In short, New Zealand suffered from a failure of political and institutional leadership. We began, unheralded and unmandated an economic and social experiment which most now admit has failed. Leadership is not about always being right. Leadership is also about sometimes admitting that you were wrong and that you do make mistakes. All the policies and manifestos in the world are meaningless when you cannot trust the leadership That is what leadership is about-trust.
Nobody expects leadership to be infallible.
But you have the right to expect it to be trustworthy. For there to be true political leadership in New Zealand's future, we have to create an environment which returns politics to the people, where decision making involves everyone. That is why New Zealand First must offer the people of New Zealand a partnership where true power sharing exists. Integrity Trust A track record of keeping political promises and Making MMP work for the people. We are about to enter a new century.