Here’s what we’ve delivered to date to help you get ahead.

Economic Growth Plan

We’re working hard to rebuild the economy to drive growth and opportunity. We have:

Slashed wasteful spending, cutting inflation and driving down mortgage rates, putting more money into household budgets and helping businesses invest.
Delivered tax relief to hard working Kiwis for the first time in 14 years.
Introduced Investment Boost enabling businesses to claim an upfront 20% tax deduction on new assets to encourage them to invest, expand, and hire more Kiwis.
Introduced Family Boost payments of up to 40% to ease childcare costs.
Given rate rebates and inflation-proof super payments to Seniors.
Launched an events and tourism investment package to secure large scale events and concerts, fuelling local economies and supporting small businesses.
Got tourism back near pre-COVID levels creating jobs nationwide.
Secured a UAE trade deal, initiated India trade talks, and resolved $733 million of non-tariff barriers boosting export markets from dairy to tech innovation.
Made it faster and cheaper to build with streamlined consents to cut compliance costs and opening NZ to more overseas building products to boost competition, lower costs and reduce product shortages.  
Changed the earthquake-prone building system to focus on strengthening buildings that pose real risk, reducing significant costs to owners while focusing on safety.  
Slashed red tape for farmers including fixing unworkable freshwater rules, restoring common sense to regulations like winter grazing and limiting farm to forest conversations.
Introduced the Fast Track Approvals process to cut through red tape and make it faster and easier to build the projects NZ needs for economic growth.
Ports of Auckland Bledisloe North Warf consented and underway within 6 months with many more projects under active consideration.
Launched $7 billion in infrastructure projects creating jobs, boosting wages, growing regions. Many projects have already begun with many more starting before Christmas.

Projects underway:

Auckland

Kidz First and McIndoe Building Recladding Middlemore Hospital.
Plant Health and Environmental Capability Laboratory, Mount Albert Research Centre.
Papakura District Court Interim Courthouse.
Waihoehoe Road Upgrade.
Drury SH22 Drury Corridor Upgrade and Auckland Level Crossings.

Hawke’s Bay

Hawke’s Bay Hospital, inpatients and new cancer treatment areas.

Taranaki

Forgotten Highway SH43.

Horowhenua

SH1 Otaki to north of Levin.

Wellington and Hutt Valley

Hutt Valley Te Whare Ahuru Acute Mental Health Unit, Hutt Hospital.
SH2 Melling Interchange.
Te Papa Spirit Facility.
Parliamentary Library.

Nelson

Nelson Hospital.

Canterbury

SH76 Brougham Street Upgrade.

Dunedin

Dunedin Hospital.

Restoring Law and Order 

National is restoring law and order, making New Zealander safer and putting victims at the centre of the justice system.  We have: 

Reduced violent crime with 29,000 fewer victims of violent crime.
Reduced Ram Raids by 85% and youth offending by 13%
Increased Police patrols by 40%.
Banned gang patches in public and cracked down on gangs.
Given Police more powers and tools to tackle criminals.
Brought back consequences for crime with tougher sentences and Three Strikes for repeat offenders.
Sped up District Court processes, decreasing the active caseload by 20%, increasing completed cases by 8% and decreasing new cases by 7% meaning more people are getting access to justice more quickly.
Modernised the Disputes Tribunal with electronic case files.  

Delivering Quality Healthcare 

We’re putting patients first, and delivering timely, quality healthcare to all New Zealanders.  National has invested a record $1.2 billion into healthcare to do just that. We have: 

Delivered 16,000 more elective surgeries including cataracts, hips, knees - slashing wait times.
Funded 27 new cancer treatments and 23 additional medicines with more on the way.
Hired 2,100 extra nurses and funded local primary care to hire and train more nurses and doctors.
Launched 24/7 digital healthcare so you can see a doctor anytime.
Expanded urgent and after-hours clinics nationwide.
Extended regular prescriptions to 12 months saving you time and money.
Announced the new Waikato Medical School to train local doctors and nurses.
Begun work on Dunedin and Nelson Hospital rebuilds.
Cut wait times for critical tests, speeding up diagnosis and treatment.

Making good progress against health targets:

Faster cancer treatment - 86.3% of patients started treatment within 31 days, up from 83.5% last year.
Childhood immunisations - 82% of children fully immunised by age two, up from 76.5% last year.
Shorter stays in emergency departments - 73.9% of patients admitted, treated or discharged within six hours, up from 71.2% last year. 
Shorter waits for elective treatment and first specialist assessments (FSAs) - Patients waiting less than four months increased by 6.6% for elective treatment and 3.8% for FSAs – the largest quarterly improvements across all health targets.  

Overhauling Education 

We’re ambitious for Kiwi kids and for New Zealand’s future. We want every child to have the education they need to succeed through raising education standards, rewarding achievement and leaving no child behind. We have:

Implemented one hour per day of reading, writing and maths.
Banned cell phones in classrooms so children can learn without distractions.
Implemented clear progress reports for parents.
Introduced Learning Support Coordinators (LSC). From Term 1 next year all primary and intermediate schools can access an LSC to support students and families who need additional specialist learning support.
Invested in fresh teaching materials, training, and modern classroom resources.
Announced the replacement of NCEA with a national qualification built for tomorrow’s workforce and higher learning.
Introduced a new Teacher Bonding Scheme, with teachers recruited to eligible schools receiving up to $40,000 over five years when they remain teaching at the school.
Put an end to building open-plan classrooms ensuring all new classrooms are designed in a flexible way to ensure better student outcomes.