由埃恩斯利·汤普森撰写如果新西兰执政的国家党在11月7日选举中获胜，将为领取失业救济金的人引入随机毒品检测，而总理克里斯托弗·拉克森表示，他也愿意对立 lawmakers进行检测。
New Zealand’s governing National Party will introduce random drug tests for people receiving the unemployment benefit if it wins the Nov. 7 election, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon saying he is also open to testing lawmakers.
作为三党联合政府中最大党的国家党表示，将于明年推出这项检测，从对约1万名领取工作寻求支持金的人开始进行检测。工作寻求支持金是为那些正在找工作或无法工作的人提供的每周付款。
National, which is the largest in the three party coalition government, said it will introduce the testing next year, starting with around 10,000 tests on people receiving the Jobseeker Support, which is a weekly payment for people looking for work or unable to work.
国家党的社会发展与就业发言人路斯·安普顿在星期四发表声明称：“对许多新西兰人来说，毒品检测已经是他们就业生活中的正常部分，因此要求准备就业的求职者达到相同的基本标准是完全合理的。”她表示：“这并不是因为某人没有找到工作而惩罚他。而是确保领取工作寻求支持金的人满足合理的就业准备要求。”
“For many New Zealanders, drug testing is already a normal part of their employment, so it’s entirely reasonable for work-ready jobseekers to meet the same basic expectations,” National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston said in a statement Thursday. “This isn’t about punishing someone because they haven’t found a job. It’s about making sure people receiving Jobseeker Support meet reasonable expectations to be ready for work.”
国家党和主要反对党劳工党在选举前都在努力赢得选民支持，星期二的一项民调显示，这两大主要政党的支持率都在下滑。选民越来越多地转向那些提供更独特的国家愿景的小党，这使得国家党和劳工党面临压力，需要提出更大胆的政策。
National, along with the main opposition Labour Party, is struggling to win over voters ahead of the election, with a poll Tuesday showing support for the two major parties sliding. Voters are increasingly turning to minor parties offering more distinctive visions for the country, putting pressure on National and Labour to respond with bolder policies of their own.
拉克森表示，作为国家党领袖，他认为对立 lawmakers进行随机毒品检测是可以接受的，但这并不是党的政策。
Luxon, who is the National Party leader, told reporters he “was fine” with lawmakers being randomly drug tested, but said it wasn’t party policy.
拉克森说：“国家党不会为谨慎使用纳税人资金道歉，我们也不会为对人们抱有期望而道歉。”
“National makes no apologies for being careful with taxpayers’ dollars, and we make no apologies for having aspiration for people,” Luxon said.
根据国民党的政策，首次毒品检测不合格将被记录在案，第二次不合格将触发临床酒精和药物评估。如果当事人持续检测不合格，将适用常规的制裁机制，这可能包括削减其福利，阿普斯顿表示。该党预计，这项检测政策每年耗资约150万新西兰元（约合84万美元）。
Under National’s policy, a first failed drug test will be recorded and a second failed test will trigger a clinical alcohol and drug assessment. If a person continues to fail, a normal sanctions regime will apply,which may include reductions to their benefit, Upston said. The party said it expects the testing to cost about NZ$1.5 million ($840,000) each year.
工党竞选主席基兰·麦克纳尔蒂向新西兰广播电台（RNZ）表示，毒品检测政策将领取福利者描绘成“懒汉”，并称这是中右翼政党的典型做法。
Labour’s campaign chair Kieran McAnulty told RNZ the drug testing policy was painting people on benefits as “bludgers,” saying it was a typically approach from the center-right party.
“把矛头对准福利领取者，指望借此在民调中提升支持率。”但自由意志主义政党“行动党”（ACT Party）领袖大卫·西摩表示，该政策力度不够。
“Kick the beneficiaries, and hope that it gives them a bounce in the polls.”But David Seymour, leader of the libertarian ACT Party, said the policy didn’t go far enough.
“当然，毒品检测应是领取福利的必要条件，”他说。“如果一个人处于吸毒后的恍惚状态，他就不具备工作能力。为什么人们要早起去工作，只为支付其他人的毒资？”
“Of course drug testing should be essential to getting a benefit.,” he said. “Someone is not work ready if they’re stoned. Why should people get up early and go to work to pay for other people’s drugs?”