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National’s largest donor backs strategic voting over party advice

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The National Party’s largest donor, ZURU co-founder Nick Mowbray, is urging centre-right voters to split their votes, backing National candidates in electorates but voting NZ First or ACT in the party vote.

Mowbray said National has its own interests but voters should focus on the government they want, instead of following party advice against strategic voting.

“We also have to acknowledge that the left undertook this strategy first and it’s a tight election,” adding that his company ZURU earns less than 1% of its revenue in New Zealand and his priority is a prosperous country.

Mowbray joins a growing list of voices backing strategic voting.

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9 COMMENTS

  1. Voters should focus on the government they want aye?

    Or is it, the government your family wants, Mowbrays?

    What do the Mobrays get in return for their investment in this campaign?

    Nothing? Just doin it for shits and giggles I s’pose

  2. Oh look at that. RCR shilling for certain votes, AGAIN.

    Who benefits from the right block staying in power. Gene tech promoters, big pharma, ultra-rich foreigners, the US, arms companies

    • You think it will any different under the left block globalists. NO Because they are all “just globalists” You need look no further than bipartisan cooperation on things like the TPPA, India FTA and funding of the Ukraine neo Nazi regime with NZ tax dollars to see that.

      • Yes, exactly. But we know what this right block will be pushing in a new term.

        De-regulation of GMO and gene tech.

        More lax rules for well heeled foreigners to buy up more of the high value property.

        More lying about the damage from mRNA jabs and doing nothing about removing them.

        More papering over the cracks in the health system.

        More underfunding critical infrastructure, so the richer people can have a tax cut.

        Etc, etc

  3. National only has itself to blame. They have done absolutely nothing to address media bias or the public funding of it and the BS Woke stuff that still pervades our education health and public service. You can’t get a job unless you subscribe to the principles of the treaty – where can I find these principles? Somebody! ANYBODY!

  4. We’re doing it anyway. Are National stupid? Their behaviour over this is why we want to see their power reduced and more go to Act and NZ First.

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