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Mad Policies Driving New Zealanders Offshore

Monday 21 April 2008, 2:29PM

By Hon Sir Roger Douglas

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New Zealand residents will continue to leave our shores for Australia and elsewhere as long as the Labour-led Government's current mad policies are in place, ACT founder and candidate the Hon Sir Roger Douglas said today.

"On average, New Zealanders earn around $350 percent a week less than Australians," Sir Roger said.

"New Zealand needs to put in place policies that will enable us to catch up - policies that will enable us to increase growth by five percent a year or four percent per capita.

"Over the next six months, ACT will outline what those policies need to include - policies such as cutting Government expenditure, slashing regulation and cutting taxes.

"Only ACT has the guts to do what's right," Sir Roger said.