Media Landscape In New Zealand

The first went up four full percentage points. That's a 30-ish percent swing in their favour. Parties, as I said earlier on this week, don't go up or down at that rate ever. But it is true to say New Zealand First is on a bit of a roll. Multiple polls show growth so far this year. Now, Farrah's breakdown showed the majority of that new support has come from the National Party. Why? Well, New Zealand First for some will be what national... actual art straight up and down hard arse no nonsense Peters and Jones tell it like it is in a divided world there's an appeal to that a good piece yesterday by the way in the Sydney Morning Herald reporting pretty much the same thing major parties have cocked it up for decades Pauline Hanson comes along it's her time to shine it's well worth a read anyway back here what's this got to do with Luxon well support the government or not he's held together a very successful co-lab three parties first time ever in an official arrangement. They work together, they get along together, and that has brought the faith in the idea that you can have MMP and small parties can not only survive, but prosper. All three parties will go to the election this year in good standing. You've not been able to say that in the MMP era before. From the Alliance to the Maori Party to the Greens to New Zealand First,