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National Will Reverse Labour’s Transport Plans
Monday, 6 March 2023, 12:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s Transport Minister Michael Wood has today announced that he will be raiding the road maintenance budget to fund cycleways and bus lanes as part of Labour’s proposed National Land Transport Plan 2024-2027, National’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
SPEECH: Christopher Luxon - State of the Nation, 2023
Sunday, 5 March 2023, 1:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kia ora tatou, good morning, and welcome everyone. Thank you so much for being here on a Sunday morning. Before I start, I do want to acknowledge what an extraordinary beginning New Zealand has had to 2023, especially the North Island, including parts ... More >>
National Will Reduce Consultant Spending By $400m
Sunday, 5 March 2023, 1:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will reduce Labour’s wasteful spending on contractors and consultants by $400 million a year, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Labour has created a gravy train for consultants through its obsession ... More >>
FamilyBoost Childcare Tax Rebate To Help Families
Sunday, 5 March 2023, 1:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will support Kiwi families bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis by delivering the FamilyBoost childcare tax rebate of up to $75 per week, National Party Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Kiwis are doing it tough right ... More >>
Vanessa Weenink Selected As National’s Candidate For Banks Peninsula
Saturday, 4 March 2023, 9:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
General practitioner and Banks Peninsula local Dr Vanessa Weenink has been selected by local party members as National’s candidate for Banks Pensinula in this year’s General Election. “I’m honoured to have the support of the National Party as ... More >>
Release All The Emergency Department Wait Times
Saturday, 4 March 2023, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government must release regional emergency department data ahead of another tough winter, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “It is baffling that the Labour Government and its new Health Minister are still hiding from accountability ... More >>
Labour’s War On Landlords Drives Rents Higher
Friday, 3 March 2023, 3:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Government research confirms Labour’s war on landlords is driving rents to record levels, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. A survey commissioned by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development found that law changes and added ... More >>
Labour Turns A Blind Eye To Drug Driving
Friday, 3 March 2023, 1:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s Road to Zero campaign is once again proving to be all talk and no action after it was revealed that randomised roadside drug testing won’t go ahead as planned, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “The legislation required ... More >>
Labour Must Ditch Plans To Lower The Voting Age
Friday, 3 March 2023, 12:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should abandon its plans to lower the voting age and focus on restoring law and order, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Michael Wood’s comments this morning that the Government is considering lowering the voting ... More >>
Labour Must Axe Their New $100m App Tax
Friday, 3 March 2023, 10:43 am | New Zealand National Party
National is launching a campaign against Labour’s new $100 million App Tax, which will hit Kiwis’ back pockets hard in the middle of a cost of living crisis, Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Labour’s Taxation (Annual Rates for 2022–23, ... More >>
Tourism Doesn’t Need Another Working Group
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 12:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tourism and hospitality businesses will be frustrated by the Government’s ongoing failure to address staff shortages, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “The Government’s recently released Better Work Action document ignores ... More >>
Speech: Nicola Willis - NZ Economics Forum, University Of Waikato
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 11:51 am | New Zealand National Party
I’m delighted to be at the New Zealand Economics Forum with you today, to discuss the challenges facing our economy and to share National’s plans for reducing the cost of living and lifting incomes for all. Let me acknowledge the esteemed guests ... More >>
New RMA Puts Climate Goals At Risk
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 10:18 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s RMA reforms are so bad they are putting at risk the ability for New Zealand to meet its climate change ambitions, National’s RMA Reform and Urban Development spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Contact Energy yesterday told the ... More >>
Kiwis Drowning In Debt
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 12:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s mismanagement of the economy is leaving more Kiwis drowning in debt, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Today’s debt arrears data from Centrix confirms that thousands more New Zealanders are falling into debt trouble, ... More >>
Rob Campbell Must Be Sacked From The EPA
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 9:34 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should sack Rob Campbell as Chair of the Environmental Protection Authority immediately, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “The political comments made by Campbell over the weekend were a clear breach of ... More >>
Statement On Hon Chester Borrows
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 7:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party President Sylvia Wood offers condolences to the loved ones of former National MP for Whanganui Hon Chester Borrows. Chester Borrows was the National MP for Whanganui from 2005 to 2017 and served as Courts Minister and Associate Minister ... More >>
Another Immigration Backflip From Labour
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 3:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s backdown on removing work rights for the partners of migrants is another embarrassing u-turn for a Government that has proved utterly incapable of bringing in skilled workers, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Immigration ... More >>
National Pays Tribute To Paul East
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 11:56 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Christopher Luxon has extended his condolences to the family and friends of the Rt Hon Paul East following the news of his passing. “Paul East was an exceptionally dedicated Member of Parliament for 21 years, who proudly represented ... More >>
Statement On Rt Hon Paul East
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 10:54 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party President Sylvia Wood is paying tribute to former long-serving National MP Rt Hon Paul East. Paul East served as a National MP for 21 years from 1978 to 1999, 18 of which as MP for Rotorua. He held a number of ministerial portfolios in ... More >>
National Pays Tribute To Chester Borrows
Monday, 27 February 2023, 7:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Christopher Luxon extends his condolences to the family and friends of Hon Chester Borrows following his passing today. “Chester Borrows served New Zealand with dedication as a Member of Parliament for 12 years, including as a Minister ... More >>
