National have a problem with a leader who is unwilling to face the
polls music:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-begins-his-most-challenging-week/PPMFXMVRN5H4VBLIGVDGCBLCTA/

The article focuses on the recent Curia poll which continues a trend
that has been happening ever since the last election. The coalition
government was formed because it had a decent majority, with National
in particular receiving 38% party-vote support. This is now down to
24.4%. Luxon's ratings have also fallen during this period.

Luxon is deluded if he thinks National can just box on. Government
spending is not being reigned in. Government income needs to rise
(and relying on an increasing tax take from economic recovery is
risky) or spending reduced so that spiraling government debt can be
stabilised. None of this is being done and it is not mentioned in
this article. The achievements with reduced crime etc. are good but
not election winners.

However much as the coalition government is not achieving significant
progress, the alternative is Labour/Watermelons/Maori Party is vastly
worse.

Pull finger Mr Luxon, business-as-usual is NOT working.



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Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> wrote:

National have a problem with a leader who is unwilling to face the
polls music:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-begins-his-most-challenging-week/PPMFXMVRN5H4VBLIGVDGCBLCTA/

The article focuses on the recent Curia poll which continues a trend
that has been happening ever since the last election. The coalition >government was formed because it had a decent majority, with National
in particular receiving 38% party-vote support. This is now down to
24.4%. Luxon's ratings have also fallen during this period.

Luxon is deluded if he thinks National can just box on. Government
spending is not being reigned in. Government income needs to rise
(and relying on an increasing tax take from economic recovery is
risky) or spending reduced so that spiraling government debt can be >stabilised. None of this is being done and it is not mentioned in
this article. The achievements with reduced crime etc. are good but
not election winners.

However much as the coalition government is not achieving significant >progress, the alternative is Labour/Watermelons/Maori Party is vastly
worse.

Pull finger Mr Luxon, business-as-usual is NOT working.

I doubt he will read this Crash but I wish he would, he needs to accept that he
is not the leader we need. I am sure he could find an excellent corporate job, if Ardern could find employment then Luxon would find it easy.
Not sure who should replace him but steady as she goes aint working.
The Labour alternative would be a disaster.

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On 2026-03-08, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> wrote:

National have a problem with a leader who is unwilling to face the
polls music:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-begins-his-most-challenging-week/PPMFXMVRN5H4VBLIGVDGCBLCTA/

The article focuses on the recent Curia poll which continues a trend
that has been happening ever since the last election. The coalition government was formed because it had a decent majority, with National
in particular receiving 38% party-vote support. This is now down to
24.4%. Luxon's ratings have also fallen during this period.

Luxon is deluded if he thinks National can just box on. Government
spending is not being reigned in. Government income needs to rise
(and relying on an increasing tax take from economic recovery is
risky) or spending reduced so that spiraling government debt can be stabilised. None of this is being done and it is not mentioned in
this article. The achievements with reduced crime etc. are good but
not election winners.

However much as the coalition government is not achieving significant progress, the alternative is Labour/Watermelons/Maori Party is vastly
worse.

This keeps me up at night.

Pull finger Mr Luxon, business-as-usual is NOT working.

"There was no number that would force his resignation and he was confident he would not be rolled as leader."

History recalls that PM do get rolled quiet often. Given another couple of polls below 25%, rolling or resignation will be the two possible outcomes.

The fuel/petrol price increase will do nothing but be added to the to the headlines and how things are getting even worse, all under National. Even though it is not their fault.

What is needed is the Government showing what they are doing and how it is making things better. Read money in our voters pockets.

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On 9 Mar 2026 03:47:25 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

On 2026-03-08, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> wrote:

National have a problem with a leader who is unwilling to face the
polls music:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-begins-his-most-challenging-week/PPMFXMVRN5H4VBLIGVDGCBLCTA/

The article focuses on the recent Curia poll which continues a trend
that has been happening ever since the last election. The coalition
government was formed because it had a decent majority, with National
in particular receiving 38% party-vote support. This is now down to
24.4%. Luxon's ratings have also fallen during this period.

Luxon is deluded if he thinks National can just box on. Government
spending is not being reigned in. Government income needs to rise
(and relying on an increasing tax take from economic recovery is
risky) or spending reduced so that spiraling government debt can be
stabilised. None of this is being done and it is not mentioned in
this article. The achievements with reduced crime etc. are good but
not election winners.

However much as the coalition government is not achieving significant
progress, the alternative is Labour/Watermelons/Maori Party is vastly
worse.

This keeps me up at night.

Pull finger Mr Luxon, business-as-usual is NOT working.

"There was no number that would force his resignation and he was confident he >would not be rolled as leader."

History recalls that PM do get rolled quiet often. Given another couple of >polls below 25%, rolling or resignation will be the two possible outcomes.

There will be few candidates to 'roll' Luxon before this election, but
if he were to resign (as Little did 7 weeks before the 2017 election)
then that is another matter with the party forced to select a new
leader.

The fuel/petrol price increase will do nothing but be added to the to the >headlines and how things are getting even worse, all under National. Even >though it is not their fault.

What is needed is the Government showing what they are doing and how it is >making things better. Read money in our voters pockets.

That is not possible - the Government is not doing what needs to be
done as I said in my original post

So National are caught out - but they may not have been so badly
caught out if they had taken a more stringent approach immediately
after the last election.

National's major election hopes rest not on what they have achieved
but on the horror show of a centre-left Government.


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