Nick Smith’s Policies on Domestic Policy Issues

Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

Party’s support baseNo, hire professionally trained security guards instead

Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance

Should the government be able to monitor phone calls and emails?

Party’s support baseNo, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications

Domestic Policy › Internet Regulation

Should the government regulate the internet?

Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favour of decriminalising drug use?

Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats

Should New Zealand abolish Maori parliament seats?

NS>NS ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

Domestic Policy › GP Visits

Should health insurers be allowed to cover GP visits?

Party’s support baseYes

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy › Woman Quotas

Should political parties be required to run a certain percentage of women candidates?

Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

Party’s support baseYes, but only if the information was legally obtained

Domestic Policy › TikTok Ban

Should the government ban TikTok?

Party’s support baseNo, only ban the use on government issues phones

Domestic Policy › Social Media Age Limit

Should the government ban children under the age of 16 from accessing social media?

NS>NS ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, social media is an addictive product that demonstrably harms the mental health of developing brains.

Domestic Policy › Changing New Zealand to Aotearoa

Should the official name of New Zealand be changed to Aotearoa?

NS>NS ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, keep New Zealand as the sole official name, but allow people to use Aotearoa informally.

Domestic Policy › Term Limits

Should there be term limits set for members of Parliament?

NS>NS ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, we already have term limits that are called “elections”

Domestic Policy › Public Service Naming

Should government departments be required to prioritize their English names over their Māori names?

NS>NS ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy › News Media Bailouts

Should the government provide financial subsidies to save struggling domestic news media companies?

NS>NS ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, the free market should decide, and taxpayers should never artificially prop up dying private corporations

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the flag of New Zealand?

Party’s support baseYes

Nick Smith