在新西兰
国家党执政至今，新西兰失去了两万个制造业的工作岗位，这对于我国的商业与工人们都是沉重的打击。 国家党就这么让两万个工作在自己眼皮子底下丢掉了。他们让各地区的制造业自生自灭。出口商们在大声疾呼缺乏
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国家党就这么让两万个工作在自己眼皮子底下丢掉了。他们让各地区的制造业自生自灭。出口商们在大声疾呼缺乏资金支持以及被逼裁掉上千工作，可是国家党还是袖手旁观。
工党深知我们必须以革新性的优质产品走向世界。现代的制造业创造的是能推动经济成长、商业繁荣的高薪工作。
要创造好工作我们的货币必须有竞争力。我们的出口商们受纽币的高位所累而苦苦挣扎，而政府却拒绝伸出援手。
工党将令我国的货币有竞争力。通过增加储蓄、改革税制以增强对出口企业的投入，让储备银行出台货币政策时考虑到经济成长的因素，我们将把纽元降到正常水准，从而推动经济并提高工资水平。
让新西兰人做低工资的工作、人员外流掏空国家心腹地带、老式的农业模式都表明国家党没有促进经济发展的前瞻视野。
他们唯一一个发展经济的主意是那个可疑的建会议中心的单子，企图让我国作为避税天堂而在国际上声名狼藉，同时始终让国人拿着低工资为澳州干人家不爱干的乏味活儿。
简而言之，工党将打造的是一个现代化经济，而国家党只要服务型经济。（霍建强议员办公室供稿）
Shearer Labour Leader 12 August 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT 20,000 manufacturing jobs lost under National
New Zealand has lost 20,000 manufacturing jobs under National, a serious blow for business and workers, says Labour Leader David Shearer.
“National has lost 20,000 manufacturing jobs on its watch. They are letting manufacturing rust in the regions. Exporters are crying out for help on the dollar and being forced to cut thousands of jobs but National stands idly by.
“Labour knows we need to make innovative, quality products to sell to the world. Modern manufacturing creates high-wage jobs that keep the economy growing, businesses booming and wages rising.
“But to get moving and creating good jobs we need a competitive currency. Our exporters are struggling under the high dollar but the government is refusing to help.
“Labour will make our currency competitive. By increasing savings, reforming tax to get investment into exporting businesses and making the Reserve Bank take growth into account we will get the dollar down to normal, the economy moving and wages rising.
“National’s stumbling economic vision is of Kiwis doing grunt jobs for low wages, a hollowed-out heartland and old-fashioned agriculture. That’s not a recipe for real growth.
“The only growth ideas National has are dubious deals for convention centres, attempts to make us an international pariah as a tax haven and keeping our wages low so we do grunt jobs for the Aussies. Labour will create a modern economy, National wants a service economy.”