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Further Tax Division On The Left As Chorus For CGT Grows
Friday, 6 October 2023, 10:12 am | New Zealand National Party
Another Labour MP has joined the steadily growing chorus for a Capital Gains Tax, while the co-leader of Te Pati Māori, Labour’s coalition partner, has said Chris Hipkins is not in a position to rule out more taxes on Kiwis’ homes, businesses ... More >>
National To Support Growth Of Aerospace Sector
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National government will support the growth of New Zealand’s nascent aerospace sector, recognising its potential to boost New Zealand’s economy, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “National is committed to rebuilding the economy, bringing ... More >>
More Than 250,000 Kiwis Have Used National’s Tax Calculator
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 1:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
More than 250,000 New Zealanders have used National’s tax calculator to find out how much they will receive in National’s Back Pocket Boost tax relief plan, says National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “New Zealanders are telling ... More >>
More Than 250,000 Kiwis Have Used National’s Tax Calculator
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 11:15 am | New Zealand National Party
More than 250,000 New Zealanders have used National’s tax calculator to find out how much they will receive in National’s Back Pocket Boost tax relief plan, says National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “New Zealanders are telling ... More >>
National Launches A Video From Sir John Key On Social Media Highlighting What Is At Stake In This Year's Election
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 6:34 am | New Zealand National Party
The transcript is below: Hi everyone. With Election Day around the corner, people are asking for my thoughts, So here’s a couple. First, the election result is far from certain. Imagine if we woke up on 15 October in limbo land. Now if you’re ... More >>
Severe Gaps In Monitoring Violent Offenders On Bail
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 6:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Alarm bells should be ringing at the risk to public safety the bail system's “disarray” poses, National's Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith and Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell say. "Revelations this morning show it has been known for years there ... More >>
OCR At 15-year High Spells More Mortgage Misery
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Reserve Bank’s decision today to hold the Official Cash Rate at a 15-year record high is bad news for Kiwi mortgage holders, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The decision today to keep the OCR at 5.5 per cent means New ... More >>
Nearly All Retail Businesses Exposed To Crime
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
The reality that nearly all of our retail businesses in New Zealand have experienced some form of crime in the last year is a damning indictment on the state of law and order under Chris Hipkins’ Labour Government, National’s Police spokesperson ... More >>
Labour Has No Record To Run On In Child Poverty
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 12:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s failure to move people off welfare and into work is the biggest roadblock to lifting more children out of poverty, National’s Child Poverty Reduction spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Labour’s claims today that National’s tax plan will put ... More >>
Labour Faction Defying Hipkins On Tax Grows Larger
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 11:22 am | New Zealand National Party
The faction of the Labour Party openly defying Chris Hipkins on tax is growing larger by the day, with three Labour candidates revealing themselves as supporters of introducing more taxes on Kiwis, National’s Campaign Chair Chris Bishop says. “The jungle ... More >>
Labour’s Legacy Of Mortgage Misery
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kiwi mortgage holders are the innocent victims of Labour's reckless economic mismanagement, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. "New data shows Labour's cost of living crisis continues to take its toll with 423,000 New Zealanders now ... More >>
Maternity, Diabetes And Mental Health Boost In National’s Plan
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Longer postnatal stays for the mothers of new babies, free Continuous Glucose Monitors for children with Type 1 diabetes, and more training places for psychiatrists and clinical psychologists will help get the health system delivering for New Zealanders, ... More >>
Labour MPs Will Roll Hipkins To Bring In New Taxes
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 10:19 am | New Zealand National Party
Yet another Labour MP has hinted that new taxes on Kiwis’ homes, businesses and retirement funds are on the cards once the caucus rolls Chris Hipkins as leader, National’s Campaign Chair Chris Bishop says. “This election is shaping up to ... More >>
Labour And Its Union Buddies Hit New Low As Voting Opens
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 9:17 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Party’s campaign of misinformation and negativity has reached a new low, with its surrogate, the Council of Trade Unions, sending an email to its database with several outright lies about the National Party, National’s Campaign Chair ... More >>
Achievement Still Plummeting Under Labour
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 5:50 am | New Zealand National Party
New achievement data shows Labour’s shameful legacy in education with around half of Year 10 students falling basic reading, writing and maths tests, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “The 2023 NCEA Literacy and Numeracy ... More >>
Another Day, Another Desperate Attack From Labour
Monday, 2 October 2023, 4:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s campaign of misinformation continues with false claims around National’s Local Water Done Well policy, says National’s Campaign Chair Chris Bishop. “Every day Labour comes out with more outlandish claims about National, from cancelling ... More >>
Violence And Intimidation Directed At National’s Campaign
Monday, 2 October 2023, 1:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Campaign Chair Chris Bishop is taking the unprecedented step of publicly sharing information about incidents of violence and intimidation during the election campaign. “New Zealand deserves a free and fair election campaign in which every ... More >>
Labour’s Manifesto Highlights Lack Of Delivery
Sunday, 1 October 2023, 7:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The release of Labour’s election manifesto today shows this is a government that is out of ideas and out of time, National's Campaign Chair Chris Bishop says. "Today's manifesto is a highlights reel of Labour's failures over the last six years. "This ... More >>
National Will Scrap Ute Tax In First 100 Days
Sunday, 1 October 2023, 7:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National government will scrap Labour’s Ute Tax and Clean Car Discount Scheme by 31 December 2023, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Labour’s unnecessary, regressive, and fiscally irresponsible Ute Tax and Clean Car Discount ... More >>
National Announces 100 Day Action Plan
Sunday, 1 October 2023, 2:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
If New Zealanders choose a National-led government to rebuild the economy and deliver tax relief, we will go to work immediately implementing our 100 Day Action Plan, National Party Christopher Luxon says. “New Zealanders have waited six long years ... More >>
