[8][9] The following day the Otago Daily Times reported that Michael Woodhouse, who shared the Finance portfolio with Andrew Bayly, was likely to not retain the role in Luxon's shadow cabinet.

[14] Luxon carried out his first shadow cabinet reshuffle on 16 March 2022 to account for the resignation of Finance and Infrastructure spokesperson Simon Bridges, who was ranked third in the line up.

[15] On 14 October 2022 Barbara Kuriger, Spokesperson for Agriculture, Biosecurity and Food Safety, resigned from her portfolios due to a personal conflict of interest between her and the Ministry for Primary Industries.

[16] National MP Sam Uffindell entered Parliament as Simon Bridges' successor through the 2022 Tauranga by-election in June 2022, although was suspended from caucus the following month before being allocated any portfolio.

Senior MP Chris Bishop gained responsibility for reform of the Resource Management Act 1991, losing the COVID-19 portfolio to Health spokesperson Shane Reti.

Key policies include scrapping two existing local and Central Government policies for every new policy brought in, doubling the number of Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme workers from 19,000 to 38,000, creating a residency pathway for RSE workers via the Accredited Employer Work Visa, scrapping the requirement to pay migrant workers the median wage of $30 an hour, banning foreign investors from buying farms to convert into carbon farming, resuming live animal exports, amending the Government's proposed drinking standards, and deferring winter grazing rules.

[21][22] Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor and Green Party environment spokesperson Eugenie Sage criticised National's proposal to scrap every two existing policies, with the former describing it as "ridiculous" and the latter expressing concern about the rollback of environmental regulations.

In response, Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni claimed that National's childcare rebate policy was not well designed and would not help the bottom income earners.

[23][24] In late March 2023, Luxon launched the National Party's "Electrify New Zealand" policy with the aim of doubling the country's supply of affordable clean energy.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins responded that the two major parties could work to reach a bipartisan consensus on improving foundational skills for children while the Greens denounced the proposed policy as an expensive distraction.

[31][32] On 9 August 2023, Luxon announced that a future National government would ban cellphones at school to help children focus on their lessons and improve their academic performance.

[41][42] In response, Waikato Mongrel Mob leader Sonny Fatupaito claimed that National's proposed policies would discriminate against Māori and Pasifika while criminologist Dr. Jarrod Gilbert suggested focusing on the gang's criminal activities.

[45] On 18 June, Luxon and justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith announced that a National government would make gang membership an aggravating factor in criminal sentencing.

Police Minister Ginny Andersen described the policy as unnecessary, stating that existing legislation took into account gang membership when sentencing criminals.

In addition, Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith confirmed the Party would support a law change to fit young offenders below the age of 12 years with ankle bracelets.

[50] National had earlier opposed the ACT Party's policy of fitting juvenile offenders with ankle bracelets; with education spokesperson Erica Stanford describing it as "heartbreaking.

[54] In early December 2022, a 1News Kantar public opinion poll found that 60% of respondents supported National's military boot camp policy while 31% opposed it and 9% were undecided.

[55] In August 2023, National's police spokesperson Mark Mitchell confirmed that the Youth Offender Military Academies would be modeled after the New Zealand Defence Force's six-week Limited Service Volunteer programme.

One key policy is redirecting funding from the Ministry of Social Development to supporting job coaches for young people under the age of 25 years who have been on the Jobseeker benefit for three months.

[60][61] In early September 2023, the Chinese Ambassador Wang Xiaolong expressed concern that National's proposed 15% tax on foreign buyers could breach New Zealand's bilateral trade agreements with China.

The Labour Party's finance spokesperson and cabinet minister Grant Robertson claimed that New Zealand citizens living overseas for extended periods could be taxed as well.

[63][64] On 31 July 2023, Luxon announced that a National government would spend NZ$24 billion on transportation including building 13 new roads of "national significance" including four-lane highways, investing in three new bus "transport corridors" in Auckland, upgrading the lower North Island's railway infrastructure, and investing in road infrastructure in both the North and South Islands.