Voting has closed in New Zealand and ballot counting was underway in a general election, with opinion polls indicating people were favoring a conservative change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern.
New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Hipkins meets people on the street in Auckland on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, the last day of campaigning for New Zealand's election. New Zealanders vote in a national general election Saturday. – Voting closed Saturday in New Zealand and ballot counting was underway in a general election, with opinion polls indicating people were favoring a conservative change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern.
Luxon will need support from the libertarian ACT Party and likely also from the New Zealand First party led by Winston Peters, 78, a veteran political maverick who this year has found support among disaffected voters, including some conspiracy theorists. Also at stake in the election is the government’s relationship with Indigenous Māori. Luxon has promised to axe the Māori Health Authority, which he says creates two separate health systems. Hipkins says he’s proud of such co-governance efforts and has accused Luxon of condoning racism.after deadly floods and then a cyclone hit New Zealand. He quickly jettisoned some of Ardern’s more contentious policies and promised a “back to basics” approach focused on tackling the spiraling cost of living.
“I’m sure you’ll choose the best shots when I’m at my most coordinated,” Hipkins joked with reporters after the event. Earlier in the week, Luxon, who served as chief executive of both Unilever Canada and Air New Zealand, told an energized crowd in Wellington that he would crack down on gangs.
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