Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Social › Abortion
9>9 Personal answerPro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions |
the Economy › Equal Pay
9>9 Personal answerNo should be based on merit and other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary |
Healthcare › Mental Health
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only increase funding for personalised care instead of subsidising pharmaceutical companies |
Social › Gay Marriage
9>9 Personal answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
Social › Euthanasia
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if there is no chance they will survive their illness |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
9>9 Personal answerNo, and I believe a mother and father family structure is best for the child |
Healthcare › Universal Dental Care
9>9 Personal answerYes, access to all, subsidised by the govt |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
9>9 Personal answerThis happens already and so it should be used very discreetly and for select and discreet purposes to avoid serious criminal activity. |
the Economy › Taxes
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Internet Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, run a filter |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
9>9 Personal answerNo, only if they have entered the country illegally |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for deadly contagious diseases |
Healthcare › Marijuana
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for medical use |
Social › Death Penalty
9>9 Personal answerYes but only after they cant be made to work and be useful to society. This is for clearly defined undeniable crimes that are evidence based, and only |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
9>9 Personal answerYes, and make it a living wage |
Social › Gender Transition
9>9 Personal answerNo, children should not be allowed to make irreversible life decisions |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
9>9 Personal answerYes, I’m sure government officials do this in any case, in a discreet and secretive manner. |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
the Economy › Welfare
9>9 Personal answerFewer, and ensure benefits go to those that need it most |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
9>9 Personal answerYes, but make it 18 months to two year’s mandatory, include longer terms for prisoners, and focus on both on military training and more focus on education and skill development, as well as compulsory for those who don’t pursue further education |
Housing › First Home Buyers
9>9 Personal answerYes, and contribute to the ownership of building homes and ban foreigners from purchasing investment properties that could be repurposed for housing. |
Foreign Policy › Terrorist Citizenship
9>9 Personal answerNo, they should be detained, investigated, and given a fair trial once they re-enter our country |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
9>9 Personal answerNo, but decriminalise drugs that offer medicinal benefits such as marijuana |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
9>9 Personal answerNo, this is a waste of time and money |
Social › Hate Speech
9>9 Personal answerYes, particularly if it is aimed to be spoken out loud, in public, or online social media, or in print and especially if it threatens violence |
Education › University Tuition
9>9 Personal answerYes, subsidised free education for NZ citizens. Accommodation and Enrolment and text book and material fees to be paid by students. |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
9>9 Personal answerYes, and the government should do more to require diversity in the workplace |
Housing › Foreign Land Ownership
9>9 Personal answerYes, but I’d prefer that land should only be owned by citizens and domestic companies |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
9>9 Personal answerNo, force them in to supervised community service and have them do something useful to society for their lifetime |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only on investment property And to foreign companies and individuals |
Housing › Housing Infrastructure
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
9>9 Personal answerYes, and ban all disposable products that are not made of at least 75% of biodegradable material |
Social › Transgender Athletes
9>9 Personal answerYes, transgender athletes can compete against males only. Females athletes can compete against transgender and males if they wish. |
Transportation › Public Transportation
9>9 Personal answerYes, and provide more free public transportation |
the Economy › Retirement Age
9>9 Personal answerNo, but incentivise those who choose to continue work |
the Economy › Four-day Workweek
9>9 Personal answerYes, and require overtime pay for work over four days per week |
Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats
9>9 Personal answerYes, race should not impact seats |
Education › National Standards
9>9 Personal answerYes, I support the concept but not the current implementation |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
9>9 Personal answerYes allow both but the a government provided health care system must be fit for purpose, well funded and supported with enough medical, nursing and technical staff, to future proof Nz’s growing needs |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
9>9 Personal answerYes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
the Environment › Animal Testing
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Education › Te Reo Māori
9>9 Personal answerNo, it should be optional in every school but not compulsory |
Education › Student Allowance
9>9 Personal answerYes, but I would prefer a free education system |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
9>9 Personal answerLess, and there should be no privatization of the healthcare industry |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
9>9 Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses |
Science › Nuclear Energy
9>9 Personal answerYes but with government ownership and control |
the Economy › Government Spending
9>9 Personal answerNo, reduce the number of government officials instead |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
9>9 Personal answerNo, but employ AI to regulate online social media site content. |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
9>9 Personal answerYes but not tourist companies, or industries that promote and support tourist products. Tourism is not environmentally friendly. |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, provided that the Muslim ideology accepts all other ideologies and view points. Emphasis on acceptance |
Social › Teacher and Faculty Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerNo, diversity training should be encouraged but not required |
Domestic Policy › GP Visits
9>9 Personal answerNo, have government subsidies so that GP visits are equally affordable to all. |
Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Woman Quotas
9>9 Personal answerNo, diversity should be encouraged but not forced |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
