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Hawke’s Bay’s Fruit Bowl Heads To Parliament As Horticulture Exports Hit Record Highs

Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 5:40 pm | New Zealand National Party

Before the fruit made its way to the Beehive, Wedd spent time on the ground in Hawke’s Bay, visiting some of the region’s leading growers and exporters and their hardworking teams. More >>

Interim Report On Protecting Young People Online Released

Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 2:28 pm | New Zealand National Party

“The report reflects the seriousness of what the committee heard from families, experts, and young people,” the Education and Workforce Committee’s Acting Chair Carl Bates says. More >>

Ankit Bansal Selected As National’s Candidate In Palmerston North

Saturday, 29 November 2025, 6:33 pm | New Zealand National Party

Since moving to New Zealand, I’ve made my home in Palmerston North. I love living here and I am excited to get back to work as the local candidate to help re-elect a National Government, says Ankit Bansal. More >>

National Marks Two Years Of Fixing The Basics

Thursday, 27 November 2025, 9:32 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s plan to fix the basics and build the future is beginning to deliver for Kiwis. Our plan will secure a better and brighter future for New Zealand and for generations to come. More >>

Marking Two Years In Government

Sunday, 23 November 2025, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party

The legacy of this Government can’t just be to shepherd the country through a challenging, but ultimately temporary, period of economic and social pain, left to us by Labour. More >>

National To Lift KiwiSaver Contributions

Sunday, 23 November 2025, 1:12 pm | New Zealand National Party

If elected next year, National will continue to increase default contribution rates by 0.5 per cent from 1 April 2029, rising by 0.5 per cent a year until 1 April 2032, to achieve a 6 per cent contribution each from employers and employees. More >>

Tracy Summerfield Selected As National’s Candidate In Wigram

Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 7:02 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Wigram electorate’s boundaries have undergone significant change following the review earlier this year. I am looking forward to meeting as many people as I can in the lead up to the 2026 election, says Tracy Summerfield. More >>

Blair Cameron Selected As National’s Candidate In Nelson

Saturday, 8 November 2025, 5:14 pm | New Zealand National Party

“I’m excited to get back to work as National’s candidate for Nelson to help re-elect a National Government focused on growing the economy to create jobs and lift wages,” says Mr Cameron. More >>

Labour Votes Against Kiwi Shoppers

Thursday, 6 November 2025, 4:53 pm | New Zealand National Party

Labour talks a lot about easing cost pressures on Kiwi families, but when it came time to put its votes where its mouth is, it voted with vested interests, says National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis. More >>

Unanswered Questions Grow About Labour’s Capital Gains Tax

Monday, 3 November 2025, 4:46 pm | New Zealand National Party

Labour doesn’t know its own policy. It wants IRD to do the thinking for the party, and Labour’s so-called policy document, a centrepiece of Labour’s financial strategy – did not contain a single number. More >>

Labour’s New Tax Is An Attack On Investment And Savings

Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 10:20 am | New Zealand National Party

Just as New Zealand’s economy gets back on its feet, Labour’s new capital gains tax would hit businesses and Kiwis’ savings, says National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis. “Labour’s tax grab would put New Zealand's economic recovery at ... More >>

Under-16s Social Media Ban Takes Next Step

Thursday, 23 October 2025, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Social Media (Age-Restricted Users) Bill is about protecting our most vulnerable children from harmful online content. More >>

Labour’s Incompetence Continues With More Off-The-Hoof Policy

Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 3:39 pm | New Zealand National Party

"Labour’s latest policy is just another desperate attempt to look busy without doing the hard work. There's no costings, no plan, and no evidence it will deliver anything meaningful," Mr Bishop says. More >>

National Acknowledges The Passing Of Rt Hon Jim Bolger ONZ

Thursday, 16 October 2025, 8:41 am | New Zealand National Party

After leaving politics in 1998, Rt Hon Jim Bolger, continued to serve New Zealand with distinction, as Ambassador to the United States, Chair of New Zealand Post and Kiwibank, and Chancellor of the University of Waikato. More >>

Earthquake-Prone Building Changes To Save Rangitīkei $246m

Monday, 6 October 2025, 6:35 pm | New Zealand National Party

Because of these changes, provincial and regional towns across New Zealand are set to save around $1.8 billion dollars. This money will now flow into productive investments, growing the economy and creating jobs, Rangitīkei MP Suze Redmayne says. More >>

Labour Reveals Plan For Higher Prices

Tuesday, 9 September 2025, 1:59 pm | New Zealand National Party

“Barbara Edmonds’ support for a higher inflation target is bizarre, particularly at a time when New Zealanders are still recovering from the sky-high inflation Labour caused last time." More >>

Every Southland Child To Gain Learning Support By 2028: A Major Win For Southland-Otago Students

Friday, 5 September 2025, 4:40 pm | New Zealand National Party

The phased implementation of Learning Support Coordinators (LSCs) will see schools across Southland and Otago progressively gain access over the next three years. More >>

Labour Wants To Give Patches Back To Gangs

Friday, 22 August 2025, 12:26 pm | New Zealand National Party

“Mr Henare has said he stands by his commitment to repeal the gang patch law at an event on Wednesday night, despite Carmel Sepuloni saying he was mistaken. More >>

Labour Commits To Bringing Back Gang Patches

Thursday, 21 August 2025, 1:43 pm | New Zealand National Party

“In a Tamaki Makaurau byelection debate last night, Peeni Henare confirmed Labour will return to the bad old days of gangs taking over towns and frightening New Zealanders." More >>

Hipkins Runs From His Record

Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party

Fresh from fobbing off Treasury’s report into Labour’s spending, Chris Hipkins is avoiding accountability by refusing to front up to the Royal Commission, says National MP Chris Bishop. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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