A lot of failures
As if some people didn’t need another excuse to vote this government out. Here’s a list of things I have complied that the government failed to deliver on or have done that erodes our ability to function as a normal and healthy society.
•Promised 500 extra frontline police within two years. These targets were missed or delayed.
•Promised major cost-of-living relief. Many households still facing high food, rent, insurance, and mortgage costs with these further increasing.
•Promised stronger economic growth. New Zealand experienced weak growth/recessionary conditions.
•Promised improved employment conditions however, unemployment increased and has continued to increase.
•Promised meaningful tax relief. The final tax package was smaller/altered after coalition negotiations and provided little to no benefit with public services suffering as a result.
•Planned foreign buyer tax to fund tax cuts policy abandoned.
•Promised government efficiency without harming services. Services have been significantly harmed and reduced with no real savings cost.
•Large public service job cuts which has led to worse outcomes in the public services.
•Promised better healthcare outcomes. Hospital wait times and staffing shortages remain major issues.
•GP shortages and access issues persist.
•Emergency department pressure remains high.
•Mental health service demand still outstripping supply.
•Prison capacity pressures continue despite “tough on crime” policies.
•Promised housing affordability improvements. House prices remain unaffordable for many.
•Rental affordability still poor in many regions.
•Reinstated landlord tax deductibility with little benefit to first home buyers.
•KiwiBuild-scale replacement housing policy not clearly realised.
•Homelessness and emergency housing demand remain significant.
•Promised reduced bureaucracy. Unable to identify any areas where bureaucracy has meaningfully contributed to cost reduction or efficiency
•Heavy use of parliamentary urgency despite no urgency for the bills put through.
•Fast-track legislation criticised for limiting consultation.
•Treaty Principles Bill debate. Waste of time and money.
•Infrastructure delivery slower than promised in transport and water sectors.
•Public transport funding uncertainty in some regions and cancelled school buses while trying to fix school attendance rates.
•Ferry replacement programme disruptions and cost blowouts despite no evidence changing the original plan was going to be more cost effective or beneficial
•Climate policy rollbacks has been criticised domestically and internationally.
•Oil and gas exploration policy reversals
•EV incentive removal
•Emissions reduction progress backpedaled
•School attendance and achievement issues remain significant despite education reforms.
•Teacher shortages persist in some subjects and regions.
•Promised better fiscal discipline. Some policies increased long-term fiscal pressure.
•Tobacco policy reversal and tax break
•Māori health sector restructure of abolishing Te Aka Whai Ora.
•Infrastructure resilience concerns remain after severe weather events and no indication to improve this.
The coalition priorities focused more on reversing previous government policies than delivering new transformational programmes.
With some more absurd election promises coming out by the current government it’s a wonder why people will vote for them again when they are clearly trying to speed run our country into the ground for their own ego and ideology.
If I have missed anything please add it to the list.