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Labour’s Biggest Fails: No Material Improvements In Mental Health
Monday, 7 November 2022, 11:34 am | New Zealand National Party
It has been five years since Labour came to office and promised to “transform” New Zealand’s mental health sector, but they have utterly failed to make material improvements, National’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention spokesperson Matt ... More >>
Dan Bidois Selected As National’s Candidate In Northcote
Monday, 7 November 2022, 5:48 am | New Zealand National Party
Dan Bidois (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi) has been selected by local party members as National’s candidate in Northcote for the 2023 General Election. “I’m excited to be selected as National’s candidate for Northcote and grateful for the support ... More >>
Tama Potaka Selected As National’s Candidate For Hamilton West By-election
Sunday, 6 November 2022, 7:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tama Potaka has been selected by local party members as National’s candidate in the Hamilton West by-election. Mr Potaka is currently the chief executive of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. He has also worked as a senior advisor to the NZ Super Fund and spent ... More >>
Media Merger To Cost Taxpayers Billions
Sunday, 6 November 2022, 1:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s planned media mega entity will need hundreds of millions a year in extra taxpayer funding due to the decision to destroy TVNZ’s commercial model, National’s Broadcasting and Media spokesperson Melissa Lee says. “Documents obtained ... More >>
Suze Redmayne Selected As National’s Candidate In Rangitīkei
Saturday, 5 November 2022, 5:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Suze Redmayne has been selected by local party members as National’s Rangitīkei candidate for the 2023 General Election. Ms Redmayne owns and operates award-winning lamb brand Coastal Lamb with her husband Richard from their farm ‘Tunnel Hill’ ... More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: Where Are The Nurses?
Saturday, 5 November 2022, 1:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite crippling worker shortages causing our entire health system to buckle, Labour still won’t put nurses on the fast track to residence, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “New Zealand is short 4,000 nurses. As a result, ... More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: More Money For Consultants
Friday, 4 November 2022, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
After five years in office, Labour’s spending on expensive consultants is higher than ever despite promises to rein it in, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “In 2018, Public Service Minister Chris Hipkins removed the ... More >>
Kāinga Ora Tenants Fall Behind In Cost Of Living Crisis
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 6:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Data revealed to National shows that Kāinga Ora rent debt totalled $16.3 million in June 2022, up a staggering 81 per cent from July 2021, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “In July 2021, the amount of money owed to Kāinga Ora in rent ... More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: More Crime, Less Justice
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 3:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
After five years of this Labour Government, serious crime is out of control and victims’ needs have been relegated to the back of the queue, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Violent crime has risen 21 per cent, ram raids ... More >>
More ACC Staff Taking Longer To Do Less
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 2:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
ACC is taking much longer to process claims despite taking on hundreds of extra staff, National’s ACC spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “Since Labour came to Government, ACC’s staff numbers have increased by 400, even though there has ... More >>
Sneaky Three Waters Raid Of Covid Fund Exposed
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 11:42 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s decision to quietly raid the Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund to gussy up its controversial Three Waters plan was sneaky and wasteful, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Today the New Zealand Herald revealed ... More >>
Auckland Transport Must Review Speed Reductions
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 11:25 am | New Zealand National Party
Aucklanders will be shocked to learn that the cost of introducing Auckland Transport’s latest speed limit reductions is well over $30 million, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Figures released to National show that ratepayers and taxpayers ... More >>
Labour Candidate Joins Underdog National Party In Opposing Labour Government
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 7:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Campaign Chair Chris Bishop has welcomed Labour’s Hamilton West by-election candidate to the growing movement opposing the Labour Government. “While it’s strange to see reports Georgie Dansey attended a protest against the Labour Party ... More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: Welfare Dependency Sky High
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Unemployment data released today confirms that Labour is wasting a golden opportunity to move people off welfare and into work, National's Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Despite an extremely tight labour market, there ... More >>
Tourism Minister Leaves Struggling Sector Waiting
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 12:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
Six months after promising $54 million in support for the struggling tourism industry, Tourism Minister Stuart Nash still hasn’t got around to working out who is eligible, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “While tourism operators are ... More >>
Labour’s Economy Keeps Crushing Kiwis
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 11:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Wage data released today shows New Zealanders are continuing to go backwards under a Labour Government that cannot properly manage the economy, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. Wage inflation, measured by the labour cost index (LCI), was 3.7 per ... More >>
Mortgage Mayhem On The Way
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 10:51 am | New Zealand National Party
The Reserve Bank today has confirmed that extensive pain is on the way for Kiwi mortgage holders, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. The Financial Stability Report, released this morning by the Reserve Bank, expects that: “Among ... More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: More Kids Living In Cars
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 8:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Five years after campaigning on fixing New Zealand’s housing crisis, Labour has built just 1.4 per cent of their promised 100,000 KiwiBuild homes and overseen more kids living in cars and motels, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. ... More >>
Labour’s Immigration Settings Worsen Health Crisis
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 2:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
With New Zealand’s health system in disarray under Labour, desperately needed medical specialists left off the Immigration Green List should be granted residence immediately, National’s Dr Shane Reti and Erica Stanford say. “It makes no sense ... More >>
David MacLeod Selected As National’s Candidate In New Plymouth
Monday, 31 October 2022, 7:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
David MacLeod (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou) has been selected by local party members as National’s New Plymouth candidate for the 2023 General Election. Mr MacLeod owns and runs Linepower, a Taranaki electricity network maintenance business. ... More >>
