinion have done the most. All need to get stuck in and end the TOW as its has run its initial course. | Wayne |
| I say ACT only because there was no option to say none of them. They all have failed in some areas to stay strong and do the right thing with National a distant last as they have shown the least resistant to putting and end to all the maori rubbish, wokeness, false climate nonsense etc. | Murray |
| Supports evidence-based firearms ownership. | Bill |
| Act not far behind | Martyn |
| David & Brooke do the job not just talk. | DOUGLAS |
| National has only ticked the boxes where necessary. | Robyn |
| Act is the only party standing up to the threat of tribal rule in NZ. Winston appears to be all talk on this issue. | Grant |
| ACT probably the biggest bill pusher and newsmaker, however NZ First most focused on what is right for country | Mark |
| Luxon is too weak as a politician while Hipkins is a joke in a suit | Chris |
| Still held back by National | David |
| The bravest and addressing, or trying to, the key issues. | Graham |
| Act and NZFirst actually. National has the rot down to the core. Too woke. | Michael |
| National under Luxon has been a huge disappointment & has squandered there mandate to cut the government employee numbers, maori waste & fraud | john |
| NZF is, in truth, the Winston Party and Luxon clearly lacks political leadership skills! | John |
| Winston has to be the stand-out performer. He is like the Nigel Farage of NZ politics! | David |
| Both of the minor parties have done well. It is National that is letting us all down. | Murray |
| ACT has made a strong contribution this term – and they have been consistent, unlike some of their coalition partners. | Phil |
| If National isn’t careful they will lose support to NZF and ACT. As Muriel says – they have become far too “establishment”. Unless they change their tune they are in danger of becoming a minor party as the mood for change and a party that “listens” in NZ is growing stronger. | Heather |
| Both ACT and NZF have done well, but I think NZF has been the best. | Simon |