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Nothing New From Out Of Touch, Out Of Ideas Labour
Monday, 18 September 2023, 12:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s campaign is based entirely on spreading misinformation about National or re-announcing policies it has failed to deliver for the past six years, says National’s Campaign Chair Chris Bishop. “Chris Hipkins hoped no-one would notice that Labour ... More >>
Labour Cabinet Turned Down Proposal To Stop Funding Gangs
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Chris Hipkins’ Cabinet considered whether to stop government contracts involving funding for gangs in July and deliberately chose to keep doing so, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. National understands the then-Justice Minister ... More >>
National To Attract Top Talent And Support Startups
Friday, 15 September 2023, 12:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
A vibrant tech sector has the potential to support economic growth in New Zealand with high-paying jobs and high-value exports, and a National government will make changes to help it happen, say National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford ... More >>
Growing Tech Sector Part Of Economy Rebuild Plan
Friday, 15 September 2023, 12:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
A growing tech sector supported by a responsive immigration system will be part of National’s plan to rebuild the economy to end the cost-of-living crisis so all New Zealanders can get ahead, National’s Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Six ... More >>
National To Attract Top Talent And Support Startups
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:30 am | New Zealand National Party
A vibrant tech sector has the potential to support economic growth in New Zealand with high-paying jobs and high-value exports, and a National government will make changes to help it happen, say National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford ... More >>
Growing Tech Sector Part Of Economy Rebuild Plan
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:30 am | New Zealand National Party
A growing tech sector supported by a responsive immigration system will be part of National’s plan to rebuild the economy to end the cost-of-living crisis so all New Zealanders can get ahead, National’s Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Six ... More >>
Labour Defends Lavish Breakfast Tour In Cost-of-living Crisis
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:17 am | New Zealand National Party
Chris Hipkins must explain if he agrees with his senior minister Ginny Andersen, who told AM that a taxpayer-funded $52,000 breakfast tour promoting Labour MPs is just ‘part of democracy,’ particularly in a crushing cost-of-living crisis, National’s ... More >>
National To Cut Red Tape To Boost Primary Sector
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 2:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s economy depends on its primary sector so National will unleash investment in water storage, and cut the red tape that’s holding back food production, National’s Agriculture and Trade spokesperson Todd McClay says. “The primary sector – including ... More >>
Primary Sector Growth Vital For Economic Recovery
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 2:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
National understands the importance of investment and growth in the primary sector as part of a plan to rebuild New Zealand’s economy after six years of Labour’s mismanagement, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Farming is how New Zealand ... More >>
Nicola Willis: Speech To The KangaNews New Zealand Debt Capital Markets Summit 2023
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 2:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Good afternoon and thank you to KangaNews and the sponsors of the NZ Debt Capital Market Summit. We meet in interesting times. Yesterday the New Zealand Treasury published their pre-election update on the state of the New Zealand economy and the Government’s ... More >>
Labour Can’t Stop Spending
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 11:29 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders know that Labour can’t stop wasteful spending, with the Government breaking its spending commitments every single year since coming to office, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “New Zealanders feeling the brunt of dire ... More >>
Labour’s Economic Mismanagement Laid Bare
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 1:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Treasury’s pre-election economic forecasts show that six years of Labour’s economic mismanagement has taken a toll on New Zealand, with forecasts showing a sustained economic slowdown, high inflation and high interest rates, National Leader Christopher ... More >>
Record Rents Under Labour
Monday, 11 September 2023, 5:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s cost-of-living crisis is going from bad to worse with new figures out today showing rents have increased by $180 per week since Labour became Government, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. According to MBIE’s Rental ... More >>
National To Rebuild The Economy And Support Seniors
Monday, 11 September 2023, 11:12 am | New Zealand National Party
A National government will rebuild the economy so seniors can benefit from lower inflation and better public services, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “National knows the best way to increase Super payments is to grow the economy. ... More >>
National To Set Health Targets To Improve Results
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 9:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will bring back targets for important measures like wait times and cancer treatment to focus the health system on achieving better results, and will incentivise GP clinics to lift immunisation rates, National’s Health spokesperson ... More >>
National To End Rotorua Emergency Housing Motels
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The next National government will aim to end the use of emergency housing motels in Rotorua within two years and get the city back on its feet, says National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop and Rotorua MP Todd McClay. “Labour has made ... More >>
National To Deliver Better Social Housing
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 1:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National government will deliver better social housing as part of its plan to end Labour’s housing crisis, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop and Social Housing spokesperson Tama Potaka say. “Labour talked big about housing in ... More >>
National Makes Literacy Guarantee For Young Readers
Friday, 8 September 2023, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Under a National Government, every child will learn to read using the proven “structured literacy” approach in order to turn around declining educational achievement and give all kids the best chance of success in life, National’s Education spokesperson ... More >>
Hipkins Again Refuses To Rule Out New Jobs Tax
Friday, 8 September 2023, 3:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour are determined to weaken the economy and tax Kiwis even more, with Chris Hipkins today again refusing to rule out implementing a jobs tax next term, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “While the cost of living crisis continues ... More >>
Labour Has No Credibility On Law And Order
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s not just the economy Labour is in la-la land about – after six years of being soft on crime, no one trusts Labour on law and order, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “This announcement today is simply not credible coming from ... More >>
