Dear John --

New Zealanders work hard for their money and deserve better results from the frontline services they invest so much in as taxpayers.

That’s why this week the Government announced nine new targets to focus our entire public service on delivering the outcomes Kiwis deserve.

While the previous Government significantly increased spending, outcomes declined across the economy, health, education and law and order. Just spending more money is not enough to deliver better results but our approach will see frontline services prioritised and targets set to drive our performance.

Our new Government Targets include:

- Shorter stays in emergency departments: 95 per cent of patients to be admitted, discharged, or transferred from an emergency department within six hours.
- Shorter wait times for (elective) treatment: 95 per cent of people wait less than four months for elective treatment.
- Reduced child and youth offending: 15 per cent reduction in the total number of children and young people with serious and persistent offending behaviour.
- Reduced violent crime: 20,000 fewer people who are victims of an assault, robbery, or sexual assault.
- Fewer people on the Jobseeker Support Benefit: 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker Support Benefit. 
- Increased student attendance: 80 per cent of students are present for more than 90 per cent of the term. 
- More students at expected curriculum levels: 80 per cent of Year 8 students at or above the expected curriculum level for their age in reading, writing and maths by December 2030. 
- Fewer people in emergency housing: 75 per cent reduction of households in emergency housing.  
- Reduced net greenhouse gas emissions: On track to meet New Zealand’s 2050 net zero climate change targets, with total net emissions of no more than 290 megatonnes from 2022 to 2025 and 305 megatonnes from 2026 to 2030.  

These targets are ambitious. But we’re not here to do what is easy – we’re here to do what is needed to rebuild our economy, reduce crime, shorten healthcare wait times and improve educational achievement. Because that’s what Kiwis voted for and that’s what they deserve.

We’re well underway with actions to deliver on our plan to rebuild our economy so we can invest in our public services and deliver on our targets by 2030.

Thank you,
Christopher

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