Luxon Coalition Signals Division Over Progress with Reversals and Targeting Māori
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The new coalition government is reversing progressive laws and policies, denying climate change, and targeting Māori - this signals a politics of "resentment" and division rather than progress.
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Policies like scrapping tobacco reform and the Māori Health Authority seem "mean" rather than "ambitious" despite Luxon's rhetoric.
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Populist politics exploits division and resentment for political gain, as seen in the coalition agreements with NZ First and ACT which undermine te reo Māori.
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Luxon talks of "ambition" but policies like repealing smokefree laws show a lack of vision or leadership on major issues.
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Hope lies in new MPs like Tim Costley and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke who display the qualities needed to unite "all New Zealanders."