The government has changed since Covid, technically towards the right but not much has changed. Just different people squealing about different things. New Zealand's biggest problem is apathy and lack of leadership, and I don't mean this from a political point of view, society in general. Life was generally OK here for most people for a long time, now it's not. There's a line that Peter Jackson is credited with many years ago, "Kiwis often show up a day late and a dollar short", when he was asked about how NZ engages on the world stage, and I think that still applies to this day. Most of us live here because we were born here and our families are here, the landscape here is great and so are the people. New Zealand runs the fiat property ponzi as well as anyone, regardless of which party is in power. There are some interesting initiatives and companies in the Bitcoin space here, let's call it small but active. Here's a summary from last year: https://kiwibitcoinguide.org/articles-and-guides/bitcoin-in-new-zealand-in-2024-the-year-in-review/