New Zealanders collectively pay for their health, welfare and superannuation systems. These systems are the foundation of our society and New Zealand First is committed to their continuation on a well-funded and effective basis. But resources are not infinite.
The pie has a certain size.
New Zealand has been alerting the New Zealand public to the fact that immigration puts great pressure on hospital and health services. In contrast, National pretend there is no impact of immigration on health. Well go to any hospital and look what is actually happening!
Kiwis who have worked and paid taxes all their life and rightly concerned when their
health care is delayed because of over-crowded services.
New Zealanders are not fools. They know that New Zealand’s immigration intake is out of balance. In comparison with every other countries we have a huge intake of people in older age groups.
New Zealand First is not anti-immigration but we are for a sensible immigration policy that puts the New Zealand interest first. New Zealand should decide who comes and lives in New Zealand on the basis that they bring benefit to our country. That is not unreasonable. In fact its common sense.
The government with its out of control immigration policy is putting an unnecessary strain and burden on all our services., especially our health system.
NZ Super also takes a hit from immigrants. The rule is that new arrivals only need to be here 10 years and, if they are 65, they receive full 100 percent NZ Super.
This is amazingly generous and grossly unfair to Kiwi taxpayers
Kiwis who have worked all their lives cannot just go to another country and claim a pension.
The “lottery winners” who enter under the parent category have no requirement to work or contribute to the economy to gain NZ Super.
There are already nearly 70,000 here under this category. This is equivalent to a lump sum gift of $400,000 over average life expectancy.
New Zealand First says the NZ Super pie is not boundless – it cannot be a feast for all and
sundry to dine on.
National does not care. The evidence is that in the last six years the number of immigrants over 50, for example from China, has almost tripled.
The Immigration Minister is no longer working for ordinary New Zealanders. He takes time to visit one wealthy investment immigrant to discuss how he wants to change our laws. In contrast he neglects regulating immigration to best fit New Zealand’s needs.
New Zealand First does not blame individual immigrants. They are the lucky beneficiaries or
a slack system.
Currently, almost half the immigration into New Zealand is under reunion or humanitarian
categories. That is far too high of a proportion of migrants.
New Zealand First will restore economic and social sense to immigration policy