Dear John --

It has become clear that Chris Hipkins has lost control of his Government.

This week Revenue Minister David Parker abruptly resigned his portfolio after Chris Hipkins pushed-back on his high tax agenda – only for their coalition of chaos partner Te Pati Māori to announce similarly radical, economy-wrecking tax plans.

It all comes when New Zealand is in a recession. New Zealanders are struggling to pay for their groceries, rents and mortgages, our communities aren’t safe thanks to rising violent crime, parents can’t get their kids into a doctor, our roads are falling apart and 40 per cent of kids aren’t going to school regularly.

Chris Hipkins has now lost four Ministers already this year. If he cannot manage his own team, how could he manage a Labour, Greens, Te Pati Māori coalition of chaos pushing radical ideas, let alone focus on fixing the issues that matter to Kiwis?

New Zealand needs a strong leader and a stable government focused on them. That’s what National and Chris Luxon will deliver.

National has announced over 20 policies which address the key challenges New Zealanders are facing - from dealing with the rampant inflation that’s causing the cost of living crisis, to ensuring criminals face consequences and backing Police to tackle gangs, to lifting plummeting educational achievement by ensuring schools teach the basics brilliantly, and delivering more doctors, nurses and midwives to ensure New Zealanders get the healthcare the they need when they need it.

You can great all our practical, forward-looking policies here. 

This election the choice is clear. You can vote for an economy that isn’t working and more of the same dysfunctional, chaotic government with Labour, Greens and Te Pati Māori in coalition.

Or you can vote for a National government working to rebuild the economy to reduce the cost of living, restore law and order, improve our schools and healthcare and get our country back on track.  

Chris Bishop
National Party Campaign Chair