Once a utopia for Trump-weary exiles, NZ has turned to the right

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon flanked by his coalition partners Winston Peters (left) and David Seymour. (Image: Mark Mitchell)

The Washington Post

Sun, 07 Jul 2024

By Rachel PannettAfter the debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump turned disastrous for the incumbent president, comedian Jon Stewart quipped on The Daily Show that he needed to “call a real estate agent in New Zealand”.Stewart was riffing on some American liberals’ fantasy when Trump was last in power. Many talked of moving to NZ, a faraway place they viewed as utopian, with a progressive leader in Jacinda Ardern and natural beauty that was second to none. A significant number actually did: data from the 2018 Census s...

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