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National’s Plan For Healthy Fisheries

Saturday, 10 October 2026, 2:36 pm | New Zealand National Party

The policy creates a new marine reserve in the Hauraki Gulf and further expands the size of the Goat Island Marine Reserve. More >>

Securing Water And Fertiliser To Back NZ Farmers

Friday, 9 October 2026, 11:50 am | New Zealand National Party

National backs farmers as part of our plan to grow the economy, spend sensibly and get debt down, with no new taxes, says National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd McClay. More >>

Firm, Fair, Affordable Welfare

Thursday, 8 October 2026, 12:52 pm | New Zealand National Party

“In government, National has focused on getting more people off welfare and into work, after Labour let long-term dependency grow. We’ve provided support & training for Jobseekers, while also driving expectations & consequences," says Louise Upston. More >>

Labour Missing Major Commitment From Fiscal Plan

Thursday, 8 October 2026, 11:21 am | New Zealand National Party

“Labour’s plan is full of holes. It is not credible to suggest a Labour coalition will deliver four consecutive zero Budgets, with no additional funding for Police, education or corrections," says National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis. More >>

Small Business Backed With 47-Point Plan

Wednesday, 7 October 2026, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party

National backs the Kiwis who put their savings, livelihoods and ambition into building a business, says National’s Small Business spokesperson Cameron Brewer. More >>

Small Business Backed With 47-Point Plan

Wednesday, 7 October 2026, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party

National backs the Kiwis who put their savings, livelihoods and ambition into building a business, says National’s Small Business spokesperson Cameron Brewer. More >>

Labour To Scrap Game-changing Education Policy

Wednesday, 7 October 2026, 8:14 am | New Zealand National Party

Chris Hipkins spent years as Education Minister while achievement went backwards. Now he wants to unwind the back-to-basics reforms that are starting to turn that around, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. More >>

Labour’s Fiscal Plan Unravelling

Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party

Labour’s fraudulent plan is littered with errors and omissions, and relies on four consecutive Budgets that freeze teachers’ pay and provide no additional funding for schools, police or medicines, National’s Campaign Chair Simeon Brown says. More >>

More Medicines For Kiwis At Home

Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 11:56 am | New Zealand National Party

"National has put patients back at the heart of the health system, delivering the largest ever boost for new medicines and expanding free screening nationwide," says National's Health spokesperson Simeon Brown. More >>

Another $2.2 Billion Hole In Labour’s Fiscal Plan

Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 10:44 am | New Zealand National Party

“Official Treasury and Inland Revenue forecasts put the cost of Investment Boost at $1.71 billion in 2027/28 and $1.28 billion in 2028/29", National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. More >>

Labour’s Fiscal Plan Requires Four Zero Budgets

Monday, 5 October 2026, 3:22 pm | New Zealand National Party

Labour’s fiscal plan contains $10.5 billion of unallocated funding over the next four years, but this is almost entirely taken up with the funding required for Labour’s pay equity policy ($8.5 billion), and for Health cost pressures ($1.55 billion). More >>

Labour All Over The Show On Woodend Bypass

Monday, 5 October 2026, 2:19 pm | New Zealand National Party

B2P has never been cancelled, in fact the opposite is the case – NZTA has spent the past couple of years getting it ready for construction. National’s commitment means we can get on with it in the construction season of 2027/28. More >>

Labour’s Transport Plan Has A $3.2 Billion Hole

Monday, 5 October 2026, 12:26 pm | New Zealand National Party

“Until it can, it appears that Labour has a $3.2 billion hole in the National Land Transport Fund, which is already oversubscribed," says National’s Transport Spokesperson Chris Bishop. More >>

Belfast To Pegasus & Woodend Bypass Given Green Light

Monday, 5 October 2026, 10:19 am | New Zealand National Party

“This is the next major transport project Canterbury needs, and National will fund it so NZTA can get on and build it,” Mr Bishop says. More >>

Labour’s Fiscal Plan A Fraud

Sunday, 4 October 2026, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party

This election is going to be very tight, and the choice could not be more clear, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. More >>

Mill Road Stage One Given The Green Light

Sunday, 4 October 2026, 2:14 pm | New Zealand National Party

NZTA estimates Stage One will reduce congestion by 30 per cent on the corridor, cut journey times by 25 per cent, and result in a more than 60 per cent reduction in deaths and serious injuries, says National’s Transport Spokesperson Chris Bishop. More >>