Repeal the Regulatory Standards Act
What it actually does
Days after voting for ACT's Regulatory Standards Bill as part of the coalition agreement in November 2025, Winston Peters said NZ First would campaign to repeal it at the 2026 election, saying the party had tried to neutralise its adverse effects.
Source: 1News · 2025-11
The Trump take
“He voted for it and then he wants to repeal it? That's a flip-flop. I never flip-flop. Well, rarely. Only when it's a winning flip-flop.”parody
Why it scored this way
Red tape
Scraps a law designed to restrain new regulation
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Dislikes it
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