Labour's Future Fund: a shaky policy debut

Labour's Future Fund: a shaky policy debut
Flanked by Labour's finance spokesperson, Barbara Edmonds, party leader Chris Hipkins unveils the NZ Future Fund policy. (Image: NZME)
Pattrick Smellie
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon must have breathed a tiny sigh of relief yesterday when Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins unveiled his party’s first piece of economic policy for the 2026 election.After a torrid succession of polls all saying he should probably quit if he weren’t rolled first, here was early evidence that the Government has been hoping for: that once Hipkins starts announcing policy, he will be in trouble.In principle, the idea of ring-fencing a range of income-producing government assets to fund a new infrastructur...

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