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Labour Continues To Slash Speed Limits In Auckland
Friday, 28 July 2023, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Auckland Transport has announced further plans to slow Aucklanders down without saying what the benefits will be, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. The draft speed management plan released by Auckland Transport this week will ... More >>
Labour Continues To Slash Speed Limits In Auckland
Friday, 28 July 2023, 3:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
Auckland Transport has announced further plans to slow Aucklanders down without saying what the benefits will be, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. The draft speed management plan released by Auckland Transport this week will ... More >>
Breast Cancer Screening Bill Pulled From Ballot
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
A private Member’s Bill focused on breast cancer pulled from the ballot box today will save more lives each year, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Today is fantastic day for women in New Zealand with a Member’s Bill under my ... More >>
6-months On, Flood-affected Homeowners Still Waiting
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 3:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Six months after hundreds of Auckland homeowners were affected by flooding events, they still don’t know which Category their damaged property is in nor when they will even find out, National’s spokesperson for Cyclone Recovery Chris Penk says. ... More >>
Robertson Rolled On Tax Again
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 2:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has once again lost his fight on tax policy, with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins soon to recycle a failed old Labour policy of removing GST from fresh fruit and vegetables, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis ... More >>
Radical Coalition Of Chaos Will Wreck Economy
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The choice facing New Zealanders on October 14 could not be starker with the Coalition of Chaos becoming more radical and chaotic by the day, National’s campaign Chair Chris Bishop says. “Te Pati Māori’s radical high-tax agenda would send a wrecking ... More >>
Vital Health Clinic To Close Overnight
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 6:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
The health crisis is laid bare when New Zealand’s second largest city is forced to close its 24 hour clinic due to staff shortages, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “It is reported that from midnight tonight until 8am tomorrow ... More >>
Labour Now Spending $1.4b On Emergency Housing
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 3:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Since Labour came to office, it has spent $1.4 billion paying for people to live in motels, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Emergency housing is a social and economic disaster. It has proved ruinous for taxpayers and catastrophic ... More >>
Labour Breaks A New Record In Child Poverty
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 1:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
A grim new record has been broken by the Labour Government, which has delivered the highest number of children living in benefit dependant households, National’s Child Poverty Reduction spokesperson Louise Upston says. Data released by the Ministry ... More >>
Gang Fight In Sylvia Park, Nobody Bats An Eye
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 11:21 am | New Zealand National Party
Broad daylight gang fights in major shopping malls reflect the sad state of law and order under Labour, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. Families at Auckland’s Sylvia Park were left terrified after witnessing a brawl between ... More >>
Another Survey Highlighting Health Failures
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
Another survey has been released highlighting the failures of Labour’s health restructure, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. NZ Women in Medicine surveyed 936 doctors which showed more than half of doctors think working conditions ... More >>
Another Survey Highlighting Health Failures
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Another survey has been released highlighting the failures of Labour’s health restructure, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. NZ Women in Medicine surveyed 936 doctors which showed more than half of doctors think working conditions ... More >>
IRD And Treasury Back Case For Tax Relief
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 3:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
IRD and Treasury advised the Government of the growing case for personal income tax reductions, but Labour refused to rein in its spending to fund them, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The Labour Government’s own officials ... More >>
Chris Hipkins Now Reigning Over Cabinet Of Chaos
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 1:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Chris Hipkins’ leadership of the Labour Party is under further pressure after David Parker’s clear undermining of his leadership, says National’s Campaign Chair Chris Bishop. “David Parker is the chief cheerleader for more taxes on Kiwis’ ... More >>
New Minister Needs New Approach To Curbing Crime
Monday, 24 July 2023, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The new Justice Minister’s first action should be to abandon Labour’s target to reduce the prison population by 30 per cent, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “This Government’s soft approach to crime has failed, and ... More >>
National Will Protect Hunting And Fishing Rights
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 8:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will establish a Minister for Hunting and Fishing, guarantee access to public lands for hunters and fishers, and partner with volunteer groups to maintain huts for the benefit of all New Zealanders, National’s Hunting and Fishing spokesperson ... More >>
Labour Should Abandon Prison Reduction Target
Friday, 21 July 2023, 12:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should ditch its target of reducing the prison population by 30 per cent, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Public safety should be the overriding priority of the justice system. “Labour’s target to reduce ... More >>
Highest Number Of Jobseekers In Over A Year
Friday, 21 July 2023, 11:06 am | New Zealand National Party
New data shows that Labour is taking New Zealand backwards with rising Jobseeker numbers, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. Ministry of Social Development data released yesterday shows that Jobseeker ... More >>
Migrant Worker Exploitation Goes Unchecked
Friday, 21 July 2023, 10:20 am | New Zealand National Party
Investigations into migrant and worker exploitation have fallen by 70 per cent under Labour and require urgent attention, National’s Horticulture spokesperson Sam Uffindell says. “Worker exploitation is a reality, and our migrant workers are particularly ... More >>
Another Minister Caught Hiding Damning Statistics
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 6:32 am | New Zealand National Party
19 July Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall had to correct an answer in Parliament today revealing that her staff requested HealthNZ delay publishing data showing how poor emergency department wait times have become so as not to conflict with other ... More >>
