Not a shove left. Not a shove right. A steady, sensible nudge — from people on the ground who'd rather build something than argue about it.
Enough already. NZ needs a bloody good nudge — and it doesn't much matter which way the pendulum's swinging, because NUDGE is a bet both ways.
If the coalition gets back in, we're the nudge to stay the course and finish the repairs. If it swings left, we're the nudge to steer clear of taxes on unrealised gains and the kind of spending that fuels the inflation hangover — the one that always lands hardest on people without assets to fall back on.
We're not chasing a seat at the extremes. We're backing the good people already doing the work on the ground — tradies, co-ops, communities — and coupling their sweat with some sensible state backing and clear metrics to keep everyone honest.
No slogans. Just the specifics.
A 2% stamp duty on residential sales, ring-fenced for rent-to-buy and leasehold apartment builds — with the law tweaked to back it up.
Get builders, sparkies, plumbers, tilers, gib-stoppers and digger drivers busy again, ASAP.
A consistent, steady approach to housing instead of boom-bust swings — one that keeps at least some tradies working through the tough times, with funding on hand to keep it moving forward.
Flatten the solar and usage curves, lift buyback rates, and bring power bills down — powered by communities, not just companies.
Set immigration levels against unemployment levels, so Kiwis get a fair shot at the jobs going.
Put Digital ID on indefinite hold. It's a serious amount of control to hand over, and it's spooking good people.
Get young people building small, secure, portable cabins — iwi, co-ops and tradies working side by side to get people under a roof sooner.
License property managers, ID tenants, and come down harder on the bad actors — so the good ones on both sides stop footing the bill.
A safe, secure place to sleep and a little space to call their own — with a nudge, when they're ready, to work through what's on their plate.
You don't have to stick around after today. You don't even have to vote for us. Right now, we just need 500+ people willing to put their name down and say: yeah, NZ needs a nudge.