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New Zealand is similar to the U.K in terms of political parties. You have Labour, who is left of centre. And you have national, who are right of centre.
But in recent years, this line has blurred, when National became even more socially liberal with approving gay marriage etc.
Then you have the minor parties. Greens (I think you know their politics) Then you have New Zealand First which is conservative on immigration policies. Then you have a plethora of minor parties.
New Zealand operates on the basis of MMP system. You have two votes, the vote for the candidate, and the party vote. I think Germany operates on a similar basis to this.
Right now John Key, the Prime minister has served two terms and will be re-elected because he has a massive lead in the polls.
The most hot topic issues has been the five eyes issue, with New Zealand intelligence agencies alleged to have carried out mass surveillance. Then you have the housing crisis. The economy is always a major worry. New Zealand still relies a lot of it's income on agriculture. Dairy, meat products etc.
Then you have a movement for sensible sentencing. Prisoners should face more stiff punishment.
There are also a lot of issues facing the polynesian community which are quite large in New Zealand. You have high incarceration rates, heavy alcoholism, high domestic violence statistics.
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