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Labour’s team is strong, united, and has a fully-costed plan for COVID-19 recovery that is already underway. National’s team is divided, desperate, and campaigning on a budget full of mistakes. Check out how Labour and National compare on the key issues to help you make up your mind who to vote for. But don’t delay – the last day to vote is 17 October.

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We have much to celebrate after 3 years of Government. Together, Māori and Labour have walked a new path. One underpinned by partnership, based on the articles of the Treaty and the promise of equality.

Together we have started to tackle the big issues. We know that to get real results for Māori, to put an end to the disparity between Māori and non-Māori, we had to do things differently.

Racism in our schools, over representation of Māori in prisons, poor housing and health outcomes, the absence of Māori history and stories, the lack of Māori representation on boards. These are not issues that have arisen overnight. They are problems many governments before now have struggled to tackle. The difference between now and then is that we are not going to keep running the same programmes, supporting the systems and expecting different results. We are changing. We are doing things differently. It is the harder path to walk. That is why, from the outset, we knew we couldn’t walk the path alone.

We established the new portfolio Māori-Crown Relationships – Te Arawhiti, to strengthen the Māori-Crown relationship to ensure that the Crown can grow to be a better Treaty Partner, and enable stronger and more understanding partnerships between Māori and the Crown.

We have invested hundreds of millions of dollars into Māori Education, Te Kōhanga reo, Whānau ora, Papakāinga – all in partnership with Māori.

With iwi across the country we are going to finally teach our history in schools and are working hard to implement Te Hurihanganui with our communities, to remove racism from them as well.

Māori are over represented in prisons. So to get better outcomes we changed the way Corrections operates to get better results. Now we work with whānau, implementing Māori pathways through prison to ensure when Māori leave prison, they have the right support to never come back again.

We have already worked together to make great gains in employment, in Whenua Māori and we continue to work together to respond to COVID-19, but there is still much more to do. Our Māori Manifesto sets out our commitment to continuing on the partnership path with Māori and looks to take bolder steps to create the change we need to finally realise the promise of Te Tiriti – Governance, Rangatiratanga and equality for all.

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We’re proud of everything we’ve achieved over the last three years. Led by Jacinda Ardern, our strong, stable government has delivered results and put people first every step of the way.

Now, we’re continuing to put people first with our decisive response to COVID-19. We’re focused on protecting the health of New Zealanders and setting up a strong economic recovery. We know there are still challenges ahead – but there are also big opportunities.

With our five-point plan to recover and rebuild already in motion, we are well on our way to making New Zealand even better. Now’s not the time to put on the brakes. Let’s keep building on our success, and let’s keep moving.

Updated 21 September 2020.

National’s reckless tax policy will see harsh cuts to public services like health and education, and will put New Zealand’s COVID recovery at risk.

Labour’s balanced plan keeps debt under control while protecting vital services like health and education. Scroll down to see if you’ll pay more income tax under a Labour government.

Our plan for economic recovery from COVID-19 is to: respond, recover, and rebuild.

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Labour is committed to supporting students. From making sure your flat is healthy to helping with your living costs, we’re looking out for you so you can focus on what’s important – your studies.

Here are some of the ways we’re making progress for students.