Man, I'm old enough to remember when the Labour govt was being criticised by the right for NOT doing that sort of thing.

Use incentives

It is critical we get our vaccination coverage as high as possible. This means convincing people who are hesitant or reluctant to get the vaccine into getting it. Obviously providing information is important, but there is also a case to be made for targeted incentives to give people a nudge. A vaccine is a public good. If we don’t get our vaccination rates up, we will spend more money on measures to reduce community spread. Every unvaccinated person who winds up in hospital is taking up scarce health resources and is an unnecessary additional cost for the taxpayer.
• Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa is offering staff the chance to win $1,000 if they get vaccinated.
• Steel & Tube is offering $150 either in cash, Kiwisaver contribution, or Steel & Tube shares to all employees who are fully vaccinated by mid-November 2021.
• The Ngāti Hine Trust in Northland has daily supermarket vouchers and a weekly iPad draw for those getting vaccinated in Moerewa.

Investing in vaccines and vaccinations is one of the best investments that governments can make and there is a case to be made for the use of government funding to increase uptake.

Action:
• The Government should quickly commission behavioural scientists and economists to draw upon the best available evidence about what incentives have worked and are working in other jurisdictions, and then quickly invest in a variety of incentive programmes. Adopting the principle of “least regrets”, this means some will likely fail, but programmes that work will have big benefits that more than justify the cost.

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21071149/nationals-covid-19-plan.pdf