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National MPs Hold Infrastructure Meetings In NSW

Friday, 25 November 2022, 10:05 am | New Zealand National Party

National MPs Chris Bishop, Simeon Brown and Simon Watts will travel to Sydney on Sunday for infrastructure and housing meetings, National’s Infrastructure spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Infrastructure will be a critical focus of the next National-led ... More >>

Prime Minister Urged To Take Action For Iran

Thursday, 24 November 2022, 5:58 pm | New Zealand National Party

National calls for the Prime Minister to designate the Iranian Revolution Guard Corps as a terrorism organisation, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. “The National Party has signed a letter alongside all opposition ... More >>

Kiwis Paying For Immigration Failures

Thursday, 24 November 2022, 3:21 pm | New Zealand National Party

Chronic worker shortages due to Labour’s flawed immigration settings are driving inflation and pushing interest rates even higher, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Labour shortages have been referred to as a key driver of ... More >>

Hospital Upgrade Long Overdue After Labour Delays

Thursday, 24 November 2022, 2:58 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Whangarei hospital upgrade is simply a rehash of what was already announced earlier this year, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “The people of Whangarei will be pleased to hear their hospital will finally get the long overdue ... More >>

More U-turns Needed From Labour On Three Waters

Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 2:43 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government is ramming through its Three Waters reforms under urgency against overwhelming public opposition, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta has tabled an 11th hour amendment ... More >>

Labour Has Lost Control Of The Economy

Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 2:21 pm | New Zealand National Party

Much more pain is on the way for Kiwis as out of control inflation has forced the Reserve Bank into New Zealand’s first ever 75 basis point Official Cash Rate hike, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Never before in the history ... More >>

Te Pūkenga Executive Spend-up A Low Blow For Staff

Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 8:56 am | New Zealand National Party

Te Pūkenga’s latest moves to employ highly paid co-leaders while polytechnic teaching and support staff face the chop is offensive, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. “I’m astonished that in the wake of Te Pūkenga’s ... More >>

$1.9 Billion Spent But No Extra Mental Health Beds

Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 9:09 pm | New Zealand National Party

Mental health patients in New Zealand are struggling to secure a bed, National’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “Data released to National shows that the number of contracted beds for acute mental health services ... More >>

Gang Numbers Highest Ever Recorded

Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 4:23 pm | New Zealand National Party

Alarming new data shows that gang membership in New Zealand has hit its highest level ever recorded, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “The National Gang List grew by 338 members between 31 August and 31 October – nearly ... More >>

Incompetent Government Fails Yet Again

Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 9:47 am | New Zealand National Party

Confirmation that the Government is extending the deadline for landlords to meet Healthy Homes standards comes as no surprise, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “As of July this year, just 50 per cent of the 64,000 homes owned ... More >>

Govt Response To Youth Crime Policy Is Weak

Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 9:22 am | New Zealand National Party

  The tired and predictable reaction of Labour Ministers to National’s plan to combat serious youth offending reveals the Government is scrambling, defensive and knows it is failing to keep Kiwis safe, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul ... More >>

Cameron Brewer Selected As National’s Candidate In Upper Harbour

Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 7:07 am | New Zealand National Party

Cameron Brewer has been selected by local party members as National’s candidate in Upper Harbour for the 2023 General Election and is excited to hit the ground running and campaign hard for the seat. “I’m thrilled to win the support of local party ... More >>

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 >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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