Press Release – New Zealand National Party A key dental health promise from Labour during the election has been dropped in order to pay for its radical $486 million Health restructure, Nationals Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. Labour promised New Zealanders during the 2020 campaign … A key dental health promise from Labour during the election has been dropped in order to pay for its radical $486 million Health restructure, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. Labour promised New Zealanders during the 2020 campaign that it would increase the amount people could claim for an emergency special needs grant for dental care beginning in 2021. But no funding for this promise has been allocated in the Budget.