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<\/p>\nNational Party leader Christopher Luxon at the party’s launch of its 2023 election campaign.\u00a0<\/span>Photo:\u00a0RNZ \/ Samuel Rillstone<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n It’s holding its campaign launch in South Auckland this afternoon, where there was initially a large Freedoms New Zealand protest outside, which seems to have largely dispersed.<\/p>\n Leader Christopher Luxon says the pledge card is his personal guarantee of the commitments a National government would deliver.<\/p>\n They range from economic promises around inflation and growth, infrastructure, law and order, education, health, seniors and climate change.<\/p>\n Watch the National campaign launch here:<\/b><\/p>\n Luxon is “guaranteeing” a National government would achieve eight important commitments “to get New Zealand back on track”, if the party wins the general election next month.<\/p>\n “New Zealanders have had enough. They want a new direction. So does National and today I’m putting my name to a pledge guaranteeing eight commitments if National is elected on October 14.”<\/p>\n “New Zealanders have a stark choice this election,” said Luxon.<\/p>\n “Either three more years of a high-taxing, high-spending, Labour, Greens and Te Pati M\u0101ori coalition that will never agree on anything, or a strong, stable National-led Government that will focus on what matters to New Zealanders and will get out country back on track.”<\/p>\n The Labour launch was disrupted by hecklers from the Freedoms Party and today Freedoms co-leader Brian Tamaki said they were there “to confront Christopher Luxon and National MPs about the state of this nation”.<\/p>\n “It’s time for bold fathers to arise and save this nation,” he said.<\/p>\n “Politicians can no longer afford to hide their faith. These desperate times require bold and courageous leaders who openly uphold strong Christian family values.”<\/p>\nNational’s pledge card:<\/h3>\n
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