NZers are less politically divided than they think

Comment: Reading the news and political commentary, you might assume New Zealand is becoming a more divided country – that we appear to be receding further into favoured ‘in-groups’ while resentment for disliked ‘out-groups’ continues to fester, creating an ‘us versus them’ divide. Recent examples of polarising debates are often pointed to as evidence of this growing divide. These examples include the sharp disagreements about government restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as…