Buy back BNZ and $1,000 KiwiSaver at birth for citizens
What it actually does
NZ First would buy back BNZ and merge it with Kiwibank into a Crown-owned, commercially run 'National Bank of New Zealand'. It would also make an automatic $1,000 Crown KiwiSaver contribution at birth for New Zealand citizens only.
Source: NZ Herald · 2026-05
The Trump take
“The government buying a bank? Sounds a little socialist, Winston. But if you get a good price, a really good price, maybe I'd look at it.”parody
Why it scored this way
Deals & property
Government buys out a private bank
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Big government
Bigger state footprint in banking
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Welfare
New universal-style payment, albeit citizens only
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