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Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 28/11/2023
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I actually don't think this has been a huge problem in NZ politics in recent times. When Key and Ardern came into power, they didn't do massive "policy bonfires". They kept most of the major projects currently in progress, didn't mess with too much settled policy, and generally where they wanted to make changes, either did it through careful reviews or just made some tweaks. There were a few exceptions for headline policies (e.g. the tax cuts that Labour cancelled when they got into power), but for the most part we haven't seen the massive reversal of a huge number of policies we're seeing this time.
It seems like polarisation between left and right might be growing, which is likely to lead to these reversals, so the policy "ping pong" might continue and get worse as governments change.
Maybe it's just one of those things where it "feels" like it, more so than it actually "is"?
I think it's just that this new government is reversing a lot of the things the previous government did.
I think you're right. I was really shocked by their enormous laundry list of things to repeal and dismantle. None of the Key governments had that.
There's also a weird shortage of things they are going to create.
I guess we'll have to wait and see what the full impact/outcome is.