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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 >>
Farmers Taxed To Buy Audis, BMWs And A Porsche
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 4:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Teslas aren’t the only flash cars farmers and tradies are being made to subsidise, with people buying luxury brands like Audi, BMW and even a Porsche Cayenne receiving handouts, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Data from NZTA ... More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: Wages Going Backwards
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 11:10 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s economic mismanagement has taken New Zealanders backwards, with real wages lower today than they were when National left office, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Official data shows that since Labour came to office ... More >>
National Would Repeal Fair Pay Agreements
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 3:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s misnamed ‘Fair’ Pay Agreements Bill will be repealed by a future National Government, National’s Workplace Relations & Safety spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “This mandatory union Bill is an ideological overreach that ... More >>
Letter Exposes Wait Time Disaster For Cancer Patients
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 10:31 am | New Zealand National Party
A leaked letter shows the effects of this Government’s wait lists as people with bowel cancer are waiting so long that it is too late to cure them, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. A letter signed by every specialist in the previous ... More >>
National Congratulates Rishi Sunak
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 10:26 am | New Zealand National Party
On behalf of the New Zealand National Party, Christopher Luxon has congratulated Rishi Sunak on his election as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. “Our two countries have long shared a strong relationship ... More >>
What Is Labour’s Biggest Fail?
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 7:28 am | New Zealand National Party
National has today launched a new website outlining Labour’s extensive record of failure over the past five years, says National Party Campaign Chair Chris Bishop. “Today is the fifth anniversary of Labour coming to power and Kiwis are frustrated ... More >>
Just 2 Per Cent Of Decile 1 Students Pass Writing Test
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 3:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Students from the lowest income households are failing the basics of reading, writing and maths at a truly alarming rate under Labour, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “The overall pass rates for the new NCEA literacy and numeracy ... More >>
Robertson Concedes On Tax
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 11:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Finance Minister Grant Robertson should put the money where his mouth is and urgently adjust tax brackets for inflation, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Speaking on AM today Minister Robertson stated “…every Government would ... More >>
Emergency Department Wait Times Worst On Record
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 10:01 am | New Zealand National Party
As another tragic Emergency Department story hits headlines, the latest figures released this week show that emergency department wait times are some of the worst on record, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “When a person ... More >>
Farmers And Tradies Subsidising New Teslas
Monday, 24 October 2022, 8:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has handed out $35 million to subsidise Tesla buyers, while also raking tens of millions from farmers and tradies through Labour’s car tax, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “New data shows that between July 2021 ... More >>
Job Losses Coming As Te Pūkenga Fights Deficit
Sunday, 23 October 2022, 6:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Massive job losses are on the cards for Te Pūkenga as the Government finally comes clean on how it is planning to balance the books, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. “Te Pūkenga is currently forecasting a $63 million ... More >>
Government Spins Homelessness Measures
Saturday, 22 October 2022, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s attempt to say it has met all targets in its Homelessness Action Plan is belied by the facts, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “This Government is trying to claim progress on homelessness by making sure the ... More >>
$51,000 For Four Likes On YouTube
Saturday, 22 October 2022, 2:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thousands of taxpayers’ dollars has been spent on a four minute YouTube video, National’s Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “While New Zealanders are grappling with a cost of living crisis, the Ministry for the Environment is spending ... More >>
Two-thirds Of Students Can’t Do The Basics
Friday, 21 October 2022, 1:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Alarming new data from the Ministry of Education has confirmed the sorry state of our education system, with huge numbers of Kiwi kids failing in reading, writing and maths under Labour, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. ... More >>
National Calls For Inquiry Into Meyer Case Handling
Friday, 21 October 2022, 10:27 am | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on Justice Minister Kiri Allan to launch an inquiry into the Crown’s handling of the Jayden Meyer rape case and its implications, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith said today. “The Crown failed this week in ... More >>
Pothole Of The Week Highlights State Of Rural Roads
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Pothole of the Week campaign is shining a light on just how bad New Zealand’s roads have become under Labour, and this includes our rural and regional roads, National’s Associate Transport spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “The potholes ... More >>
Labour’s Spending On Consultants Rises By A Third
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
New figures show Labour’s spending on consultants and contractors has risen by more than a third, breaking a promise to lower costs, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. Figures released today by the Public Service Commission ... More >>
Fair Pay Agreements Are Mandatory Union Deals
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 2:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
The tests to initiate so-called Fair Pay Agreements are anti-democratic, forcing the process on workers who don’t want them, National's Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Parliament is currently debating the Committee ... More >>
Labour’s Five Years Of Failure On Welfare
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 11:15 am | New Zealand National Party
Benefit data released today confirms that Labour is still failing to get people off welfare and into work despite businesses up and down the country crying out for workers, National's Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston ... More >>
