03-11-2023, 09:06 PM
I can a coalition of Nat/ACT/NZF turning into a complete clusterfuck in short order. Luxon knows as much and is likely to become a possum in the headlights as Winnie and Seymour run rings around him due to Luxon's political inexperience.
Mathematically National and the Greens have enough seats between them to govern but both would need to swallow a dead rat or two for it to work. The question is whether Luxon may consider this a more stable and managable opportunity than the one he's been landed with. I suspect that a Nat/ACT/NZF coalition would see us back at the polling booths a lot sooner than 2026 with a lot of economic and credibility damage done for NZ as a result.
The next few months are going to be a rough ride and there are plenty of governmental tasks that need attention pronto so Luxon needs to put plans in place soon. Councils need decisions on where the 3 waters legislation is heading so they can budget accordingly, the looming end of the CCD has prompted a rush on EV sales while high emissions sales have stalled so the tax take to fund the CCD isn't offsetting the discounts on EVs & hybrids and Luxon as promised a mini budget before years end. Time's ticking by Christopher.
Mathematically National and the Greens have enough seats between them to govern but both would need to swallow a dead rat or two for it to work. The question is whether Luxon may consider this a more stable and managable opportunity than the one he's been landed with. I suspect that a Nat/ACT/NZF coalition would see us back at the polling booths a lot sooner than 2026 with a lot of economic and credibility damage done for NZ as a result.
The next few months are going to be a rough ride and there are plenty of governmental tasks that need attention pronto so Luxon needs to put plans in place soon. Councils need decisions on where the 3 waters legislation is heading so they can budget accordingly, the looming end of the CCD has prompted a rush on EV sales while high emissions sales have stalled so the tax take to fund the CCD isn't offsetting the discounts on EVs & hybrids and Luxon as promised a mini budget before years end. Time's ticking by Christopher.