As prices went up, households, on average, got richer; as prices went down, things went the other way. Conventional political wisdom says voters need a good long while of positive economic news before they start to feel better about the Government. Te Pāti Māori wobbled again this week with its former lawyer, Tania Waikato, announcing she’ll be a Green candidate at the next election. Leaving Wellington this week, Christopher Luxon did something he’d apparently never done before in his life. He loves applying a political lens to people’s stories and explaining the way things like transport and finance touch our lives.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 19, 2025 22:33 UTC