ISSUE
Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
As an MP, one of the most important things to me is supporting families and households. I know that the issues that matter to our community are a stronger economy and more jobs, better frontline health and education services, and a safer New Zealand.
The National Government is building a faster-growing economy with more jobs and rising incomes to support New Zealanders and their families.
We are achieving this through our four key priorities. We haven’t wavered from these and we are getting results.
Firstly, we’re responsibly managing the government’s finances – just like you’d expect us to. We’ve turned around the books and we’re on track to surplus, when we can start repaying debt and spend a little more on the services the public want.
Secondly, we’re building a more competitive and productive economy because that’s the best way to create more jobs and increase your wages. We’re delivering economic growth of more than 3 per cent – much better than most other developed countries. Household incomes have generally been rising faster than the cost of living, and income inequality has declined.
Thirdly, we’re delivering better public services. For example, we’re giving parents good information about how their children are performing at school, and we have bold new plans to strengthen the teaching profession to help lift educational achievement.
There are more police on the frontline, more elective surgery is being done in public hospitals, long-term welfare dependency is falling, and we’re continuing to help families and older New Zealanders with generous income support. All this is being achieved while the Government is keeping tight control of its spending. National understands that solving problems is not necessarily about spending more money.
Our fourth priority is to support the rebuilding of Christchurch because we pledged we would stand with the city, and we are. The Earthquake Commission has repaired more than 50,000 damaged houses, and nine of the 16 anchor projects in the central city will begin construction this year.
After five years of a National-led Government, the economic fundamentals are in place but there is still a great deal to do, and more to achieve. In the coming years we need to lock in the hard-won gains we’ve made and reject the alternative high-spending prescription.
A National-led Government can be trusted to make the best decisions for the strengthening of our economy, the prosperity of our citizens, and the security of our future.
As an MP, one of the most important things to me is supporting families and households. I know that the issues that matter to our community are a stronger economy and more jobs, better frontline health and education services, and a safer New Zealand. The National Government is building a...
As an MP, one of the most important things to me is supporting families and households. I know that the issues that matter to our community are a stronger economy and more jobs, better frontline health and education services, and a safer New Zealand.
The National Government is building a faster-growing economy with more jobs and rising incomes to support New Zealanders and their families.
We are achieving this through our four key priorities. We haven’t wavered from these and we are getting results.
Firstly, we’re responsibly managing the government’s finances – just like you’d expect us to. We’ve turned around the books and we’re on track to surplus, when we can start repaying debt and spend a little more on the services the public want.
Secondly, we’re building a more competitive and productive economy because that’s the best way to create more jobs and increase your wages. We’re delivering economic growth of more than 3 per cent – much better than most other developed countries. Household incomes have generally been rising faster than the cost of living, and income inequality has declined.
Thirdly, we’re delivering better public services. For example, we’re giving parents good information about how their children are performing at school, and we have bold new plans to strengthen the teaching profession to help lift educational achievement.
There are more police on the frontline, more elective surgery is being done in public hospitals, long-term welfare dependency is falling, and we’re continuing to help families and older New Zealanders with generous income support. All this is being achieved while the Government is keeping tight control of its spending. National understands that solving problems is not necessarily about spending more money.
Our fourth priority is to support the rebuilding of Christchurch because we pledged we would stand with the city, and we are. The Earthquake Commission has repaired more than 50,000 damaged houses, and nine of the 16 anchor projects in the central city will begin construction this year.
After five years of a National-led Government, the economic fundamentals are in place but there is still a great deal to do, and more to achieve. In the coming years we need to lock in the hard-won gains we’ve made and reject the alternative high-spending prescription.
A National-led Government can be trusted to make the best decisions for the strengthening of our economy, the prosperity of our citizens, and the security of our future.
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