The numbers scream failure, and the right wing government's excuses are wearing exceedingly thin.
We all know that inflation’s a monster, and National, despite their promises, have let it run wild. It's a stinging slap in the face to every New Zealander who believed Chris Luxon's election rhetoric. Basic necessities such as bread has gone from $2.50 to $3.20 in the blink of an eye. Milk’s flirting with $4 a litre. Lettuce at $5 a head? That’s not groceries; it’s daylight robbery. For working families, this isn’t just about “inflation"...it’s choosing which meals to skip and what bills to not pay.
Yesterday, RNZ reported:
Food prices rise at fastest rate in more than a year - butter up 64 percent
Annual food prices have risen at their fastest rate in more than a year, driven by dairy, meat, and some grocery prices.
Stats NZ said prices for the 12 months ended March were up 3.5 percent, the highest since January last year, following a 2.4 percent annual increase in February.
It said butter, milk, lamb, and beef had double-digit percentage rises over the past year, as did chocolate and coffee.
Milk prices increased 16 percent, while butter prices increased 64 percent in the period.
Rents are even uglier. CoreLogic reports Auckland’s median rent up 8.4% to $650 a week. Wellington’s at $620. That’s most of your paycheque for a shoebox flat, and National’s response is a spineless shrug. “Market forces,” they mumble, while the Reserve Bank jacks rates from 1.5% to 5.5% in two years. Their grand plan? Continue to lie about the stats while doing nothing but line their own pockets.
The National Party's policy void to help the poor is infuriating. Instead, Luxon rewarded his Property Investor mates with a package of interest deductibility and brightline changes, in a shameless policy reset that benefited himself by hundreds of thousands of dollars. Supply “boosted,” they incorrectly crow. Result? Rents still soar, and young first home buyers are being left out in the cold.
The Coalition of Chaos' grocery market “reforms”? A pathetic whimper even your dog can't hear. The Commerce Commission’s been sniffing around supermarkets forever, yet prices laugh in their face. Why? Because National’s too spineless to crack down on corporate greed. They’re not governing; they’re grovelling to their corporate masters while lining their own pockets.
The human toll is heartbreaking...and Luxon simply doesn’t care. The Salvation
Army reports that foodbank demand is up 20% since 2023. Kids go to school with
empty stomachs to be greeted with inedible school lunches. Pensioners freeze to afford the basics. And National’s
fix? Smirking photo-ops and drivel about “resilience.” Resilience?
That’s code for “suck it up” New Zealand. No boost to social spending for you, no price caps on
essential items...just a right wing clown show obsessed with pointless headlines about pronouns while many
Kiwis lose hope.
Sure, inflation’s a global problem...supply chains, wars,
whatever. But National’s job was to fight for our survival, not fling their hands
up like a bunch of useless quitters. They’ve failed spectacularly, and the proof’s in every
grocery receipt, every rent increase and every stat since they took office. Food and rent aren’t just
costs...they’re the line between dignity and desperation. National’s
crossed it, and they’ve dragged us with them. Enough with the excuses…we deserve a government with a heart, and at the moment National hasn’t
even got a pulse.
