New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon reacts as he speaks during a press conference in Sydney on Dec 20, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

WELLINGTON — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said his party is to "go hard" in the parliament in his first official speech of the year on Thursday.

The ruling National Party boosted morale in the party's caucus retreat while welcoming the caucus back to work.

The National now has 49 members of parliament, an increase from 34 a year ago when National was the opposition

The government will deliver on the 100-day plan and fix the "mess of the previous government," Luxon told the National Party caucus.

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"We are going to continue to stay focused on things that are important to New Zealand and New Zealanders," the prime minister said.

He said the party will focus on "turnaround job" on government spending, inflation, the country's debt, student achievement, and hospital waitlists, among others.

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The National now has 49 members of parliament, an increase from 34 a year ago when National was the opposition, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Nicola Willis.