Experts are criticizing NZ First's plan to buy back BNZ from NAB, calling it a bad idea and a waste of money. The party's leader, Winston Peters, announced this campaign policy to reacquire BNZ, which was sold in 1992. The proposal includes merging BNZ with Kiwibank and renaming the combined entity as the National Bank of New Zealand. The Prime Minister also expressed concern, labeling it a $30 billion waste of money.