Despite gains for the Greens and slumps for Labour and National, the overall left-right balance remains largely unchanged.
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With just over two months until the election, polls have settled into a new normal, with no clear frontrunner evident.
If the Opportunity Party holds the balance of power after the election, its ‘honouring te Tiriti’ policy could be a deal maker – or breaker.
Legislation before parliament will shift New Zealand’s refugee and asylum system further toward one built on suspicion and control – part of a global trend.
ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill assumes Māori have been granted special privileges. But it can equally be argued the Treaty prevents the undemocratic concentration of power in the hands of a few.
The ACT Party claims revisiting the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi is about political equality. But removing a Māori cultural dimension to New Zealand’s democracy would have an opposite effect.
The latest political opinion polls confirm the rightward trend since mid-year. But with NZ First on the rise, the shape of the next government remains unpredictable.
The 2023 general election is already shaping up as an MMP classic. Add the All Blacks’ World Cup fortunes to the mix and the only thing to expect is the unexpected.
Climbing in the polls and less inclined to be National’s political lapdog, is the ACT Party more or less than the sum of its parts?
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Adjunct Professor, Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland University of Technology, Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer, Politics and International Relations, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Social Work, Co-Founder Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau