Failing the politics of feels: why NZ’s Luxon is tanking

Dr Oliver Hartwich
The Australian
20 November, 2025

Something peculiar is happening in New Zealand politics. Labour, routed just two years ago with their worst result since proportional representation began in 1996, has surged to 38 per cent in the latest political poll. What might have helped Labour was its capital gains tax proposal that would fund free GP visits for everyone.

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