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More Kāinga Ora Staff Than KiwiBuild Houses
Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 1:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
On KiwiBuild’s fifth birthday there are still more Kāinga Ora staff members than KiwiBuild houses built, says National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop. “Labour came to office promising 100,000 Kiwibuild houses but five years after its official ... More >>
More Mortgage Misery
Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 1:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s economic mismanagement has plunged New Zealanders into more mortgage misery, with new data showing even more people struggling to keep up, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “New data from Centrix for June shows ... More >>
Labour Is Desperate To Distract On Health
Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
After six years of failure leading to the current health workforce crisis, the best Labour can offer is half-baked announcements, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Labour has been in government for the last six years and has ... More >>
Labour Failing Home Schooled Children
Sunday, 2 July 2023, 2:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Jan Tinetti revealed on Q&A this morning that Labour is completely in the dark about the standard of education the thousands of young people being home schooled are receiving, National’s Education spokesperson Erica ... More >>
Mongrel Mob Endorses Labour-Greens Coalition
Sunday, 2 July 2023, 1:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
Mongrel Mob senior leader Harry Tam has endorsed Labour and the Greens for this year’s election, telling his Facebook followers a local Labour Dunedin MP attended one of the gang’s ‘election hui’, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell ... More >>
One Year Of Health Failure
Saturday, 1 July 2023, 1:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today is Health NZ’s first birthday – and not one health metric has improved, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “It has been one year since Labour merged all New Zealand’s 20 DHBs into one mega entity, and the transition ... More >>
Cyclone Recovery Package Unclear And Overdue
Friday, 30 June 2023, 3:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s cyclone recovery package is lacking in detail and long overdue, with many businesses already on the brink, National Cyclone Recovery spokesperson Chris Penk and Horticulture spokesperson Sam Uffindell say. “Farmers and growers have ... More >>
Jobseeker Numbers Reach Highest In 12 Months
Friday, 30 June 2023, 2:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
Benefit numbers released today show that people on the Jobseeker is at its highest in the last 12 months, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “It is concerning to see that the number of New Zealanders ... More >>
School Attendance Nowhere Near Where It Should Be
Friday, 30 June 2023, 1:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s a sad day for New Zealand when 40 per cent of students are still not attending school regularly, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “While I’m pleased to see a slight improvement in attendance figures, it’s sobering ... More >>
National Announces Further Action On Ram-raiders
Friday, 30 June 2023, 10:31 am | New Zealand National Party
National will introduce two sensible changes to criminal and sentencing rules to ensure there are real consequences for ram-raiders, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Since Labour came to power, ram raids have increased by a ... More >>
Labour’s Pump And Slump Will Hit Hard
Friday, 30 June 2023, 10:29 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s price hike at the fuel pumps this weekend will cause problems beyond the 29-cent spike, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Not only will Kiwis be hit by the $15 extra to fill up the tank of an average car, the price ... More >>
Jan Tinetti Misled Parliament Out Of Negligence
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 2:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Education Minister is responsible for the futures of hundreds of thousands of Kiwi kids, but doesn’t understand the most basic rules of Parliament, National’s Shadow Leader of the House Michael Woodhouse says. “Serious questions need to be ... More >>
National Will Keep New Zealanders Safer On Our Roads
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 12:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will deliver where Labour has failed and roll out roadside drug testing to keep New Zealanders safer on our roads, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Alcohol and drugs are the number one contributing factor in fatal ... More >>
Labour’s Three Waters $1 Billion Blow Out
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 11:29 am | New Zealand National Party
The cost of Labour's undemocratic Three Waters plan has blown out by an extra $1 billion, National's Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “Hidden in the latest Three Waters bill is the shocking revelation that the establishment costs ... More >>
Labour’s Three Waters $1 Billion Blow Out
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 11:27 am | New Zealand National Party
The cost of Labour's undemocratic Three Waters plan has blown out by an extra $1 billion, National's Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “Hidden in the latest Three Waters bill is the shocking revelation that the establishment costs ... More >>
Less Confidence In Police, More Crime Unreported
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 6:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s failed soft-on-crime experiment means the public is less likely to report a crime because they have less confidence in the Police, National's Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Today’s New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey revealed that ... More >>
National Will Stop Labour’s Attack On Trout Fishing
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 2:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National government will restore the rights of trout and salmon fishers by repealing Labour’s harmful Natural and Built Environment Bill, National’s Hunting and Fishing spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Labour’s changes to the RMA will water down the ... More >>
Bailout Is Band-aid Economics Of Labour’s Making
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 1:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s bailout for the Tertiary sector is the result of its own economic mismanagement and delay in opening the border to the international students that New Zealand depends on, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. “The Labour ... More >>
National Will Repeal RMA 2.0 Bills
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 12:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
The next National government will repeal Labour’s RMA replacement Bills by Christmas 2023, National’s RMA Reform and Urban Development spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The RMA is broken, but any reform of the RMA must actually improve things and ... More >>
Three Waters Backdown Bill Broken & Undemocratic
Monday, 26 June 2023, 12:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour is planning to rush their backdown bill into Parliament with as little scrutiny as possible, in yet another undemocratic Three Waters play, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty already ... More >>
