2002 National Closing (0.15-4.15) V/O: This is a party-political broadcast by Bill English on behalf of the New Zealand National Party. Bill English: “Good evening. Aren’t you pleased this is the last of the political ads. In the last four weeks you’ve seen the ads, heard all the commentators, the policies, the leaders. They’ve talked about Corngate and the worm and tactical voting. But now it’s your turn to have the last word. It’s time to stop and think very hard about what you want to say with your vote on Saturday. This country faces many challenges: a fading economy, the billions of dollars lost on world markets, the falling incomes of our exporters, including the much lower dairy payout, the difficulties faced by small businesses, schools that are in trouble, the brain drain, welfare dependency that’s trapping too many of our young people and the unacceptable level of violent crime. Everyday, I meet people who understand those challenges, people with small businesses, farmers, teachers, policemen and nurses. Decent hard-working parents stretching their income every week to pay the bills for the family. The answers don’t all lie with the government. It’s the people who make this country what it is. That’s why National has a plan to give people the incentive, the encouragement and the opportunity for New Zealanders to be the best they can be. I’ve run a small business. I’ve left the forms on the desk for a week hoping they’ll go away, but they don’t. National will fight to cut red tape and we will reduce company and personal taxes. Parents across the country have told me about their worries for their children and their schools, and I’m worried too. National will give parents and teachers more control over the running of schools so better teachers can be paid what they deserve. That’s why we believe in encouraging students by increasing bursary and with our scheme -You stay, we pay - we will write down student loans if graduates stay and work here. And that’s why we’ll stand up for your personal safety, by putting an extra 500 police on the streets, toughening sentences, and ensuring that for the worst, life means life. The 92 percent of us who voted to get tough on crime must be listened to. I can’t look people in the eye and say this is as good as it gets. I’m more ambitious, because you’re more ambitious. The most important pledge I can offer to you is that I will fight as hard for New Zealand as you do for your families and your futures. Well the time for talk is over and it’s time for you to think, and think hard, about what you want to say tomorrow. You’ve told me about the things that worry you and they’re the same things I’m worried about. But the only way to get what you want for New Zealand is to vote for it. Your vote is your voice, so use it. I’ve worked to get a new team with new ideas, and they’re good people. But they’ll only get there with a strong party vote for National. The choice is really simple, a National led government to give you the changes you want, or a Labour coalition that won’t. If you can be a strong voice for National tomorrow, then we will be a stronger voice for you. Give your party vote to National. Text: National. Get the future you deserve. 2002 Labour Closing (4.20-8.10) Text: Party Vote Labour. Helen Clark: “Tomorrow you have a very important decision to make. I’m asking you to make it in favour of Labour, and of continuing to building a more prosperous, confident, creative and tolerant nation. We need your party vote to give us that mandate. It’s a very serious choice. Your party vote will decide the future for your family and your country, because it’s the party vote that really counts. Giving your party vote to Labour is the only way you can be sure that we can continue our positive programme to build a better New Zealand. Since Labour came into office in 1999 we’ve worked in partnership with business, with local government and with communities to build a strong and dynamic economy. We’ve achieved good growth rates. We’ve created over 100,000 more jobs. We’ve put 3,000 young people into modern apprenticeships, and over 65,000 others into skills training for industry. We’ve been able to do that because we’ve had strong and stable government. We were a minority coalition, and so we worked with other parties to achieve real progress for you and your family. With your support we can do that again. This election we’re the only party offering a fully costed comprehensive plan for New Zealand. A plan we know we can deliver and which builds on what we’ve already done. Text: Create more jobs Double the number of modern apprenticeships Invest in health and education $400 million more for primary health care Bring hospital waiting times down Three thousand more teachers over five years Cap student fees Bring crime rates down Guarantee Superannuation at current rates Helen V/O: We’ll create more jobs; we’ll double the number of modern apprenticeships; we’ll invest as much as we can in health and education; we’ll put $400 million dollars into primary health care to tackle health problems early; we’ll keep bringing hospital waiting times down; we’ll put 3,000 more teachers into schools over five years, over and above the numbers required for growing rolls; we’ll cap student fees to keep tertiary education affordable; we’ll keep bringing crime rates down, not just through tougher sentences, but also by creating jobs and through programmes to cut youth offending; and we’ll guarantee superannuation at current levels for everyone in the future. But we can only achieve our goals with your support. If you want me to lead the next government, if you want Labour to be able to carry on the work we’ve begun, then tomorrow give your party vote to Labour. We will work with other parties, and draw on their ideas in the interests of New Zealand. Tomorrow you choose who will lead New Zealand. Leading the country isn’t a right, it’s a privilege that you have to earn every day. Every day of this government’s term I’ve been proud to be Prime Minister. Every day it’s been a privilege for us to lead New Zealand forward. With your party vote Labour can and will lead New Zealand into the future. Colin Powell: “Very, very, very close friend.” Clark: “The twenty first century is going to be about growth, knowledge, innovation.” Man: “What government is doing is being a serious partner.” Clark: “We believe in looking after the many, not just the few. Clark: “Officers we really appreciate