New Zealand Labor Party' deputy leader Michae Cullen ended the party's election year Congress on Sunday, warning that Labor has a steep mountain to climb to win the election.
Cullen, the deputy prime minister and finance minister, delivered his traditional closing speech in front of about 600 party members in Wellington.
He said winning a fourth term is a big task, and Labor must make sure people understand the difference between it and the opposition National Party.
He talked about tax cuts and government measures to address the environment and economic and social issues.
"New Zealand cannot afford our plans for the future and our achievements to be put at risk by a National Party which gets into difficulty wherever it announces a policy, a National Party which has opposed every one of those major achievements but claims it won't change them, a National Party whose slippery leader can't get a firm grip on himself let alone the process of government," he said.
Cullen said the key to winning the election was to spell out the difference between the two main parties, with asset sales a defining issue.
Labour claims National will sell off state assets but National Party leader John Key on Sunday ruled out any sales in its first term.
Tax cuts were also touched on by Cullen and he said the Working for Families package, which is a form of tax credits, could be "refreshed".
Source: Xinhua
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