At worst it is nationalism, not racism.

And nationalism isn't always bad, a group protecting members of that group (say based on geography) to the exclusion of the out-group is just how groups function.

is it racism too if i lend money to my sister but not to a stranger on the streets?

Your hypothetical is a personal choice. The other one is about legally limiting the personal choices of other people. This is a bad comparison.

Which country doesn’t positively descriminate for its citizens? That’s more or less the point of them..

one would think so. it is so weird to me that this is called racist and xenophobic by so many people. collective delusion happens all over the spectrum.

so personal choices can't be racist?

"foreigner" is not a race, and isolationist or protectionist policies are rarely based on perceived attributes of specific races.

What? The idea is to limit prices. That reduces wealth.

? Absolutely.

It's bad for the economy and NZ society.

But this is politics not rational thought.

I guess we will see. New Zealand has gone from a comparatively equal society to one with a large divide in a relatively short time. Housing ownership is no longer possibly for many. This didnt seem right to a majority of voters.