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More Crime Is Reported When There Is More Crime
Monday, 22 May 2023, 11:59 am | New Zealand National Party
Ginny Andersen attempting to justify rising crime rates by saying it's now easier to report offending shows how out of touch the Police Minister is, National’s Justice and acting Police spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Since Labour came to power, ... More >>
Four New Gang Members Every Single Day
Sunday, 21 May 2023, 5:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Police Minister Ginny Andersen’s claims New Zealanders feel safer since Labour came into office is unbelievable given rampant violent crime and retail crime, National’s Justice and acting Police spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “The police minister ... More >>
National Launches ‘Get NZ Back On Track’ Tour
Sunday, 21 May 2023, 5:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
This week National launches a nationwide tour to show voters the clear choice they face this election – a choice between the Coalition of Chaos or a National government that will fix the economy to lower the cost-of-living, lift incomes, deliver better ... More >>
Robertson’s Head In The Sand On Mortgage Pain
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s Budget spend-up will bring more pain for Kiwis – pushing up inflation and interest rates and bringing more pain for the 60 per cent of homeowners that need to refix their mortgage in the coming 12 months, National’s Finance spokesperson ... More >>
Budget 2023: Fiscal Vandalism
Friday, 19 May 2023, 4:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s Budget spends an eye-watering amount, yet achieves nothing for most New Zealanders, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “In Budget 2023, Grant Robertson has taken his spending up to $137 billion – $61 billion more since ... More >>
Blowout Budget Shows Labour’s Time Is Up
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Budget 2023 shows why New Zealand needs a change of direction and a change of government this year, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Finance Minister Grant Robertson promised a bread-and-butter Budget. What he delivered was a spending spree creating ... More >>
Tom Rutherford Selected As National’s Bay Of Plenty Candidate
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party
Mount Maunganui-based communications executive Tom Rutherford has been selected by local delegates as National’s candidate in Bay of Plenty for the 2023 General Election. “I’d like to thank local party members for trusting me as National’s ... More >>
Labour Spends Taxpayer Cash Campaigning For Brain Drain
Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 3:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Party has spent around $10,000 of taxpayers’ money advertising the Australian Government’s changes to citizenship for people who’ve left New Zealand for opportunities in Australia. The ads were pushed by the New Zealand Labour Party ... More >>
No Mental Health Nurses In Six Months
Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 12:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
No mental health nurses have arrived in New Zealand in the last six months, National’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “For more than a year, Labour ignored the pleas from National and the health sector to urgently ... More >>
Global Study Shows NZ Reading Ability At Lowest Ever
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 8:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thousands of young people are being let down as New Zealand hits unprecedented lows in an international assessment of Year 5 students’ reading abilities, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “The latest Progress in International ... More >>
SPEECH: Christopher Luxon - Pre-Budget Auckland Chamber Speech
Monday, 15 May 2023, 4:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
This is the most difficult moment for New Zealand’s economy since the Global Financial Crisis – and arguably since well before that. Real wages have experienced their most significant period of decline since records began. Inflation has outstripped ... More >>
National To Restore Fiscal Discipline
Monday, 15 May 2023, 4:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Taxpayers are being abused by the Labour Government and National will restore fiscal discipline, end Labour’s wasteful spending and deliver clear reporting of public finances, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “I won’t put up with pouring ... More >>
Tinetti Misreads The Empty Classroom
Monday, 15 May 2023, 4:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
New classrooms will sit empty if the Government continues failing to keep kids in school and learning the basics, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Unless the Government has a plan to turn around dire levels of school attendance, ... More >>
PM Must Ask Greg O’Connor To Please Explain
Sunday, 14 May 2023, 2:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins must ask Ōhāriu MP Greg O’Connor to please explain the comments he made to a Sri Lankan family enquiring about accessing student loans, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “ BusinessDesk has reported ... More >>
Labour’s Harbour Crossing Designed To Distract
Saturday, 13 May 2023, 4:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
New information shows Labour’s announcement around a second Auckland Harbour crossing in March was designed simply to distract attention from Labour’s personnel woes, says National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown. “The information shows Cabinet ... More >>
National Will Work With Cyclone-affected Businesses
Friday, 12 May 2023, 11:09 am | New Zealand National Party
A National-led government will work with cyclone-affected businesses to help them build back better, National’s Cyclone Recovery spokesperson Chris Penk says. “Businesses in cyclone-affected Hawke’s Bay and other areas are still awaiting decisions and ... More >>
Education Minister Delivers One Attendance Officer
Friday, 12 May 2023, 11:06 am | New Zealand National Party
Nearly three months after Labour’s $74 million announcement of 82 school attendance officers, it turns out that just one is on the job, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “School attendance is at shocking lows and Labour’s so-called ... More >>
Majority Of Police Stations Worse Off Under Labour
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 4:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Ginny Andersen has again demonstrated that she is out of her depth as Police Minister, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Questioned in Parliament today about her belief that New Zealanders feel safer, Ms Andersen told the House ... More >>
Food Price Inflation Crushing Kiwis’ Budgets
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 11:42 am | New Zealand National Party
With food price inflation hitting even higher highs, the Government must prioritise tax relief in next week’s Budget, National finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. The latest data from Stats NZ shows food inflation has hit a fresh high of 12.5 per ... More >>
Robertson’s Savings Too Little, Too Late
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 11:06 am | New Zealand National Party
After six years of high-spending and high-waste budgets, the Minister of Finance’s late and reluctant entry to the cost-saving party will be a huge let-down for struggling New Zealanders, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Labour have ... More >>
