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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 >>
Potholes In 2022 Hit A 10-year High
Tuesday, 11 April 2023, 10:02 am | New Zealand National Party
More than 54,000 potholes needed repairing on New Zealand’s State Highways in 2022, the highest level in a decade, showing Labour’s neglect of our roads, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Kiwis are sick and tired of driving ... More >>
Report Shows Labour Is Failing On Child Poverty
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 5:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy Report released today shows that Labour’s plan to lift children out of poverty is moving at a snail’s pace, National’s Child Poverty Reduction spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The report shows just ... More >>
OCR Hike A Punch In The Guts
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 2:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s shock 50 point lift in the Official Cash Rate means far more pain for New Zealand families, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Mortgage-holders up and down the country were holding their breath and hoping for some relief. Instead, ... More >>
Business Confidence At Rock Bottom
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Two reports out today show a gloomy picture of our economy, with small business confidence at an all-time low, National’s Small Business spokesperson Andrew Bayly says. “The MYOB’s 2023 Business Monitor Key Insights report and the NZIER Quarterly ... More >>
Surgical Wait List Continues To Climb
Monday, 3 April 2023, 10:56 am | New Zealand National Party
Surgical wait lists continue to balloon at record levels with no remedy in sight, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “It has almost been a year since the Labour Government announced its ‘high powered’ task force to decrease ... More >>
Police Opposition To Bail Increasingly Ignored
Sunday, 2 April 2023, 1:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
New data obtained by National shows the number of people being granted bail despite opposition from Police has more than doubled since 2018, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “In 2018, bail was granted despite Police opposition 2,061 ... More >>
No Celebration On Te Pūkenga's Third Birthday
Saturday, 1 April 2023, 2:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
There is little to celebrate on Te Pūkenga’s third birthday today as the shambolic entity still doesn’t have an operating model and is hurting New Zealand’s vocational sector, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. “After ... More >>
Stephen Jack Selected As National’s Candidate In Taieri
Friday, 31 March 2023, 8:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Balclutha-based farmer Stephen Jack has been selected by local party members as National’s candidate in Taieri for the 2023 General Election. “Taieri is my home and I’m incredibly excited to have the opportunity to campaign for a National Government ... More >>
Taxpayers Left Out In The Cold
Friday, 31 March 2023, 2:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
The cost-of-living crisis is set to deepen this winter with no relief in sight for hard working New Zealanders, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “It’s good to see some relief for Kiwis affected by the cost-of-living crisis ... More >>
Tenant Tax Bites Even Harder From Tomorrow
Friday, 31 March 2023, 1:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s removal of interest deductibility for rental properties will bite even harder from tomorrow, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “From April 1, landlords will only be able to claim for 50 per cent of interest costs as ... More >>
