It's good you have met a Kiwi "true blue" conservative. They are rarer than San Francisco Bush supporters and most (even many New Zealand registered FRers) would be considered moderates by your standards. I could well be among the 10 most right-wing New Zealand citizens outside the paleocon rednecks.
Soldier on, Mate! The last sentence in you post was funny. Who knows, matbe you and other NZ conservatives will help get your message across and steer NZ back to a more conservative path. Maybe the liberals in NZ well become embroiled in a scandal much like the one that is causing Canada's liberals to implode. One can dream, can't one?