"Power to the People"
Good afternoon. It's great to be back in Tauranga and the Western Bay.
Thank you for taking time out of your busy lives and coming out in the numbers you have on this Sunday afternoon.
Hon Alfred Ngaro
First, thank you Alfred Ngaro for the introduction, and for finally seeing the light.
Uncertain World
We are living through the most challenging international environment that New Zealand has faced in the past 80 years. Navigating chaotic conditions such as these requires experience.
And experience has never mattered more.
This is not a time for performative posturing and senseless virtue signalling. It's a time for cool heads, rational judgements about what is possible, and an active diplomacy that listens, learns, and adapts to the chances when they present themselves.
That's what we've done in the last two years.
The State of the Economy
As for the state of the economy, well we all know the economy isn't where it should be. We all know that, without having to be told because kiwis are struggling sometimes working two, even three jobs, just to make ends meet.
New Zealand First unlike the rest, has constantly said that it will take time to turn our economy around.
