Maori Party closing 2005 (3.00) Tariana Turia. Co-Leader Maori Party. “It is time to make history. We want to create a future that builds on the past and reflects the present, where we proudly walk the talk. We want more for this nation. We know that a better life for Maori will be a better life for all. We want a future where we can all be proud and confident in our own cultural strength. Where we can achieve kotahitanga, by moving forward, all people’s together. For the first time in this country’s history, you can have a strong and independent Maori voice in Parliament, for the benefit of the nation. Your grandchildren, your neighbours, your friends, your whanau depend on it. We took seriously the actions of 45,000 New Zealanders who walked on Parliament at the treacherous legislation to confiscate land. It did not need to be that way. Changes could easily have been made to existing legislation to protect access for all New Zealanders. The nation did not need to be divided once more. The government reacted to the Orewa speech by extinguishing Maori development opportunities and bureaucracies moved back to assimilationist behaviours. (Sign: Our whanau supports the Maori Party). We are a party of principle. We believe in integrity (Sign: Maori seabed for shore!) and justice for all, and respect for each other. Politics should not be based on putdowns, on being bought off, on taking for granted the loyalty of our past vote. Our vote must not be contained and constrained by Labour or National. We must speak up now for a new Aotearoa. We will give voice to the voiceless. We will listen to you. We will be led by you. We are a party of the people. It is time to restore confidence and hope in our people. That we can do for ourselves. The best people to make decisions are the whanau. Government has a responsibility to make sure all people enjoy the benefits of economic growth. It is our children who are hurting the most. Well-educated and healthy families are an investment in our future. We know too that if we look after our natural resources we’ll look after our children’s tomorrow. We must keep this country clean and green and nuclear free. Together, we can create the tomorrow all our ancestors hoped for in signing Tiriri O Waitangi. This Saturday you too can take a stand for justice. A position of principle, a vote for a nation which values all peoples who call this land home. Your party vote is critical for a strong and independent Maori voice in Parliament. It is time to be bold. To believe in ourselves. Give your two ticks to the Maori Party for a better future for us all.” Walking the Talk. Maori Party. Green 2005 closing address (3.00) Music: “Time is running out and we’ve got to do something about it. Time is running out, time is running out (Sign: Hey Kids… Don’t swim or play here – this water is polluted), and we’ve got to do something about it. That is what my good friends say, on the news just the other day, and as I pressed him on (Sign: Public transport. Party Vote Green) to see what else he had to say, he said to me that there is an announcement from the Greens, a big poster in Ponsonby, yes, a greater feeling came over me. Time is running out. What my brother told me. And we’ve got to do (Sign: Clean energy. Party Vote Green) something about it. Yes, time is running out. Time is running out. And we’ve got to do something about it (4 children holding hands). (Sign: A fair go for all. Party Vote Green.) “Now the time has come for eye to eye to face the truth. To see those conquer eyes. Men and women and all those youth. (Sign: No fee rise for 2005). Getting this is what they sow (Sign: Honour the Tiriti)…” Russell Norman: “Only a party vote for the Greens will give you a strong, stable government for the next three years. A Labour-Green government, with heart, soul and spine.” Jeanette Fitzsimons: “Don’t listen to the dirty tricks in this campaign. For clean politics, a cleaner environment, for safe, sustainable energy, for healthy food, for a fairer society, think about the next thirty years and party vote Green.” Man: “For your children, your grandchildren, and the next three generations, make a real difference. Party Vote Green.” Music: “Time is running out. Never really know what you are going to do.” Kei a koe te mana. For the things that really matter. Party vote Green. Green. United Future 2005 (3.00) Peter Dunne: “Hello, I’m Peter Dunne. In the last few weeks you’ve heard it all. And now you have a decision to make. A big decision. The only poll that really matters is the one on election day. And the reality is it could go either way. Another Labour led government or a National-led government. Whoever it is, they will need to work with an effective support party. A stable, sensible party with policies that are designed to help New Zealand families. United Future is the positive party. We offer policies like income splitting for tax purposes for working families. A tax-free threshold of three thousand dollars. The removal of GST from domestic rates. And the shifting of the tax brackets to reduce our tax burden. We also have well thought out policies in the fields of law and order, health and social welfare. All these polices are aimed at improving the safety, well-being and prosperity of the New Zealand family. United Future has already shown it can make MMP work and we are the only party to have successfully allowed MMP to work the way you, the voter, meant it to. And we are the only party that can work effectively as a support party for the next three years, no matter who is leading government. Nobody else can fill that role. Think about it for a