Labour says there's nothing new in National's budget responsibility rules.

National's Nicola Willis unveiled the details today - promising a surplus by 2028/29 and reducing Government spending to 30 percent of GDP. 

Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says this is part of their current fiscal strategy.

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Labour says there's nothing new in National's budget responsibility rules.
National's Nicola Willis unveiled the details today - promising a surplus by 2028/29 and reducing Government spending to 30 percent of GDP.&nbsp;
Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says this is part of their current fiscal strategy.
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Barbara Edmonds: Labour's finance spokesperson responds to National's budget responsibility rules

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The Opportunity Party's launched a policy to regulate lobbying and cap political donations.

The party, which is not in Parliament, is campaigning on imposing a $30,000 per donor per party - for each electoral cycle and having only registered voters allowed to donate.

Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong joined the Weekend Collective to explain further.

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The Opportunity Party's launched a policy to regulate lobbying and cap political donations.
The party, which is not in Parliament, is campaigning on imposing a $30,000 per donor per party - for each electoral cycle and having only registered voters allowed to donate.
Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong joined the Weekend Collective to explain further.
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Qiulae Wong: Opportunity leader on the party's plan to regulate political donations

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The ACT Party's promising a reset in government agencies, ending what it call 'race-based hiring' if re-elected.

It includes removing 'good employer' requirements from public service legislation, while also prohibiting agencies from resourcing any cultural or spiritual practices in the workplace.

Seymour joined the Weekend Collective to explain further.

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The ACT Party's promising a reset in government agencies, ending what it call 'race-based hiring' if re-elected.
It includes removing 'good employer' requirements from public service legislation, while also prohibiting agencies from resourcing any cultural or spiritual practices in the workplace.
Seymour joined the Weekend Collective to explain further.
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David Seymour: ACT Party leader on the party's plan to 'good employer' requirements from public service legislation

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National's promising to stick to three spending guardrails if it returns to Government, and is calling on other parties to follow suit. 

The party's promising a return to surplus in 2028/29  - and bending debt below 40 percent of GDP. 

It's also promising to reduce the size of Government, bringing spending to 30 percent of GDP. 

Finance Minister Nicola Willis joined the Weekend Collective to explain further.

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National's promising to stick to three spending guardrails if it returns to Government, and is calling on other parties to follow suit.&nbsp;
The party's promising a return to surplus in 2028/29 &nbsp;- and bending debt below 40 percent of GDP.&nbsp;
It's also promising to reduce the size of Government, bringing spending to 30 percent of GDP.&nbsp;
Finance Minister Nicola Willis joined the Weekend Collective to explain further.
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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on National's new plan to get things back to surplus

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Barbara Edmonds: Labour's finance spokesperson responds to National's budget responsibility rules

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