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Tim Van De Molen Stood Down From All Portfolios
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tim van de Molen has been stood down from all of his portfolio responsibilities, following the Privileges Committee finding his actions were in contempt of Parliament, National Party Leader Christopher Luxon says. Mr van de Molen’s actions at the ... More >>
Labour’s Stealth Capital Gains Tax Hits Family Homes
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 6:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s admission that their changes to the brightline test has captured family homes is further proof that New Zealanders cannot trust Labour on tax, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The Government has been forced to ram ... More >>
Labour Ignores Waikato’s Cries For Help
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 1:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
Waikato Hospital’s emergency department is again under severe strain and has been forgotten by Labour and its Health Minister, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “In the last few months, Waikato’s emergency department been ... More >>
60% More Gang Members Given Home Detention
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The significant increase in gang members sentenced to home detention demonstrates the need for National's plan to strengthen sentencing laws, National’s Justice spokesperson, Paul Goldsmith says. "While Labour's justice priority is reducing ... More >>
Hundreds Of Last Minute Changes To Three Waters
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 9:48 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour introduced almost 300 pages of amendments to its unworkable Three Waters bill just hours before it was to be debated last night and only a week before the 53rd Parliament ends, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. ... More >>
Labour Backflips And Copies National’s Homework
Monday, 21 August 2023, 1:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
After six years of being completely directionless in education, Labour has copied part of National’s policy in a desperate attempt to turn around plummeting educational achievement, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Labour is ... More >>
National To Help More Kiwis Fight Cancer
Monday, 21 August 2023, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will pay for 13 cancer treatments that are helping extend survival rates in Australia, by making them available to patients in New Zealand, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Each year, around 25,000 Kiwis tragically ... More >>
National Releases 2023 Party List Heavy On New Talent
Sunday, 20 August 2023, 8:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party’s list for the 2023 General Election will deliver a strong team ready to get our country back on track inside a National-led Government. National Party President Sylvia Wood, says National’s 2023 list presents a refreshed, talented ... More >>
National Will Deliver For Māori
Sunday, 20 August 2023, 1:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Māori should send Labour a strong message that it’s time for a change of government, National’s Māori Development spokesperson Tama Potaka says. “Labour has no genuine record to run on when it comes to improving the lives of Māori over the past six ... More >>
Countdown Reports Massive Increase In Retail Crime
Sunday, 20 August 2023, 1:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The massive increase in theft and physical assaults reported by one of the largest supermarkets in New Zealand is a sad reflection on the state of law and order under Chris Hipkins’ Labour Government, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell ... More >>
National Backs Farmers To Cut Emissions
Friday, 18 August 2023, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will give farmers the tools and technology they need to cut emissions, while Labour will close farms and send jobs overseas, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Labour has failed to make any progress on agricultural emissions ... More >>
Labour Must Take Responsibility For Migrant Exploitation
Friday, 18 August 2023, 1:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Immigration Minister Andrew Little has finally woken up to the explosion of migrant exploitation under Labour’s watch, but his review will be of cold comfort to migrants who are struggling up and down the country, National’s Immigration spokesperson ... More >>
Higher Fuel Taxes Will Make Food More Expensive
Friday, 18 August 2023, 12:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kiwis are already paying record prices for groceries and Labour will add more pain by pushing up the cost of delivering food, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Labour’s decision to impose a 13 per cent increase in road user ... More >>
Labour Unleashes Pain At The Pump
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 3:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s decision to hike petrol tax while Kiwis continue to be slammed by inflation cannot be justified, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Whether it’s at the checkout or the petrol pump, Kiwis are under assault from the cost ... More >>
Cynical, Desperate Policy; Labour On Transport
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 10:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s transport plan is not worth the paper it’s written on and reveals a desperate admission from the Government that it has been wrong about roads for the past six years and that National’s transport vision is the right approach, National’s ... More >>
National To Boost KiwiSaver Choice And Cut Red Tape
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 10:03 am | New Zealand National Party
National will provide KiwiSavers with more freedom and choice over where they invest, as well as cutting financial red tape for borrowers and lenders that is not fit for purpose, National’s Commerce and Consumer Affairs spokesperson Andrew Bayly says. ... More >>
National Will Repeal Three Waters In First 100 Days
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's Three Waters backdown bill has now been rammed through Parliament under urgency after a truncated and undemocratic process, but its days are numbered, and within 100 days of a National Government - it's gone, National’s spokesperson for ... More >>
RMA 2.0 Gone By Christmas Under National
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 3:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will repeal Labour’s RMA replacement bills by Christmas 2023 if elected on October 14, National’s RMA Reform and Urban Development spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Labour Government has spent six years working on RMA reform but has ... More >>
Half Of Cobalt Charges Are For Minor Infringements
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite the Police Minister’s desperate claims that her Government is going after gangs, data shows that more than half of the charges under Operation Cobalt are for minor offences like traffic fines, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell ... More >>
Mass Exodus From New Zealand On Labour’s Watch
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders are fleeing the country in droves, with new figures showing 35,000 Kiwis left for good in the year to June, the highest number in a decade, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “This is on Labour’s watch as Kiwis ... More >>