moment. It just won’t work with anyone else. I’m looking forward to once again having the privilege of representing Ohariu-Belmont. So United Future, working with our partner Outdoor Recreation New Zealand, will be in the next Parliament. But to make sure we can really put our stamp on government, you need to make your party vote a United Future vote to ensure there are several United Future MPs representing your views. The bottom line, without a party vote for United Future, you are likely to end up with a disastrous mish-mash of disparate parties trying to work with National or Labour, trying to cobble together a government. Trying, but failing miserably. Now that we are down to the wire, it is fairly obvious there are really only three parties in the equation: National, Labour, and as the logical support party, United Future. A party vote for any other support party really will be a wasted vote. Because none of them can work effectively with either National or Labour. You know who they are. And honestly, if you try and imagine them in a support role, and that is only if they reach the 5% threshold, the prospects for our country are frankly quite frightening. If you want a support party in government, that will fight the rampant political correctness and silly rules, and maintain some much needed common-sense and a voice of reason in government, then tomorrow you must make your party vote a vote for United Future. Thank you. United Future working with Outdoor Recreation. Strong families – strong country. NZF 2005 closing (3.00) Keep New Zealand First. Winston Peters: “So, are we all agreed? Hands up, no coalition means just that. Yes. Great. I am announcing today that NZF will not be going into a formal coalition with either Labour or National.” Clapping. Peters: “If the public wants tax cuts, and it thinks they are wise and affordable, then we will not stop them. If the public wants welfarism, and they think it is wise and affordable, then we will not stop them. Every breath they take, every move they make, we’ll be watching them.” Laughter from crowd. Peters: “Our five policy priorities: our seniors, our immigration, our law and order, our treaty policies and our economic plan is our pledge to the New Zealand voter. We encourage New Zealanders to vote for us based on them. We place the voters’ needs first. That is why the policies, not the perks of office, matter most to us. And now the voters know NZF will not be in government by our own choice, they also deserve to know we intend to serve New Zealanders as we always have. By keeping the next government honest.” Clapping. “In this interview I sought to contemplate every single question you could possibly ask. And I have sought to answer every possible question that could be possibly asked, no matter what permutation you put on it. That being the case, have you got any questions which are not a repeat of what I’ve already answered.” Journalist: “You talk about confidence and supply, how are you going to achieve what you really want.” Peters: “If you read my speech very carefully I said we will not oppose a motion of confidence and supply in the sense that if that motion comes then we would withhold our vote. With one exception. Where a group of other parties seeks to gang up against a minority government then we would use our vote, on confidence and supply, to maintain that government. Thank you very much.” Peters: “Well they’ve all gone, all the promises have been made, and now it is over to you. Tomorrow, in the polling booth, you’ll have more power than all the politicians put together. Remember, we’re not going into coalition with either Labour or National. But if you vote in the majority, that is, more votes for one or either of those parties, then we will ensure that party can govern with stability for the next three years. We’ve still got our five policy principles and priorities, which we’ve campaigned on, and we can make them a reality in the next three years. Seniors Immigration Law and order The Treaty Economic Plan. “But in the mean-time, you’ll have a stable government, for the next three years. So, it is over to you.” Give us your party vote. Keep New Zealanders First. Act 2005 closing (3.00) Sign: Act is back! Act. The Liberal Party. www.act.org.nz Speaker: “Will we, yes!” Asian singer. Hon Ruth Richardson. Act Member, former National Minister of Finance: “With a National-Act ticket, is a marriage of the forces of pragmatism and the forces of principle.” Clapping. Hon Richard Prebble CBE. Act MP. “Any able bodied person in New Zealand who wants to work today can work.” Dr Graham Scott. Act list candidate and former Secretary of Treasury. “Put the money that the government is spending on your behalf back in the pockets of the people they took it from.” Tetauru Emile. Act Candidate Wigram. “Act’s message is very strong, it stands up what it believes in. It doesn’t hop from one idea to the other, it has a vision for this country and I think most of the other parties lack it.” Helen Simpson. Act candidate, Auckland Central. “It is the only party that doesn’t say that because of your colour, or how much money you earn, that you should have less rights than anyone else.” Hon Sir Roger Douglas. Act co-founder. “New Zealand needs Act. Because it is going to be a much superior government.” Ruth Richardson: “Be warned, rust never sleeps. Well for my money Roger I want the rust not the rot of state dependency.” Sign: Tax cut now. Party vote Act. Clapping. Sign: Zero tolerance crime. Rodney Hide: “It has been a great campaign. In this campaign what we’ve done is gone out to New Zealanders and reminded them of the