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Every person in this room knows New Zealand's health system is under pressure. GPs have waiting lists longer than a hospital corridor and the corridor is where some of the treatment is needing to occur in hospitals.

"The Green Party’s fiscal plan makes crystal clear what’s at stake: taxpayers face a choice between $12.4 billion less debt under ACT’s plan, or $26.6 billion more debt under the Greens’ plan. It is a choice between financial security or financial ruin," says ACT Leader David Seymour.

“You can't pick your whānau, but you can pick where you campaign. Chris Hipkins has been caught out lecturing other parties about their judgement while his candidates campaign with gang members,” says ACT Deputy Leader Nicole McKee.

“As if to demonstrate that he is firmly in the pocket of left-wing teachers’ unions rather than on the side of students, Chris Hipkins has been caught repeating their false claims about charter school funding,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.

“ACT will drive down the costs of farming by cutting red tape, preventing new taxes and bringing discipline to government spending,” says ACT Agriculture spokesperson Andrew Hoggard.

“Chris Hipkins says the boardroom isn't his target audience and he's more interested in the mood of the smoko room. Someone should tell him the two are connected,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.