NZ Future Fund sovereign investment fund
What it actually does
Labour would create a New Zealand Future Fund run by the Guardians of the NZ Super Fund, seeded with unnamed Crown assets and a one-off $200 million injection, to invest in New Zealand infrastructure and businesses. Seeded assets would be protected from sale in law and the fund could invest and borrow.
Source: RNZ · 2025-10
The Trump take
“A sovereign wealth fund — I wanted one of those! Great idea. Of course mine would be much bigger. Theirs starts at $200 million, that's like a nice golf course.”parody
Why it scored this way
Big government
Expands the state's role as an investor in business
-1
Dislikes it
Deals & property
A sovereign wealth fund making deals, an idea Trump has floated himself
+1
Likes it
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