you, treating our flag with respect.” Clark: “We’re going to fight like hell to keep that cup.” Clark: “We’re not going to run because things get hot (photos of military). We can be proud of being part of making it happen.” Text: When the country needed leadership we led. And with your Party Vote tomorrow we’ll lead New Zealand into the future. Party Vote Labour. Working for tomorrow, today. Act closing (10.50-13.50) Act New Zealand. Promoting freedom, choice and responsibility. Richard Prebble: “One of the bold decisions we took was to be a party vote only campaign. That has enabled Act to campaign on the issues.” Rodney Hide: “In fact for someone on $40,000…” Prebble: “In fact Rodney Hide our economic spokesman, he’s been able to campaign up and down the whole country. Newman: “What we say is that families should keep more of what they earn.” Prebble: “I think New Zealanders have appreciated the fact that Act is running a very positive issue-based campaign, which distinguishes us from every other party. I met this dairy operator. He and his family have been terrorised.” Man: “Mask. We don’t know what they want to do so I take our…” Billboard: Zero tolerance for crime. Act. Somebody has to. Prebble: “What I actually think has happened on this campaign is that people have first focussed on our statement about zero tolerance, and have said I agree with that and they’ve seen we’ve got a real programme to grow the economy, a tax cut for every worker. And then they’ve asked, well, what is Act going to do about health and education.” Billboard: Act for lower taxes than Australia. Billboard: Tax cut for every worker. Billboard: One law for all New Zealanders. Billboard: A party vote for Act is a message to government: Prompt world-class healthcare for all. “And found we have a solution to the hospital waiting list, we use the private sector, we actually have a plan to lift educational standards, and so people have then said, well I agree with Act.” Billboard: A party vote for Act sends a message to government: World-class education standards. Scrap the NCEA. Prebble: “And we’ve seen our support go up every day during the campaign. We are clearly going to elect more members of Parliament, and then they’ve looked at our MPs and said well I’d be proud to be represented by a group of MPs who I know are going to continue to represent the values I believe in. Act’s vote among women has improved spectacularly, now I think that is partly because we’ve got very strong woman candidates, but we’re also running on issues of particular concern to women, and I mention that crime, and the fact that people aren’t safe in their own homes, is an issue that is of great concern to women in New Zealand. Of course, we’ve got to tackle other problems. Act proposes a bonfire of regulations. This would be a good bill to go on the bonfire. We also think the present ACC bill would be a good bill to go on the bonfire. If you want Members of Parliament of principle, MPs who will everyday protect the taxpayer’s interests, MPs with a vision of how this country can aspire again to lead the world, then give Act your party vote on Saturday the 27th of July.” Voice over: “Act is the real alternative. Tomorrow give your party vote to Act.” Text: Give your party vote to Act. 2002 New Zealand First Closing (13.59-16.50) V/O: The following is a party-political broadcast by Winston Peters on behalf of New Zealand First. Winston Peters: “In a few hours we New Zealanders vote for the kind of country we want. Soon you will have all the power, and the politicians will have to listen. Over these last wintery weeks you’ve heard all sorts of messages, and New Zealand First has raised issues that others won’t talk about. For we are interested in the real problems now and the kind of country we could be in the future. Our message is simple. In or out of government, we have promised to fix three things in three years, for it’s not power we seek but a better New Zealand. New Zealand First in its tenth year has learned from the past, which is why we’re not promising you the earth, but we do have a vision. We dream of a country where all New Zealanders of all backgrounds are able to live in safety, be treated as equals and not be swamped by a flood of immigration. We want a dramatically improved exporting economy to provide our people with first world incomes and high-quality public education, health and social services. A country which values its young people, cares for its old people and upholds traditional family values. We want parliament to listen to the people. We’re going to rebuild a country about which people will later say – they fixed crime and violence, they fixed the Treaty industry, and they ended the divisions in their society. They fixed the immigration problems and returned to investing in their own young people, providing them with education and training and a good start to life. We’re going to wage war on crime, by giving police the resources and powers, and by being tough on youth and repeat offenders, and really targeting adolescent crime. Whilst we are many peoples, with different customs, we are all New Zealanders first. Over the next three years, New Zealand First will pursue policies that promote social cohesion and unity. We’ll put an end to the Treaty of Waitangi industry, and stop inserting Treaty principles, which no-one understands, into our law. New Zealand First will end immigration policies which no other first world country engages in, and we’ll stop using immigration as an excuse for our failure to train and employ our own people first. We will stop queue-jumping asylum seekers. Only immigrants who can contribute to rapid export growth, our research and development and our educational capacity will be accepted. New Zealand was once a world leading nation, giving more economic and social equity and welfare than any other country. We have had a great past, and now we’re going to rebuild a great future. We’re going to put New Zealanders first in every consideration. Sadly, the damage from our country’s mistakes could be irreversible. It’s now or never. Can we fix it? Yes we can, and we will. Text: Give us your party vote. Keep New Zealand First. 