Tiffanie Turnbull
Reporting from Wellington
There was a time when New Zealanders prided themselves on the country’s egalitarian values and strong sense of community, but some are experiencing a complex relationship with national identity right now, amid rising costs of living and a stagnant labour market.
“A lot of my peers don’t really have any sense of nationalism, or much pride in a lot of what it is to be in New Zealand at the moment,” says Imogen Vlugter.
The country’s been feeling “pretty flat”, the 21-year-old tells me. “There’s this global need and craving for things to improve.”
Vlugter says she sometimes feels “on
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