Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins have both ruled out forming a grand coalition, citing ideological incompatibility and impracticality, while highlighting political tensions and the influence of smaller parties like NZ First.
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So here we go, some policy, ladies and gentlemen. Labour's promising cheaper public transport. They want to cap weekly fares at 20 bucks. This is in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch, and $10 everywhere else. So under the plan, once you hit the cap, the rest of the trips that you do that week could be free. Labour says it would c it would save regular users about $25 a week. They reckon it would save you about $1,200 a year. The policy will begin from July next year. Of course, depending on whether they're elected on November the 7th. They reckon it will cost $65 million annually, funded through the National Land Transport Fund. Not all services will be included, though, into regional trains like Tahuia and the Capitol Connection miss out, along with some longer ferries like Waihickey and cash-only bus services. Chris Hipkins says the policy is aimed at easing cost of living pressures. And transport spokesperson Tangi Utikari says too many families are being priced out of public transport. What they didn't really say is that it might actually also um uh stop some of the congestion on our roads. But you know, it's still a spending policy at a time when we're trying to reduce spending of the national debt. So presumably to fund this, Labour is going to have to cut some of National's road projects. It is a cost of living policy. Many people will welcome a $20 a week commute. Their social media shows a lot of people saying this is good. But it will only appeal to those people who aren't sorted. If you've got a car, if you can afford a car, if you can afford car parking in urban areas, you won't care about this. You might not like this. But I'm surrounded in the newsroom by low-paid young people who cannot afford cars and certainly can't afford parking, and they use PT every day. So they'll love it. But will young voters even bother to vote? And meanwhile, that costs 65 million. Does it seem low to you? It seems low to me, because there already are some caps in place. And with the money coming from the National Land Transport Fund, the question is which roading measures will be cut. Potholes, anybody.
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