EXPLAINER: From Welfare to Education: The Latest List to Get NZ ‘Back on Track’

Published on April 9, 2024

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is keen on lists. Newly elected, he set out an agenda of 49 reforms for the first 100 days of his government. He achieved most of them, not least because the Coalition has passed more laws under urgency than any MMP government before it. Many of the 49 promises were to repeal legislation put in place by Labour, meaning it is a relatively quick process requiring little, if any, parliamentary debate. On April 2, he produced another list, covering priorities for the next three months. They include tax cuts, paid for by deep cuts to the public service. Then on April 8, another—this time just nine “targets” aimed at “getting New Zealand back on track.” The government has given itself a longer run-up to achieve these objectives: they’re all to be completed by 2030....

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