<P> Populism has become a pervasive trend in New Zealand politics since the introduction of the mixed - member proportional voting system in 1996 . The New Zealand Labour Party's populist appeals in its 1999 election campaign and advertising helped to propel the party to victory in that election . Labour also articulated populism in its 2002 election campaign, helping return the party to government, despise its being entrenched as part of the establishment under attack by other parties employing strongly populist strategies, drawing on their outsider status . Those parties--New Zealand First and United Future--benefited greatly in 2002 from running almost textbook populist advertising campaigns, which helped both parties increase their proportion of the party vote to levels unanticipated at the commencement of the election campaign . The New Zealand National Party made limited attempts at articulating populism in its advertising, but suffered from the legacy of being part of the 1990s establishment . </P> <P> New Zealand First has presented a more lasting populist platform . Long - time party leader Winston Peters has been characterised by some as a populist who uses anti-establishment rhetoric, though in a uniquely New Zealand style . New Zealand First takes a centrist approach to economic issues, typical of populist parties, while advocating conservative positions on social issues . Political commentators dispute the party's classification on the ideological spectrum, but state that its dominant attribute is populism . The party's strong opposition to immigration, and policies that reflect that position, as well as its support for multiple popular referenda, all typify its broadly populist approach . Peters has been criticised for reputedly inciting anti-immigration sentiment and capitalising on immigration fears--he has highlighted the threat of immigration in both economic and cultural terms . Some academics have even characterised New Zealand First as a right - wing populist party, in common with parties such as UKIP in Britain . </P>

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