For no reason at all, it's worth remembering that #NZ is so inherently rightwing, that when left-bloc politicians fuck up, it is seen as undermining their whole party. A standard conservatives are almost never held to. #NZpol
This is why the 3rd largest Party in Govt ( #NZGreens) are "extremists" but the 4th largest ( #ACT) are a mainstream political movement that must be taken seriously. #nzpol