principles and the ideas on which Act was founded on. The idea that individuals should be free to choose how to live their own lives, and to spend their own money. And that what we need is quality government, smaller government, a government that is taking less of our money and concentrating on its core functions. Like caring for the truly needy, like keeping our streets free of crime, of upholding property rights, and providing the environment for economic growth in which New Zealanders and businesses can thrive and succeed and get ahead.” (Sign on bus: Bugger Labour’s Land Grab. Fart tax. Land access? Gary Eckhoff MP. Fighting for heartland NZ) T-shirt: “No more forbidden fruit!” Hide: “A vote for Rodney Hide, you get Richard Worth, you get Rodney Hide, you get the Act team, plus you get Don Brash as Prime Minister. And that message in Epsom is getting through.’ Hide: “Winning in Epsom is important because it means every party vote for Act counts. None will be wasted. And that has allowed us to concentrate on our core policies. Like getting a tax cut for every New Zealander. And that includes the top rate of tax and the company rate of tax. And we want those tax cuts now.” Sign: a party vote for Act spends a message to government: Tax cut for every worker. “We want more police on the beat, and criminals in jail for longer. And we’ve used plenty of imagination in getting that policy across.” Sign: Zero tolerance for crime. Party vote Act. “We want to end the grief and the tragedy of people dying on waiting lists by using private hospitals more.” Sign: Waiting lists: Healthcare when you need it. Party vote Act. Hide: “We want an inclusive society that is tolerant and free of racism, where there is one law for all New Zealanders.” Sign: Stop Peters by voting Act. Hide: “We’ve held Labour to account and we’ve kept the National Party’s feet to the fire. And we are going to have to go on doing it. And that is why it is so important New Zealanders give their party vote to Act this Saturday.” Announcer: “Do you want a real change of government? If you want positive change and a tax cut, now (Text: Tax cut now, Epsom) in this election give your party vote to Act.” Text: Party vote Act. Act the Liberal Party. Jim Anderton’s Progressive Party closing statement 2005 (3.00) Jim Anderton: “We’ve been successful in economic and regional development. Working with people, keeping our head down, getting things done. That has contributed to the creation of 260,000 new jobs (Text: 260,000 new jobs). That is quite an achievement. After a long time in politics you learn a few things (Text: Getting things done). You don’t scream and shout, you just get things done. Kiwibank Four weeks annual leave Apprenticeships doubled. “Kiwibank, four weeks paid annual leave for everyone, doubling apprenticeships. We promised all of these at the last election and we have achieved them. But there is more to do. We’ve shown we can get things done, but you have to be sensible, cooperative, and constructive. People don’t know it but the Progressive party has a diverse and talented team. We need more Progressive MPs to get things done in Parliament. Let the others scream and shout, we’ll work hard for better jobs, and stronger communities. Work quietly, getting things done (Text: Getting things done). Help families. Help senior citizens. Reduce student debt. Raise the drinking age to 20. Help families, help seniors, reduce the student debt, put the drinking age back up to 20. That is our policy. Keep working with regions and industry to create better jobs. Keep New Zealand working. This election campaign is about the privilege and honour of who will form and be part of the next government of New Zealand. There is an old saying in both politics and life which goes: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. New Zealand isn’t broke, but it was broken for a very long time, and over the past six years I’ve been part of a Labour-Progressive government, which has gone about the task of fixing it. Our economy has outperformed Australia for the first time in 30 years. We are well above the average of the best performing economies of the world. The lowest levels of unemployment. The best place in the world to do business. All of the regions of New Zealand are in positive growth mode and have been for the full six years we’ve been in government. Young New Zealanders now have a future in their own towns, regions and country. But there is still more to do in health, education, housing, alcohol and drugs, superannuation. But going back to failed policies of the past would be disastrous.” High performing economy. Low unemployment. Strong regional growth. A future for youth. Vote to get things done. “We’re an insurance policy in government. Progressive is your pro-economic development, pro-jobs, anti-drugs, insurance policy. A party vote for Jim Anderton’s Progressives is a vote for positive and constructive action for a better future for all New Zealanders. Jim Anderton’s Progressive Party. Party Vote. “Now that is Progressive.” Closing election statement National 2005 Don what can we expect from your first year as Prime Minister? Brash: “So what will life be like by say the end of next year under a National lead government? I guess first, and most obviously, all hard working New Zealanders will be enjoying some tax relief after several years, six at least, of not getting any at all under a Labour government” National’s fair tax plan includes: Lower personal tax rates Lower company tax Fair childcare and student loan deductions “National’s fair tax plan of lower taxes for you, lower company taxes, and fair