The Prime Minister persists in using the term "the team of 5 million people". But only someone who is wilfully putting their head in the sand could be blind to the dysfunction of this so-called team. New Zealand is divided because the things that we all thought were what New Zealand stood for have been tossed out the window. They are being contested, leading to unfair outcomes. There are the haves and the have-nots. The gaps have widened and we have all witnessed the huge divisions that have emerged. 