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What we have to do is not band-aid solutions, and we actually have to tackle the fundamental economic challenges we have. That means lowering costs for New Zealanders, and it also means growing this economy, and that's how we set it up for people to do well.

Today’s decision by the Reserve Bank to hold the Official Cash Rate shows that spending discipline is working, but the job isn’t done. The biggest influence on the cost of living is the cost of government, and progress on savings must continue if we want to keep downward pressure on inflation and interest rates.

We're not lifting GST, we're not lifting income tax. Any increase in fees and levies we'll do very efficiently, but that was the point where I got a bit overexcited.

I don't think that's acceptable, no

We need to make sure that we have targeted policies that ensure they keep more money in their pockets and they're given the hand up, not those who don't need the hand up. We don't need millionaires or billionaires getting any extra money from the Government.

We have not abandoned those policies

We're going to increase minimum wage each and every year in line with inflation, more or less

As a government we cannot just view the economic recovery from a national level, it needs to start with our workers who are the backbone of our communities.

Yes, that instinctively is a position of the National Party. But I do want to work in a cross-party way with Chris to try and have a proper conversation about retirement.

We still want kids to be learning reading, writing, and maths, but I want to give the teachers the flexibility to do that in a way that engages kids

If any minister in a government I led expressed the sort of racist sentiment that he's put up with, I would sack them immediately

The Greens are serious about the economy. We will drive it to meet the needs of New Zealanders. Our plan will create 284,000 jobs, lower the cost of living and ensure we’re all happier, healthier and safer.

The Green Party is serious about real world economic management. Our fiscal plan makes critical investment essential for productivity and resilience, improving long-term fiscal sustainability.

When we entered Government, inflation was high and the OCR was 5.5 per cent. The Coalition has turned the tide with more disciplined Government spending.

It'll be huge but we've never tried.

If we replace fossil fuels with renewables but leave ownership and profits concentrated in the same hands, we haven’t transformed the system. We’ve just changed the technology.

Our justice system and sentencing regime needs to work properly, while ensuring that victims of crime are prioritised over offenders.

For too long, decisions have been made about Takatāpui without Takatāpui. Our policy changes who holds the power.

At the moment, too many low-income families are struggling to put food on the table and we also have a housing affordability crisis where the next generation of Kiwis cannot afford to buy their own home.

Our bottom lines are the minimum non-negotiables that we must see in any agreement to support a Government. All of our policies are still on the table.