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National Will Keep Voting Age At 18
Monday, 21 November 2022, 2:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
National does not support any lowering of the voting age, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Decisions around the voting age, like other electoral laws, are decisions for a democratically accountable Parliament to make. “Many aspects ... More >>
Welcome Home Prime Minister
Monday, 21 November 2022, 2:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
As Jacinda Ardern arrives back into New Zealand, she returns to a country in the middle of a cost of living crisis, with worse to come for New Zealand mortgage holders, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “As the Prime Minister stepped ... More >>
Prison Population Down, Violent Crime Up
Monday, 21 November 2022, 1:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
It should be no surprise that violent crime has increased when the prison population and rehabilitation services continue to decline, National's Corrections spokesperson Simon O'Connor says. "The prison population has decreased by 24 per cent under ... More >>
National Launches Petition To Stop Speed Reductions
Sunday, 20 November 2022, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Labour Government to scrap its proposed blanket speed limit reductions on State Highways, which would slow drivers down without actually improving road safety, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “This ... More >>
Katie Nimon Selected As National’s Candidate In Napier
Sunday, 20 November 2022, 4:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Katie Nimon has been selected by local party members as National’s candidate in Napier for the 2023 General Election. “It’s an honour to be selected as National’s candidate in Napier and I’ll hit the ground running to earn the right to represent ... More >>
Nicola Willis Selected As National’s Candidate In Ōhāriu
Saturday, 19 November 2022, 6:13 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Deputy Leader, Nicola Willis has been selected by local party members as National’s candidate in Ōhāriu for the 2023 General Election. “I’m a proud Wellingtonian, so it’s an honour to be selected as National’s candidate in Ōhāriu,” ... More >>
National Launches Plan To Combat Youth Offending
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 11:31 am | New Zealand National Party
National will crack down on serious repeat youth offenders like ram-raiders to turn their lives around and to protect the public, National Party Leader Christopher Luxon says. “A ram-raid every 15 hours shows that Labour’s soft-on-crime approach is ... More >>
Inflation Expectations Spiral To Record High
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 10:06 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders are expecting inflation will get worse, not better, new data released yesterday shows, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. The Reserve Bank’s quarterly Household Expectations Survey for December 2022 shows New Zealand More >>
RMA ‘reform’ Fails The Test
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 1:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
After five years of talking a big game on RMA reform, Labour has managed to produce legislation which is likely worse than what we have now, National’s Housing, Infrastructure and Acting Environment spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “National has long supported ... More >>
Most Youth Retail Offenders Not Engaged In School
Monday, 14 November 2022, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Data obtained by National shows that a staggering number of youth offenders committing retail crime are not engaged in school or even enrolled, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Of the 959 kids that have been caught offending at retail ... More >>
More Meetings But No Actions In Health
Monday, 14 November 2022, 3:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
While New Zealand’s health system is in crisis, the Health Minister is looking for answers at a workforce hui instead of just putting nurses on the fast track to residence, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “The fact that ... More >>
Labour Continuing To Slow New Zealanders Down
Monday, 14 November 2022, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Confirmation that the Government is planning to slash speed limits across state highways in New Zealand is typical Labour, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “This Government simply cannot deliver. Labour’s plan is to slow ... More >>
Govt Must Rule Out Confiscating Local Parks
Sunday, 13 November 2022, 1:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's Three Waters reforms are now taking control of much more than local water assets, with the Government now eyeing up community parks and reserves, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “Provisions in the Water Service ... More >>
All Michael Wood Can Deliver Is A Survey
Saturday, 12 November 2022, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Transport Minister Michael Wood is so desperate to pretend he is making progress on major projects in Auckland that he is set to present an online survey as a key step towards a second harbour crossing, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon ... More >>
Nearly 10% Of Auckland Buses Cancelled This Year
Saturday, 12 November 2022, 1:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Aucklanders will be shocked to learn that more than 269,000 bus services have been cancelled in the first nine months of this year, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “This amounts to the cancellation of 8.6 per cent of Auckland's ... More >>
Labour Still Not Listening On Three Waters
Friday, 11 November 2022, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite overwhelming opposition to its Three Waters reforms, the Government has failed to use the opportunity to listen and make material changes to the Bill, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “The Government has not made any ... More >>
Government Tourism Policy All Hydrogen And Hot Air
Friday, 11 November 2022, 2:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash’s plan for $54 million earmarked to support the tourism sector is little more than hot air, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “After sitting on his hands for months as many tourism companies struggle, ... More >>
Crisis At The Checkout
Friday, 11 November 2022, 11:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour is sending more Kiwis backwards as they battle the worsening cost-of-living crisis, with the highest annual increase in food prices since 2008, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. The Food Price Index released by Statistics ... More >>
77% Of Decile 1 Students Not Regularly At School
Friday, 11 November 2022, 11:19 am | New Zealand National Party
With student attendance plummeting across New Zealand in Term 2, data shows the numbers are worst for those in decile 1 schools, National’s Education’s spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Over three-quarters of students in decile 1 schools did not ... More >>
Tech Summit 2022 Backs Kiwi Start-ups To Take On The World
Friday, 11 November 2022, 10:38 am | New Zealand National Party
More than 150 of the country’s tech leaders will gather at Future House in Parnell today for the second annual National Party Tech Summit – From Start Up to Scale Up, National’s Research, Science, Innovation, AI, and Technology spokeswoman Judith ... More >>
