$2.5m in donations from the property industry to political parties since 2021. 97% of which has gone to National, Act & NZ First.

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      It would have been nice if they had picked at least one of the recommendations from the 2012 review to implement, but at least they stated another review (that National might kill?).

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          Yeah that’s the one I was thinking of, I didn’ t realise they were nearly done.

          I wouldn’t mind if they pushed forward longer parliamentary terms, at least that’s one recommendation that could be actually implemented.

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              If governments can make 12 year plans instead of 9 year plans, that’s a win in my book. Plus, they have even less of an excuse to not do anything.

              I think if politicians need to be help more accountable, then having more regular elections probably isn’t the best way. It makes the government less stable, which gives them an excuse to not do things.

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                  Do places with 5 years terms typically still get 3 terms? It’s hard to imagine a country not getting bored with the ruling party after 10 years.

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      Labour should have acted on that when they had the chance.

      Sums up their second term, to be honest.