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Wood’s Airport Shares Raise Major Trust Issues
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 9:38 am | New Zealand National Party
Michael Wood appears to have committed multiple breaches of the Cabinet Manual over his undisclosed holding of Auckland Airport shares while he was Minister of Transport, National’s acting Auckland spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Mr Wood has confirmed ... More >>
$9,000 To Help Gangs Complete Census Forms
Monday, 5 June 2023, 5:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has spent more than $1 million trying to encourage people to fill in their Census forms, including more than $9,000 playing host to gang members, National’s Statistics spokesperson Simon Watts says. “This is the second Census in a row under ... More >>
Police Minister’s Claims Have No Credibility
Saturday, 3 June 2023, 6:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
A new poll proves just how out of touch Police Minister Ginny Andersen is about how Kiwis feel under the soft-on-crime Labour Government, National's Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “According to a poll published by the New Zealand Herald today, ... More >>
Cancel Your Holiday And Open The Highway, Michael
Friday, 2 June 2023, 12:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Transport Minister Michael Wood should not go on holiday until he can explain when the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway will open, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “This long weekend, motorists travelling north of Auckland will drive ... More >>
Labour Must Rule Out Fertiliser Tax
Friday, 2 June 2023, 10:20 am | New Zealand National Party
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor must categorically rule out his punitive fertiliser tax and tell the farming sector that he is not thinking of any other silly ideas that will increase the price of food and put farmers out of business, National’s ... More >>
Cyclone Buy-out Scheme Lacks Detail
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 4:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s scheme to purchase cyclone-damaged properties in Hawke’s Bay leaves stressed residents and business owners with more questions than answers, months after the catastrophe, National’s spokesperson for Cyclone Recovery Chris Penk says. ... More >>
Labour Needs To Fix ECE Budget Botch-up
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 3:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour needs to explain how they are going to fix their shambolic Early Childhood Education Budget announcement, which is putting ECE centres at risk of closure, National’s Early Childhood Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. “Labour’s Budget ... More >>
Labour’s Inaction On Breast Cancer Takes A Woman’s Life Every Month
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 2:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s failure to deliver on its promise to lift the breast screening age to 74 is costing the life of one woman every month, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Labour has today confirmed it will ignore the recommendations ... More >>
Ram Raids Up 77 Per Cent Since Hipkins Became PM
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Police Minister today confirmed that ram raids have increased by 77 per cent since Chris Hipkins became the Prime Minister, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “After 68 ram raids were recorded in April, Police Minister Ginny ... More >>
Mental Health Wait Times Continue To Soar
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 10:34 am | New Zealand National Party
A new report out today shows that Labour continues to fail Kiwis on mental health, National’s Mental Health & Suicide Prevention spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “A report from the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, an independent ... More >>
Waikato Hospital Forced To Divert Ambulances
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 6:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Waikato has been left off Labour’s emergency department ‘hot spot’ list and the winter preparedness plan despite recent reports of serious staff shortages, ambulance ramping and ambulance diversions, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti ... More >>
Labour’s ITPs Consultant Gravy Train Continues
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 2:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
Budget documents show Labour is continuing to spend millions on consultants rather than helping industries to grow and boost our economy, National’s Economic Development Spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “In 2019 Labour established the Industry Transformation ... More >>
Benefit Numbers Projected To Rise
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 1:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Budget shows a concerning rise in benefit numbers in the next two years, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Treasury is forecasting an extra 33,000 New Zealanders to be added to the Jobseeker benefit in ... More >>
Ram Raids Up 55 Per Cent Since February
Monday, 29 May 2023, 6:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s only answer to ram raids is to shovel more fog cannons out the door instead of actually stopping the criminals who are destroying businesses and traumatising workers, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. "New Police data ... More >>
You Can’t Trust Labour With Your Child’s Education
Monday, 29 May 2023, 5:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour leader Chris Hipkins’ dismal record in education is likely to continue today with the announcement of yet another education policy that probably won’t see the light of day, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Under ... More >>
National’s Going For Housing Growth Plan
Monday, 29 May 2023, 5:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will fix New Zealand’s housing crisis by unlocking land for housing inside and around our cities, building infrastructure, and making sure communities share in the benefits of growth, National’s Housing & Infrastructure spokesperson ... More >>
Labour’s Budget Announcement Falls Apart – Again
Monday, 29 May 2023, 3:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
For two years in a row, Labour’s Budget centrepiece policy has been a shambles, National’s Early Childhood Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. “This is the second year in a row that Labour’s Budget announcement has failed to deliver ... More >>
Labour Gets Health Data Wrong – Again
Saturday, 27 May 2023, 3:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Health Minister has published another error – this time in the Budget, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “In another data embarrassment for the Health Minister, the Ministry of Health has confirmed that incorrect performance ... More >>
NZ’s Largest High School Gives Labour’s NCEA A Fail
Saturday, 27 May 2023, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
More schools are choosing to ditch NCEA Level One sending an embarrassing vote of no confidence in the education minister and Labour, says National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford. “Labour’s rewriting of NCEA has been a disaster from start to ... More >>
Labour Can’t Be Trusted On Super
Saturday, 27 May 2023, 2:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour have given up on their own ideas, their own Budget, and their own vision. They are more interested in political attacks than fixing our country, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Labour should be presenting New Zealanders ... More >>