childcare and student loan deductions will encourage all kiwis to stay in New Zealand and to work hard and get ahead.” Brash: “We’ll see the end of new Treaty grievance claims. We want all those lodged by the end of next year. We’ll see a beginning made in fixing the education system. We’ll have abolished rigid zoning restrictions. We’ll be introducing vouchers to help young children read and write and count. We’ll have passed a law that means that people sentenced under that law, if they are repeat offenders, or violent offenders, will have to serve the full court-imposed sentence and not be eligible for parole.” National’s law and order plan includes: Abolishing parole for all violent and repeat offenders More frontline police Taking DNA samples from all convicted criminals “National’s law and order plan includes abolishing parole for all violent and repeat offenders, providing more frontline police who will put crime fighting before revenue gathering, and taking DNA samples from all convicted criminals.” Brash: “We’ll have started the process of fixing the economy. That won’t be done over-night. But the Resource Management Act, for example, will enable us to really get motoring, not to excuse the pun, on building the road network. That has been dragging on and dragging on, it is a headache in the Waikato, a headache in the Bay of Plenty, a headache in Auckland, all over the country we need to accelerate the road building programme. And we’ll have made a major start on that too. So I think over the first 15 months, say, by the end of 2006, New Zealanders can look forward to some significant and beneficial changes under a National lead government.” Do you have the guts to risk being unpopular? Brash: “I didn’t enjoy being labelled a racist following my Orewa speech last year. But I think the things I said had to be said, frankly, because, as I say, this state sponsored separatism, which we’ve seen in recent years, and it is not purely a Labour government phenomenon, it dates back a while, is a very dangerous track indeed. I’m not someone who says we should walk away from resolving historical grievances, I think that does need to be done. But I think it needs to be done and finished with.” National’s plan for New Zealand includes: Basing all policies on need, not race Abolishing separate Maori seats in Parliament Settling all Treaty claims by 2010 “National’s plan for New Zealand will end racial separatism by basing all policies on need, not race. We’ll abolish the separate Maori seats in Parliament. And we’ll settle all historic Treaty claims honourably and soon.” How will you fix the crisis in health? Brash: “Helen Clark said she would fix the problem of waiting lists. The problem of people waiting to get hip operations, cataract operations, all the other things people are desperately in need of. People waiting in pain and sometimes in fear. Frankly the waiting lists are still a scandal. And nothing that this government had done has fixed the problem.” National’s health plan includes: More doctors and nurses and fewer bureaucrats Better funding for care of our elderly Allowing public operations in private hospitals “National’s health plan will provide more doctors and nurses and fewer bureaucrats. We’ll provide better funding for care of our elderly. And if it helps you get your operation sooner, we’ll allow public operations in private hospitals.: How will you improve our children’s literacy and numeracy? Brash: “Well we want to establish national standards for reading and for arithmetic at the age of seven. We want to tell parents whether their child is actually reaching that standard. And if the child is not reaching that standard we want to give parents a voucher entitling them to get additional tuition for their son or daughter so they can get up to that national standard. We don’t want kids coming out of school unable to read, write and count.” National’s education plan includes: Fixing NCEA to give students meaningful grades New English and maths standards Paying good teachers more. “National’s education plan includes fixing NCEA to give students meaningful grades. We’ll hold schools accountable for achieving new English and maths standards. And we’ll pay good teachers more so your kids are inspired to learn.” Brash: “We owe it to our children. We owe it to our children’s children. To give them that future. And that is the goal that brought me into this party. If we maintain the energy, maintain the focus, maintain the teamwork, that is the goal that is now within our grasp.” “Tomorrow you will have to decide which party and which leader you can trust. To really tackle the issues that matter to our country and our future. You know, I’ve been leading organisations, both public and private since I was thirty years old. And I can tell you that you don’t get far in the real world if you are not trustworthy. I value my integrity and I don’t put my name to anything unless I really believe in it. I’m very happy to put my name to the National Party’s plans for New Zealand. If you want to return to hard working New Zealand values, lower taxes, and less waste, then my message to you is simple, give your party vote to National tomorrow. Thank you very much.” Party Vote National. Tackling the issues of mainstream New Zealanders. Labour closing 2005 A party-political broadcast from Labour (6.10-12.10). Maori man: “There is a good feeling about the country; it feels good.” Helen Clark: “People are interested in New Zealand, and my goal is to keep New Zealand on the world’s horizon so that we are the kind of country people want to live in, put their money into, work in, come