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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 >>
Victims Wait Too Long For Cyclone Payment
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 6:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Accommodation payments to homeowners displaced from the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle are welcome but should not have taken so long to be put together, National’s Cyclone Recovery spokesperson Chris Penk says. “Today Labour announced it will provide ... More >>
Math Achievement In Kiwi Schools Going Backwards
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 6:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
New data shows Kiwi students are doing worse in maths than they were four years ago, National Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Achievement data released this week shows that just 42 per cent of Year 8 students are meeting curriculum expectations ... More >>
PM Flailing After Admitting Failure On Crime
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 1:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
After six years in power, Labour has finally accepted that its soft-on-crime approach has failed, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Chris Hipkins has admitted that the Labour Government’s actions have failed to deal with the ... More >>
New Zealand Inflation Remains Piping Hot
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 11:13 am | New Zealand National Party
Countries around the world are watching inflation return to normal levels, yet New Zealand’s economy is still being held hostage by a persistent cost of living crisis, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Statistics New Zealand’s ... More >>
Another Panicked Crime Announcement From Labour
Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 2:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s panicked justice announcements this week are more about the election than any genuine commitment to tackling crime, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “New Zealanders are worrying about crime; Labour is worrying ... More >>
Convictions Down Despite Retail Crime Doubling
Monday, 17 July 2023, 6:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
While retail crime incidents have more than doubled since 2018, fewer offenders are being held accountable for their actions, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Despite an enormous spike in retail offending under Labour, the ... More >>
Labour Allergic To Real Consequences
Monday, 17 July 2023, 6:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite the Prime Minister admitting the number of ram-raids has exploded under Labour, it is still refusing to impose real consequences for serious young offenders, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Instead of boot camps as ... More >>
