In a stark shift in mood today, New Zealanders are increasingly wondering whether they should continue following Laws, and political parties across the country are giving serious thought to whether they should get rid of them.

A series of political parties, most chiefly Opportunity (O), are expressing particularly strong views about Laws.

O leader Q said today she was “disgusted” by Laws and has never followed them, kicking off a surprising wave of agreement between leaders from Labour’s Chris Hipkins to barely still Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who both confessed they’d actually never followed any Laws.

“Nah, never, to be honest with you,” said Luxon when asked if he’d obey Laws moving forward. “Certainly not in my Cabinet, no, we won’t be obeying Laws.”

He also committed to neither drafting, nor entrenching, Laws if re-elected.

Hipkins agreed, going further, saying he would actively encourage New Zealanders to ignore Laws.

This sentiment has been broadly shared by all other parties but one: New Zealand First.

The party, which has been traditionally in favour of a “One Laws for All” policy, warned that getting rid of Laws could invite anarchy.

“Now you’ve got to be very careful about this, alright?” said leader Winston Peters. “Any self-respecting society, any successful civilization, has Laws.”

Behind the scenes, however, it’s believed Peters is weighing up a more measured of approach of softening Laws.

In a statement, Police reminded New Zealanders that while in a civilised country no one was technically above Laws, they wouldn’t be enforcing them.

“While Police remain committed to ensuring that New Zealanders are safe and orderly, we will always protect your right to ignore, or even break, Laws,” it read.