and visit, send their kids to study in; that is what the modern economy is about today. And it is about all of us as kiwis, pulling together, to put our very best face to the world, and we’ve got a great face to put to the world.” “For the last six years I’ve served as Prime Minister of New Zealand. I can think of no greater privilege, than to have been elected by you to this office. But with that privilege come heavy responsibilities, and the need to make difficult choices. Over the past two terms in government, Labour has delivered on its promises; we’ve kept our word. Labour stands for building an inclusive nation, where everyone has the opportunity to succeed and enjoy security in their older years. We’ve provided strong, stable government, which delivers for families, at every stage of our lives. And we’ve seen our country emerge on the world stage as a confident and innovative nation. Tomorrow, you have an important decision to make. A vote for Labour is a vote of confidence in the direction the country is going. A vote for any other party is a vote which risks radically changing all that. Over the past six years, our nation has done well. The 1990s were a time of high inflation, high unemployment and growing division. Today, we have the lowest unemployment rate in the western world. New Zealand is one of the best performing economies in the OECD. Our businesses, artists and sports teams are winning on the world stage. Our music and film industries have never been stronger. We can all take pride in these achievements. And we can take pride too in being nuclear free and in having the strength and independence not to send our young people off to fight in unjust wars. But behind that pride in our achievement, lies the realisation that a change in government would put that all at risk. In the last six years the New Zealand economy has made huge gains. But our economy is finely balanced. In a small country like ours you can’t just promise an extra $7 billion dollars of tax cuts without having to make cuts to health, education and other services. And as well borrow more, which would push up interest and mortgage rates. Only Labour can continue to deliver the strong stable government which is essential for fostering growth and enabling us to invest in health and education. Our policies put children first, and provide strong support for working people, families, elderly and our young people. We’ll work with New Zealanders to build a better quality of life for all. And to ensure our young people want to have a future here, bring up their families here, and enjoy their retirement here. “ Announcer: “The most important thing tomorrow is to vote for the party you want to lead the next government. Here are ten reasons why you should give your party vote to Labour. 1. Student loans. Only Labour will provide no interest on student loans for New Zealand based graduates from next year. (Text: 1. Student loans: Pay no interest from April 2006). 2. More resources for more operations. In the next term alone, 7,500 more cataract operations and 10,000 more major joint operations. (Text: 2. Health: 7,500 extra cataract operations; 10,00 extra major joint operations). 3. Saving for a home. Everyone who joins Labour’s new Kiwi Saver scheme gets a thousand dollars savings kick start and can qualify for a grant of up to five thousand dollars for single people and ten thousand dollars for couples who are saving to buy their first home. (Text: 3. Saving for a home: $1,000 Kiwi Saver kick start; Maximum deposit subsidy $5,000 singles, $10,000 couples. 4. Additional rates relief for those who need it. The maximum rebate will increase to $500 and you’ll be able to have a higher income and still be eligible. (Text. 4. Rates: Rebate up to $500; Eligible with higher incomes.) 5. More training and more skilled labour. There will be an extra 5,000 modern apprenticeship opportunities provided in the next term. (Text: 5. 5,000 extra modern apprenticeships.) 6. More police. Crime is at its lowest for 20 years. But we need to get it lower still. So, an additional two hundred and fifty community police will be added to our already increased police numbers and these additional police will be out on the streets, not in behind desks. (Text: 6. 250 extra community police). 7. Labour is the only party with a realistic plan for settling historical Treaty claims. A deadline for lodging all claims by September 2008. And a commitment to final settlement by 2020. (Text: 7. Treaty claims: Lodged by 2008; Commitment to settle by 2020). 8. More jobs, better pay and conditions, and improved work life balance. Only a party vote for Labour will guarantee four weeks minimum annual leave from 2007, and on-going increases in annual paid parental leave/ (Text: 8. More jobs. Better pay: 4 weeks annual leave; Increase in paid parental leave.) 9. Under Labour, New Zealand is guaranteed to stay nuclear free. And we won’t send our young people off to fight in unjust wars. (Text: 9. Remain nuclear free; Stay out of unjust wars.) 10. And ten. Labour is committed to a further big boost in targeted tax relief to help families bringing up children. (Text: 10. Real tax benefits for families).” Helen Clark: “Labour’s team is energetic, hard-working, and motivated. We’ve got our feet on the ground and we’ve proved we have the experience and the commitment to deliver on our promises. I feel privileged to serve our country. We’re making progress. It is fantastic to see just how well New Zealand is doing. Let’s not stop the momentum. Let’s not put it all at risk. Let’s keep moving forward together.” Text: Party Vote. New Zealand Labour.