𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕕𝕠 𝔹𝕠𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕪 𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕠𝕗 𝕃𝕆𝕋𝕆 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟?

𝕆𝕟 𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕦𝕡. 𝕁𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕕𝕠 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕚𝕞 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕚𝕞 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖?

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ational party leader Christopher Luxon was forced to move his media stand-up on Monday after it was hijacked by a heckler.

Luxon was in Pakuranga with local MP Simeon Brown when he was interrupted by Vision New Zealand candidate Karl Mokaraka.

Mokaraka accused him of not visiting Otara - a south Auckland suburb that forms part of his Botany electorate- something Luxon denied.

So, what do people in the Botany electorate think? How often do they see not only Luxon but any of their local candidates?

First Up's Leonard Powell went to find out.

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𝕃𝕆𝕋𝕆 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪 𝕥𝕒𝕩 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕟

The National Party says households would get between $20 and $250 a fortnight under its tax relief plan.

Party leader Christopher Luxon won't reveal how it will pay for the package until the full details are released later this morning. 

Luxon told Morning Report it's about helping those on low and middle incomes.

"No matter how hard they work, they just can't get ahead, and they've been hammered by this government with inflation and interest rates and high taxes eating away their income."

"So, we've been really purposeful and very intentional to say, these are the people that we're helping with this tax relief and this tax plan.

It means that we're actually capping what people above $78,100 get. They'll get the same dollar amount whether you're a millionaire or you earn $80,000 a year, it's the same."

Luxon said the tax cuts will be funded by four new ways to raise revenue and spending cuts.

ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪 𝕤𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕝 𝕥𝕒𝕩 𝕔𝕦𝕥 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕟

The National Party is set to reveal its plans to cut taxes and provide details on how it will pay for them on Wednesday morning.

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪 𝕥𝕒𝕩 𝕔𝕦𝕥 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕟

The National Party has made a big play for the centre vote with a tax plan specifically designed for middle income earners.

Its 'Back Pocket Boost' promises extra income for working families, made possible by new taxes and cuts to public spending.

Political reporter Anneke Smith has more.

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