National has today unveiled 26 actions it will pursue in its first 100 days if re-elected to government, to keep growing the economy, improving frontline public services and cracking down on crime so Kiwis have a more secure future.
“In 13 days, New Zealanders will choose the next government. The election will be tight, and Kiwi have a clear choice,” National Leader Christopher Luxon says.
“It’s between sticking with National’s plan for a more secure future with a growing economy, or going back to the high-spending, high-taxing approach that drove up the cost of living and weakened the economy.
“Three years ago, National was elected to fix the basics. Labour had left behind the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Inflation hit 7.3 per cent, spending was out of control, debt had soared, kids weren’t in school and crime was surging.
“Kiwis have done the hard yards over the past three years and our plan is working, with the economy growing faster than Australia and the UK, inflation and interest rates down from the record highs reached under Labour, kids back in school and learning the basics, and safer streets with fewer victims of crime.
“But turning around Labour’s mess was never going to be a three-year job and National needs more time to finish it. Our 100 Day Plan sets out what we will prioritise if re-elected to build on our progress.
“That includes introducing National’s KiwiSaver changes, locking in no new taxes, passing the rates cap, extending paid parental leave, widening access to 5 per cent deposits for first home buyers, boosting Pharmac funding for cancer and life-changing medicines, and establishing an Auckland Transport Police Team.
“We haven’t come this far to let Labour send us backwards again. Hard-won gains are easily lost, so we need to stick with the plan that is working.
“The choice is clear. National has a positive plan to grow the economy, with less debt, more jobs, higher wages and no new taxes. Labour, propped up by the Greens, Te Pāti Māori and Opportunity, would wreck the economy all over again by spending more, borrowing more and hitting Kiwis with nine new taxes.
“Stick with the plan that is working, and party vote National.”
National’s 100 Day Plan
- Introduce our KiwiSaver changes to Parliament.
- Launch our first trade mission to India, with food, beverage and seafood exporters.
- Issue a Budget Policy Statement showing a return to surplus and lower debt and spending.
- Lock in no new taxes and our Budget Responsibility Rules.
- Pass the rates cap, keeping council rates increases within 2-4%.
- Introduce legislation to extend paid parental leave to 27 weeks from July 2027, the first step on the way to 30 weeks, and let parents take leave together.
- Pass legislation to power up the Commerce Commission, and requiring them to report separating Foodstuffs within six months.
- Progress work to finalise new safety rules for plug-in solar, so Kiwis can generate their own cheap power.
- Lift the First Home Loan income cap to $300,000, so more Kiwis can buy with a 5% deposit.
- Reduce student loan repayments from 12 to 10 cents in the dollar.
- Implement changes at Immigration NZ to prioritise and expedite visas for partners of New Zealand citizens.
- Progress development of National’s Home Energy Fund for low-cost solar, battery and insulation loans.
- Boost funding for Pharmac to fund more cancer and life-changing medicines by redirecting foreign aid money.
- Deliver free cervical screening for all women aged 25 to 69, so cervical cancer can be stopped before it starts.
- Set a national clinical trials target, so 5% of cancer patients have part of their care through a trial within ten years.
- Expand the Maths Acceleration Programme.
- Begin work to end the use of screens in early childhood education and limit device use in Years 1-3.
- Develop an implementation plan for a School Start Check, so every child’s strengths and needs are understood before they start school.
- Pass the first reading of the Online Safety (Minimum Age and Child Safety Risk Assessment) Bill and progress it to select committee.
- Progress the Government’s Public Service Transformation programme.
- Adopt legislation to ban taxpayers’ money being used to fund gangs.
- Begin work on a new offence for staying silent when a child is killed, with up to 10 years in prison.
- Introduce legislation to modernise consent laws, so consent must be actively given.
- Begin work to toughen sentences for sexual offending, so good character or public standing can no longer reduce a sentence.
- Establish a dedicated Auckland Transport Police Team to make buses, trains and ferries safer.
- Introduce legislation to get tough on overseas student loan defaulters, with penalty interest, KiwiSaver restrictions, tougher arrest settings and charges over New Zealand assets.
