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Expect no immediate improvement in New Zealand after Jacinda Ardern leaves office: Her successor may even be worse
American Thinker ^ | 01/22/2023 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 01/22/2023 4:03:01 PM PST by SeekAndFind

The unexpected announcement of the resignation of the execrable Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand brought a moment of hope that the Kiwis might recover from her misgovernance of the lovely island nation. Monica Showalter three days ago explained her draconian lockdown (the worst in the world outside of China), destruction of the economy, inflation, green hysteria policies, and China sucking up that drove her approval from 70% to 29%.

But her successor is likely to be no better, as Peter Smith write at The Pipeline:

…it would be a mistake to think that Chris Hipkins, her replacement as prime minister, will be enlightened. As New Zealand's health overlord, he was complicit in outdoing the infamous Dan Andrews (premier of the Australian state of Victoria) in the extent and intensity of Covid lockdowns; he's also been serving as minister of education and police. Expect more of the same from him.Β  Big government. Green delusions. Sucking up to China. Have a look:


(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jacindardern; newzealand; resignation

1 posted on 01/22/2023 4:03:01 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

But there is a ray of hope for the beleaguered Kiwis.

Hipkins has a tough road ahead with Labour trailing the opposition in opinion polls and the country expected to fall into recession next quarter before a general election on Oct. 14.

Until then, the authoritarianism of the Ardern regime is expected to continue.


2 posted on 01/22/2023 4:03:37 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

WOW! Worse than jackaranda? Mighty big panties to fill. πŸ˜΅πŸ‘


3 posted on 01/22/2023 4:07:01 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? πŸ˜•)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Orcs have taken over the Shire. It is now become the Desolation of the Smug. Time for a scouring.


4 posted on 01/22/2023 4:14:34 PM PST by Quentin Quarantino
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To: melsec

Ping. Might be worse, huh?


5 posted on 01/22/2023 4:21:41 PM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: SeekAndFind

Of course. The deep state has planned for things like this. They spent years achieving deep infiltration.


6 posted on 01/22/2023 4:22:18 PM PST by Revel
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To: SeekAndFind

They have Ranked Voting so they’ll never get rid of them


7 posted on 01/22/2023 4:24:27 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: SeekAndFind

New Zealand is lost...let the Chinese have it.


8 posted on 01/22/2023 4:31:53 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (No Doubt Now: Stolen Election)
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To: SeekAndFind

Termination with extreme prejudice of globalist psychopaths is the only way to stop them.


9 posted on 01/22/2023 4:48:58 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ β–ˆ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ β–ˆβ–ˆ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ. FJB.)
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To: Revel

True Loudon has been warning us about all this for decades.


10 posted on 01/22/2023 5:12:03 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: SeekAndFind

I’d say it’s a guarantee.


11 posted on 01/22/2023 5:42:10 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’d say it’s a guarantee.


12 posted on 01/22/2023 5:42:10 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: SeekAndFind

they should hunt him down and give him a few clot shot boosters.. 5 or 6 should do it.


13 posted on 01/22/2023 6:03:21 PM PST by davidb56
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To: Taxman

Ping


14 posted on 01/22/2023 8:59:32 PM PST by Taxman (SAVE AMERICA! VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2023 AND 2024!)
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