2002 Greens Closing (16.50-19.50) Jeanette Fitzsimons: “Tomorrow, when you walk into that polling booth, your choice will matter for generations. Only a party vote for the Greens will keep GE in the lab and guarantee our exports, our environment and our children a healthy future. You’ll also help keep government honest. Most people want a Labour led government. The question is – what flavour do you want to add? United and New Zealand First have consistently voted with National for the last six years. It’s been the Greens who have provided a stable and visionary partner to the Labour led government, while still keeping to our principles. We were the only voice for peace and reason when the government backed America’s bombing of Afghan villages. We’re standing up for New Zealand’s right to make its own choices, about other countries’ GE crops and other countries’ wars. Don’t be fooled when Helen Clark says she wants to release GE so badly that she can’t work with us again. Looking at her other choices, keeping GE in the lab is actually quite easy. There’s simply no business case for releasing GE. Instead, we can have the best of both worlds, the benefits of all the things we can do with GE in the lab, like medicines, and the benefits of marketing GE free and organic food to a world that’s crying out for it and is prepared to pay for it. That’s about securing our prosperity, so we can afford to pay all students a universal student allowance and reduce fees. The Greens say you can’t build a knowledge economy in the shadow of a debt mountain. The Greens are ambitious. We’ve set a target of ending child poverty by 2010, and we’ll start with a universal children’s allowance, like I had when my kids were little. We’ll tackle violence on children’s TV, parenting education, more time for parents to spend with their kids, and healthier food. Taking care of kids now protects their future and ours. Just like investing in preventative health care will save the pain and the cost of future illness. We want to put $15 a week in everyone’s pocket by shifting tax off the first $5000 of income, and onto pollution and waste. It’s called ecological tax reform, and it’s the new leading edge in tax policy. The Greens stand for clean air, clean water, safe food, for peace, democracy and justice. These are our life’s work. If you want a nation where children have a future free from violence and poverty, where their education is seen as an investment rather than as a cost, and where our prosperity rests on proudly bringing to the world goods and services from the cleanest greenest nation on earth, then your party vote has got to be Green. Text: Party Vote: Green. 2002 Alliance Closing (23.00-25.00) Laila Harre: “At the close of this election campaign it is very clear why we must have the Alliance back in government. No other party has made a commitment to free tertiary education, no other party has listened to New Zealanders say that you would be prepared to pay a little bit more tax for a high-quality public health service. No other party has the policies, it will take, to make New Zealand a more equal society. We want to work with other centre-left parties in government. In that government Labour will be a strong voice for business development, the Greens will be a strong voice for the environment; the Alliance’s job is to give strong voice to health, education, and a better deal for working families. Our bottom line is an end to the student debt crisis. Text: Alliance Education Policy Cancel Student Debt Scheme Living Allowance for Students Remove Tuition Fees Cancel Existing Loan Interest We will scrap the student debt scheme, introduce a living allowance for all students, remove tuition fees and cancel interest on all existing loans. Only the Alliance is drawing a line in the sand over student debt and saying enough is enough. And we would pay all teachers more, and settle the secondary school teachers’ dispute. New Zealand deserves a first-rate public health service. That means no charge to visit the doctor and for medicines. We’ll cut waiting lists and wipe district health board debt. Better pay will mean trained staff stay in New Zealand. We’ll also put more money into mental and rural health. Text: Alliance Health Policy Free Doctors Visits Free Prescription Medicine Cut Hospital Waiting Lists Alliance Health Policy: Cancel District Health Board Debt Keep Trained Medical Staff in New Zealand Increased Funding for Mental & Rural Health We have worked well with Labour in government. We’ve already won 12 weeks paid parental leave, and big increases in the minimum wage. Now we want four weeks annual leave for all workers, and a better deal for all families with a universal family benefit. A first-rate health and education service will cost more but it’s money well spent. We need a strong voice for health, education and a better deal for families in the next government. Business development and the environment are important, but other things are important too. If you want a voice in the next government, party vote Alliance. Text: Give Alliance Your Party Vote 2002 United Closing (25.00- Peter Dunne: “Over the last six weeks you’ve been bombarded with politics. You’ve seen the debates, you’ve heard all the promises. Tomorrow is your opportunity to decide the future direction of our country for the next three years and beyond. As you do so, I ask you to think about this. New Zealand needs a new vision about where we should be heading. United Future’s vision is to make New Zealand the best place in the world to work and raise a family again. If our families are doing well, our country will do well. That is why we will support families and parents, and ensure that every child gets the best start in life. We need a stable government, a big party working cooperatively with a small party. United Future is that sensible middle party, one that will work positively to make a difference for New Zealand families. Remember, United Future’s already represented in Parliament. So, under MMP every party vote for United Future counts. It’s your party vote that will help us bring a voice of reason to our next Government. Without United Future we are likely to end up with yet another disparate coalition. We’ve had too much of small parties holding the government to ransom in recent times. And United Future will bring some much-needed common sense back to government. Our 63 candidates are drawn from all walks of life. They are enthusiastic, practical, common-sense people, all passionately committed to their families, and to making New Zealand a better place. So tomorrow, make your party vote a United Future party vote. A vote for families, a vote for common sense, and a vote for stable government.”