The general election will be held
on Saturday, the 7th of November. While the election is a
competition between parties, voters are more likely to see it as a choice
between coalitions. Votes will go into the election with two questions in mind:
Who do we want to run the country: Labour/Greens/Maori Party or National/ACT/NZ
First? The second question will be to
ask which of the three coalition partners they want to have the most influence? 
Photo credit: Elections.org.nz
The Budget will be presented on Thursday, 28 May. Finance Minister Nicola Willis told media, "There will be no splashing the cash”. Of more concern will be the possible increase in mortgage interest rates between now and election day.