Party: NZ First
Sender: Shane Jones, New Zealand First <[email protected]>
Date Received: 2025-07-20 08:42
<https://www.nzfirst.nz/donate>[Name], On 18 July 1993, a political movement was born, not out of political fashion or elite favour, but from the fire of conviction. A movement that has never bent the knee. A party forged in the belief thatthe people of this country, not the bureaucrats, not the globalist grifters, and not the Beltway peacocks, should determine our future. New Zealand First turned 32 this week. And as we mark this milestone, we’re not looking backwards with nostalgia, we’re looking forward with determination. Because the truth is this: New Zealand is at a fork in the road. Do we continue down the path of division, dependency, and luxury beliefs pushed by Te Pāti Māori, Labour and the Greens? Or do we give the change New Zealand First has instigated the opportunity to gain momentum? Do we stand tall, dig in, and restore security (economic security, energy security, and social security) for every New Zealander? A Second Term is not a luxury. It’s a necessity When voters sent us back to Parliament in 2023, it wasn’t for show. It was because they were tired of being dictated to. Tired of being smeared for believing in common sense. Tired of watching their towns hollowed out while politicians in Wellington played ideological dress-up. We promised to be the circuit breaker. And we’re delivering: ✅ A Member’s Bill to restore the primacy of the New Zealand flag ✅ Standing up for parents’ rights in our schools ✅ Defending resource industries against green hysteria ✅ Protecting the use of cash ✅ Putting the brakes on wasteful spending ✅ Championing law and order ✅ And we’re restoring respect for hard work, sovereignty, and economic sanity But one term is not enough to reverse the damage wrought by Labour and their eco-zealot friends. And the forces we’re fighting - cancel culture, regulatory overreach, foreign dependencies, and smug, Wellington-centric complacency - aren’t going quietly. This is a battle for our future Every week I travel our great country and hear the same things in the halls of our marae, the tables of our pubs, the break rooms of our factories, and the boardrooms of our regional businesses... Kiwis are sick of the spin. They’re tired of their values and needs being ignored. And they’re turning to us because we’re the only ones telling the truth with a belly of conviction, never kowtowing, and refusing to bow to the elite agenda. We’ve stood in the storm. I’ve stood (literally) next to Jacinda Ardern despairing as she gutted the oil and gas sector in Taranaki, knowing it would hammer regional prosperity. I didn’t agree then, and I don’t now. That was economic vandalism disguised as virtue. We’ve been mocked for it - more focus on my puku than my politics, as my wife says - but we’ve stayed the course. And now we must take action to reverse the course Labour put us on: ❌ Diminished export revenue ❌ Fragile energy resilience ❌ Fed up local ratepayers ❌ Capital flight - investment fled and regional New Zealand is paying the price This wasn’t just policy failure, it’s cultural decay. And we are fighting it. New Zealand First is the lightning rod for the fightback We are bold enough to say: the iwi should always be in Kiwi. We are clear: no one owns the water, not hapū, not corporates. We are unashamed: we support mining, oil and gas, and every productive use of the bounty our forebears handed us. And we will never, ever collaborate with Te Pāti Māori. Because we believe in unity, not polarisation dressed up as progress. We are not afraid of the noisy protestors, the Tikanga-twisting radicals, or the climate cultists who think higher taxes will change the weather in Africa. We are not beholden to the financial elite or university think tanks. We are backed by you. And today, we need your support <https://www.nzfirst.nz/nz-first-commonsense-fund>. Give NZ First a birthday gift that counts <https://www.nzfirst.nz/nz-first-commonsense-fund> This birthday, don’t just celebrate our history, fund our future <https://www.nzfirst.nz/nz-first-commonsense-fund>. 👉 Donate to our Commonsense Fund now <https://www.nzfirst.nz/nz-first-commonsense-fund> Your donation keeps our message strong, our progress rolling, and our team out there, from the Far North to the Southland plains, standing up for Kiwis like you. 2026: The real battle begins The second act of this government must be stronger, louder, bolder. We need to keep pushing to bury the failed ideologies of the past. To end the heresy that oil, gas, and farming have no place in our future. To call time on the woke bureaucrats who’ve infiltrated councils, courts, and iwi boards. To replace moral hysteria with real leadership. With your help, we’ll lead the charge. Let’s make this birthday a rallying cry. Let’s prepare for battle. Let’s Make New Zealand Great Again! Shane Jones Minister for Regional Development, Resources, Oceans and Fisheries Associate Minister of Finance & Energy Spokesperson for Common Sense Son of the North and Proud NZ First Patriot P.S. The party of boldness, imagination, and experience needs your help. We’ve done it before. We’ll do it again. But only if you back us <https://www.nzfirst.nz/nz-first-commonsense-fund>. 👉 Chip in now <https://www.nzfirst.nz/nz-first-commonsense-fund> and let’s finish what we started. <https://www.facebook.com/NZFirst> <https://twitter.com/nzfirst> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-zealand-first> <https://www.instagram.com/newzealandfirst/> <https://nzfirst.nationbuilder.com/>New Zealand First · PO Box 406, Feilding 4740, New Zealand This email was sent to [Email] · Unsubscribe <https://nzfirst.nationbuilder.com/unsubscribe> Authorised by H. Howard, 91 Makino Road, Feilding