9>9 Personal answerYes, and use the U.N. peacekeeping forces to protect our interests |
the Environment › Fracking
9>9 Personal answerYes, but increase oversight |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Mental competency testing
9>9 Personal answerYes, and cap salaries and benefits, and ban anyone over the age of retirement from running for office |
Social › Niqāb
9>9 Personal answerNo, if hiding your face in civic ceremonies is required then you shouldn’t attend. |
Social › Women in Combat
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › 1080 Ban
9>9 Personal answerYes, and aggressively pursue alternative methods |
Healthcare › Medical Consensus
9>9 Personal answerNo, but the doctors should be required to disclose that the advice contradicts contemporary scientific consensus |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
9>9 Personal answerYes, but require the labelling of foods that are genetically modified |
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
9>9 Personal answerDecrease, and the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs |
Social › Employee Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerNo, diversity training should be encouraged but not required |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Crime › Private Prisons
9>9 Personal answerNo, Do away with prisons and have offenders work under strict supervision until their equivalent prion period has ended |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
9>9 Personal answerNo, but legalise some drugs but not all. Reduce support and incentives that encourage drug taking. Ban cigarettes vaps and alcoholic adverting. |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
9>9 Personal answerYes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment |
Social › Student Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Social › Parental Leave
9>9 Personal answerNo, but increase the equal pay amount and duration of leave |
the Economy › Bonus Cap
9>9 Personal answerYes, and lower the cap to 50% |
Crime › Defunding the Police
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Water Tax
9>9 Personal answerYes and use the funds to clean up local waterways and improve public water infrastructure. |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
9>9 Personal answerNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
the Economy › Labor Unions
9>9 Personal answerHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions |
Elections › Campaign Finance
9>9 Personal answerNo this isn’t democratic. Have a limited, set public funding available to all political campaigns. |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
Housing › Land Supply
9>9 Personal answerNo, build up, rebuild more environmental housing, re purpose commercial buildings and schools. |
the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
9>9 Personal answerYes and proved for electric buses, bring back electric trains and trolley buses. |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
9>9 Personal answerYes, unless they have committed an act of terrorism |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
9>9 Personal answerYes, but wear an electronic bracelet and they must perform community service on a daily basis |
the Economy › State Ownership
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
9>9 Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
9>9 Personal answerYes but only industry sectors that are environmentally beneficial to New Zealanders and not tourism. Focus on science, health, education, green energy and military sectors |
the Economy › Government Pensions
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Education › Charter Schools
9>9 Personal answerNo, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead |
Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Housing › Homeless Encampments
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding
9>9 Personal answerYes, and increase the current amount of resources we are providing |
Domestic Policy › TikTok Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo but we should use the platform to message human rights, values, ideologies, and truths that are messages for Chinas consumption, paid and presented by Nz government. Tik Tok - the new United Nations. |
the Economy › Tariffs
9>9 Personal answerYes and use the profit to create, train and educate new industries here in New Zealand |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
9>9 Personal answerNo, their income is none of our business |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
9>9 Personal answerYes, it will bring economic growth to all countries involved |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
9>9 Personal answerYes, it is the same with share holding investment, and be taxable. |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
9>9 Personal answerYes, term limits for parties should be increased to 5 years for the first term and 3 years for successive terms.therefore members can stay in position over this duration, provided they meet the performance criteria of the public and party in power. |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
9>9 Personal answerYes, and it should test more than just a basic level of understanding |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
9>9 Personal answerNo, fund national and local programs instead |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
9>9 Personal answerIncrease aid through provision of science and social science services, and not provide direct funding |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
9>9 Personal answerIncrease, to allow 2 year compulsory training of NZers, provision of material resources, weapons and naval, army and airforce equipment to support this and |
Education › University Debt Accountability
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Elections › Elected Representatives
9>9 Personal answerYes, make transparent the fixed salaries and benefits, and reduce their salaries and retirement benefits from current status/ policy. |
the Economy › Surcharge Ban
9>9 Personal answerYes, all costs for a service should be included in the final purchase price |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
9>9 Personal answerNo, unless it causes damage to other property, persons or animals. |
the Economy › Cryptocurrency
9>9 Personal answerNo, but the government should create an official digital currency |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
9>9 Personal answerNo intelligent people walk with their feet |
the Economy › Gig worker tax reporting
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerNo, the government should never subsidize private businesses |
the Economy › Stock Buybacks
9>9 Personal answerYes it’s a form of gambling |
the Economy › Decentralised Finance
9>9 Personal answerYes, this would reduce wealth inequality by providing more transparent, affordable, and inclusive access to financial services |
Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran
9>9 Personal answerYes, we should always promote diplomatic peace talks during foreign conflicts |
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