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Labour’s Legacy Of Mortgage Misery
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kiwi mortgage holders are the innocent victims of Labour's reckless economic mismanagement, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. "New data shows Labour's cost of living crisis continues to take its toll with 423,000 New Zealanders now ... More >>
Maternity, Diabetes And Mental Health Boost In National’s Plan
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Longer postnatal stays for the mothers of new babies, free Continuous Glucose Monitors for children with Type 1 diabetes, and more training places for psychiatrists and clinical psychologists will help get the health system delivering for New Zealanders, ... More >>
Labour MPs Will Roll Hipkins To Bring In New Taxes
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 10:19 am | New Zealand National Party
Yet another Labour MP has hinted that new taxes on Kiwis’ homes, businesses and retirement funds are on the cards once the caucus rolls Chris Hipkins as leader, National’s Campaign Chair Chris Bishop says. “This election is shaping up to ... More >>
Labour And Its Union Buddies Hit New Low As Voting Opens
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 9:17 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Party’s campaign of misinformation and negativity has reached a new low, with its surrogate, the Council of Trade Unions, sending an email to its database with several outright lies about the National Party, National’s Campaign Chair ... More >>
Achievement Still Plummeting Under Labour
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 5:50 am | New Zealand National Party
New achievement data shows Labour’s shameful legacy in education with around half of Year 10 students falling basic reading, writing and maths tests, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “The 2023 NCEA Literacy and Numeracy ... More >>
Another Day, Another Desperate Attack From Labour
Monday, 2 October 2023, 4:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s campaign of misinformation continues with false claims around National’s Local Water Done Well policy, says National’s Campaign Chair Chris Bishop. “Every day Labour comes out with more outlandish claims about National, from cancelling ... More >>
Violence And Intimidation Directed At National’s Campaign
Monday, 2 October 2023, 1:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Campaign Chair Chris Bishop is taking the unprecedented step of publicly sharing information about incidents of violence and intimidation during the election campaign. “New Zealand deserves a free and fair election campaign in which every ... More >>
Labour’s Manifesto Highlights Lack Of Delivery
Sunday, 1 October 2023, 7:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The release of Labour’s election manifesto today shows this is a government that is out of ideas and out of time, National's Campaign Chair Chris Bishop says. "Today's manifesto is a highlights reel of Labour's failures over the last six years. "This ... More >>
National Will Scrap Ute Tax In First 100 Days
Sunday, 1 October 2023, 7:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National government will scrap Labour’s Ute Tax and Clean Car Discount Scheme by 31 December 2023, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Labour’s unnecessary, regressive, and fiscally irresponsible Ute Tax and Clean Car Discount ... More >>
National Announces 100 Day Action Plan
Sunday, 1 October 2023, 2:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
If New Zealanders choose a National-led government to rebuild the economy and deliver tax relief, we will go to work immediately implementing our 100 Day Action Plan, National Party Christopher Luxon says. “New Zealanders have waited six long years ... More >>
Disciplined Spending, Lower Taxes, Less Debt Under National
Friday, 29 September 2023, 12:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s fiscal plan will restore discipline to government spending, lower taxes and reduce net debt compared to the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update forecasts, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The return of a National ... More >>
National To Introduce New Gang Laws In First 100 Days
Thursday, 28 September 2023, 12:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National government will introduce new legislation in our first 100 days in office giving police more tools to crack down on gangs, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Under Labour’s soft on crime approach, gang membership has ... More >>
Grant Robertson’s Fantasy Fiscal Plan
Thursday, 28 September 2023, 6:27 am | New Zealand National Party
Grant Robertson’s so-called fiscal plan sets the stage for more wasteful spending, more tax and more debt under Labour, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Labour’s promises of spending restraint can’t be taken seriously - they ... More >>
National To Deliver More Police To Target Inner-city Crime
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 11:37 am | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will deliver more frontline police officers with the expectation they will focus on inner-city crime prevention and enforcement, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Crime has escalated under Labour, particularly ... More >>
Nicola Willis: Speech To The Auckland Chamber Of Commerce
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 12:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Good afternoon and thank you for being here. Thank you Sarah Sinclair and your team at MinterEllisonRuddWatts for hosting us here today in your beautiful offices. Thank you also to my former colleague, the Honourable Simon Bridges, and your team at the ... More >>
National Says Those Who Can Work, Should Work
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 10:57 am | New Zealand National Party
National will do more to get unemployed people off the Jobseeker benefit and into suitable work, including introducing more sanctions for those who persistently do not meet their benefit obligations, National’s Social Development spokesperson ... More >>
Amnesty For Overstayers Sends The Wrong Message
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 10:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour's plan to grant a blanket amnesty for overstayers is a bad policy and a slap in the face for thousands of migrants who have followed the rules, National’s spokesperson for Immigration Erica Stanford says. “National does not support an amnesty for ... More >>
Labour Spreads Misinformation On Climate Change
Monday, 25 September 2023, 7:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s claim that National hasn’t announced any climate policy is more misinformation from a Labour Party that is out of ideas and out of time, says National’s Campaign Chair Chris Bishop. “Chris Hipkins and Megan Woods need to get the memo – National ... More >>
David Parker Undermines Chris Hipkins ….Again
Monday, 25 September 2023, 10:40 am | New Zealand National Party
After resigning from the revenue portfolio out of protest over Chris Hipkins’ tax policy, David Parker was promoted to the transport portfolio to replace the world’s slowest stockbroker Michael Wood - now Parker is back to his old tricks, undermining ... More >>
Chris Hipkins Driving With The Handbrake On
Sunday, 24 September 2023, 8:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ admission that he agrees with National’s policies on speed limits, but claims he can’t to do anything about them, shows how ineffective the Labour Government is, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. ... More >>
