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Labour’s Biggest Fails: Welfare Dependency Sky High
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Unemployment data released today confirms that Labour is wasting a golden opportunity to move people off welfare and into work, National's Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Despite an extremely tight labour market, there ... More >>
Tourism Minister Leaves Struggling Sector Waiting
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 12:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
Six months after promising $54 million in support for the struggling tourism industry, Tourism Minister Stuart Nash still hasn’t got around to working out who is eligible, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “While tourism operators are ... More >>
Labour’s Economy Keeps Crushing Kiwis
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 11:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Wage data released today shows New Zealanders are continuing to go backwards under a Labour Government that cannot properly manage the economy, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. Wage inflation, measured by the labour cost index (LCI), was 3.7 per ... More >>
Mortgage Mayhem On The Way
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 10:51 am | New Zealand National Party
The Reserve Bank today has confirmed that extensive pain is on the way for Kiwi mortgage holders, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. The Financial Stability Report, released this morning by the Reserve Bank, expects that: “Among ... More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: More Kids Living In Cars
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 8:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Five years after campaigning on fixing New Zealand’s housing crisis, Labour has built just 1.4 per cent of their promised 100,000 KiwiBuild homes and overseen more kids living in cars and motels, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. ... More >>
Labour’s Immigration Settings Worsen Health Crisis
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 2:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
With New Zealand’s health system in disarray under Labour, desperately needed medical specialists left off the Immigration Green List should be granted residence immediately, National’s Dr Shane Reti and Erica Stanford say. “It makes no sense ... More >>
David MacLeod Selected As National’s Candidate In New Plymouth
Monday, 31 October 2022, 7:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
David MacLeod (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou) has been selected by local party members as National’s New Plymouth candidate for the 2023 General Election. Mr MacLeod owns and runs Linepower, a Taranaki electricity network maintenance business. ... More >>
National’s Candidate Shortlist For Hamilton West
Monday, 31 October 2022, 5:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s campaign for the Hamilton West by-election is forging ahead, with a shortlist of nominees finalised today. On Sunday, local National Party members will select a candidate from the following shortlist: Rachel Afeaki-Taumoepeau Frances ... More >>
It’s Time For An Autonomous Sanctions Bill
Monday, 31 October 2022, 5:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand should legislate our own Autonomous Sanctions Bill, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. “It is becoming abundantly clearer that there are rogue governments that New Zealand will want nothing to do with, and we ... More >>
Councils’ Plan Leaves Government Dead In The Water
Monday, 31 October 2022, 2:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
National has welcomed today’s contribution to the Three Waters debate by Auckland, Christchurch and Waimakariri councils, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “This is a wholesale rejection of the Government’s Three Waters ... More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: Students Can’t Do The Basics
Monday, 31 October 2022, 2:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
After five years of a Labour Government that promised to ‘revolutionise education’, achievement has never been lower, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “A recent report saying that only a third of students could do the basic ... More >>
Govt Set To Slash Speed Limits Across New Zealand
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 7:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour is planning to slash speed limits on State Highways across New Zealand, says National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown. “Maps provided to the National Party reveal that the Government has marked almost the entire state highway network ... More >>
Hamish Campbell Selected As National’s Ilam Candidate
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 7:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Dr Hamish Campbell has been selected by local party members as National’s Ilam candidate for the 2023 General Election. Dr Campbell has built his career as a medical researcher and is currently the Deputy Head of Research for an Australian-based not-for-profit More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: Zero Metres Of Light Rail
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Five years after promising to build light rail in Auckland by 2021, Labour has failed to deliver even one metre of track, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Labour’s flagship election promise back in 2017 was to build light rail ... More >>
Minister Admits Justice System Is ‘Ridiculous’
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kiwis waiting years for justice won’t be reassured by a Minister who freely admits the system is ‘ridiculous’ five years into her Government’s time in office, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Justice Minister Kiri Allan ... More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: A Ram Raid Every 15 Hours
Saturday, 29 October 2022, 12:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
After five years of soft-on-crime policies, ram raids have increased by 500 per cent and Labour has no plan to restore law and order in New Zealand, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Sleepless nights for small business owners ... More >>
National Rejects Anti-democratic Council Proposals
Friday, 28 October 2022, 2:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s Future for Local Government report released today is yet another attack on local democracy from Labour, say National’s Paul Goldsmith and Simon Watts. “This is just more of the same from Labour – a whole lot of ideological ... More >>
$100k Wasted On A Cancelled Website
Friday, 28 October 2022, 11:32 am | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Education spent more than $100,000 building a wellbeing website that it later decided to scrap, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “The fact that $100,000 was wasted on a now-cancelled ‘Curriculum Wellbeing ... More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: Waiting Forever In Health
Friday, 28 October 2022, 11:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Since Labour came to office five years ago, New Zealand has broken record after broken record in the health sector – but none of them should be celebrated, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Many New Zealanders would have seen the ... More >>
Labour’s Excuses On Education Don’t Add Up
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 4:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's excuses for the appalling literacy and numeracy results simply don’t add up, National's Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “This week the Associate Minister of Education Jan Tinetti tried to defend the abysmal results ... More >>
