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National Will Increase Penalties For Highway Blockers
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 10:15 am | New Zealand National Party
National will increase the penalties for those who obstruct major thoroughfares, like the anti-road activists who once again blocked key roads in Wellington, causing significant disruption this morning, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown ... More >>
Labour Scrambling With NCEA Assessment Delay
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s decision to further delay the NCEA literacy and numeracy assessment by another two years shows that Labour’s education policies are failing Kiwi kids, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “This delay is a panicked ... More >>
National’s Getting Back To Farming
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 8:54 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Getting back to Farming package will cut the mountain of red tape that has buried farmers since 2017, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Labour has used regulation to declare war on farmers. National will end that war by cutting ... More >>
National To Make Sweeping Changes To Farm Regs
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 8:51 am | New Zealand National Party
National has announced sweeping changes to farm regulations which will improve access to workers, restore local decision-making, and protect food production, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd McClay and Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson say. ... More >>
Harete Hipango Selected As National’s Te Tai Hauāuru Candidate
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 5:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
National List MP Harete Hipango has been selected as National’s candidate in Te Tai Hauāuru – the party’s first candidate in a Māori seat since 2002. “It’s an honour to have the opportunity to campaign for a National Government in Te Tai ... More >>
Waikato Hospital Issues Prove There Is A Crisis
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 3:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Reports of Waikato Hospital and its emergency department being severely understaffed and unable to provide adequate care to patients begs the question why it is not part of the Government’s eight emergency department hot spots to receive extra attention, ... More >>
Prime Minister’s Outright Falsehood On Democracy
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 12:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ statement on our electoral system show his Government is being deceitful in its constitutional changes, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Mr Hipkins told RNZ’s Morning Report : “There’s absolutely ... More >>
Christopher Luxon - India–New Zealand Summit Speech
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 10:46 am | New Zealand National Party
The presence of all of you at this summit demonstrates the value that each of you puts on the relationship between India and New Zealand. And my presence, alongside other National MPs and candidates, shows that the National Party also values that ... More >>
India Free Trade Agreement Priority For National
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 10:43 am | New Zealand National Party
Achieving a Free Trade Agreement with India will be a major strategic priority for a National Government, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “India is one of the most important countries in the world and New Zealand, in my view, is the best ... More >>
Labour Is Out Of Ideas On Education
Monday, 17 April 2023, 3:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has no answer to New Zealand’s declining education achievement and a handful more teachers and another working group won’t make a difference, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Today’s education announcement shows that ... More >>
When Will This End?
Monday, 17 April 2023, 12:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders are seeing the cost of putting food on the table continue to surge and the cost of living crisis continuing to worsen, with yet another increase in the Food Price Index today, National Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Stats ... More >>
Labour’s Spinning Is Out Of Control
Monday, 17 April 2023, 10:41 am | New Zealand National Party
The number of communications staff working in the core public service has topped 500, an increase of more than 50 per cent since Labour took office, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Labour’s spinning is out of control, ... More >>
Equal Standard Of Citizenship Tested By Labour
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 3:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kieran McAnulty’s statements today on the intersection between the Treaty and our democracy are confusing and concerning, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “The Local Government Minister conceded on TVNZ’s Q&A ... More >>
National Selects International Lawyer In Wellington Central
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 3:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
International lawyer, human rights expert and diplomat Dr Scott Sheeran has been selected by local party members as National’s candidate in Wellington Central for this year’s General Election. “I’m deeply thankful to our local party members ... More >>
Labour’s Light Rail Gravy Train Gathers Speed
Saturday, 15 April 2023, 1:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
New figures show the Government is now spending over $1.2 million a week on consultants for Auckland Light Rail, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Light Rail has become an expensive gravy train for consultants under Labour, with more ... More >>
Labour Attempts To Spin Co-governance
Friday, 14 April 2023, 12:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour can spin their Three Waters policy as much as they like, but New Zealanders are not buying it, National’s Local Government spokesman Simon Watts says. “Labour is being disingenuous with New Zealanders claiming their Three Waters 2.0 policy ... More >>
Name Change Doesn’t Fix Labour’s Three Waters
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 11:34 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s desperate attempt to rebrand their toxic Three Waters reforms won’t fool Kiwis and won’t fix New Zealand’s water infrastructure, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “The message from Kiwis is very clear ... More >>
Immigration Minister Claims Ignorance
Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Immigration Minister Michael Wood appears to be pleading ignorance to pleas of a health sector workforce crisis dating back more than a year, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “The health sector is in crisis and has been crying ... More >>
Labour A Year Late On Green List Changes
Tuesday, 11 April 2023, 6:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour waited until New Zealand’s health system was on its knees before finally adding 32 further healthcare professional roles to the Green List fast track, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “National has been calling for more ... More >>
Still No Progress On Ihumātao
Tuesday, 11 April 2023, 1:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Building houses on the Ihumātao land appears to be all hui, no action, despite a desperate shortage of housing, says National’s Associate Housing spokesperson Tama Potaka. The 32ha block designated as a Special Housing Area was for four years ... More >>
