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Robertson Concedes On Tax
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 11:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Finance Minister Grant Robertson should put the money where his mouth is and urgently adjust tax brackets for inflation, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Speaking on AM today Minister Robertson stated “…every Government would ... More >>
Emergency Department Wait Times Worst On Record
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 10:01 am | New Zealand National Party
As another tragic Emergency Department story hits headlines, the latest figures released this week show that emergency department wait times are some of the worst on record, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “When a person ... More >>
Farmers And Tradies Subsidising New Teslas
Monday, 24 October 2022, 8:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has handed out $35 million to subsidise Tesla buyers, while also raking tens of millions from farmers and tradies through Labour’s car tax, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “New data shows that between July 2021 ... More >>
Job Losses Coming As Te Pūkenga Fights Deficit
Sunday, 23 October 2022, 6:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Massive job losses are on the cards for Te Pūkenga as the Government finally comes clean on how it is planning to balance the books, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. “Te Pūkenga is currently forecasting a $63 million ... More >>
Government Spins Homelessness Measures
Saturday, 22 October 2022, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s attempt to say it has met all targets in its Homelessness Action Plan is belied by the facts, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “This Government is trying to claim progress on homelessness by making sure the ... More >>
$51,000 For Four Likes On YouTube
Saturday, 22 October 2022, 2:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thousands of taxpayers’ dollars has been spent on a four minute YouTube video, National’s Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “While New Zealanders are grappling with a cost of living crisis, the Ministry for the Environment is spending ... More >>
Two-thirds Of Students Can’t Do The Basics
Friday, 21 October 2022, 1:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Alarming new data from the Ministry of Education has confirmed the sorry state of our education system, with huge numbers of Kiwi kids failing in reading, writing and maths under Labour, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. ... More >>
National Calls For Inquiry Into Meyer Case Handling
Friday, 21 October 2022, 10:27 am | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on Justice Minister Kiri Allan to launch an inquiry into the Crown’s handling of the Jayden Meyer rape case and its implications, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith said today. “The Crown failed this week in ... More >>
Pothole Of The Week Highlights State Of Rural Roads
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Pothole of the Week campaign is shining a light on just how bad New Zealand’s roads have become under Labour, and this includes our rural and regional roads, National’s Associate Transport spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “The potholes ... More >>
Labour’s Spending On Consultants Rises By A Third
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
New figures show Labour’s spending on consultants and contractors has risen by more than a third, breaking a promise to lower costs, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. Figures released today by the Public Service Commission ... More >>
Fair Pay Agreements Are Mandatory Union Deals
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 2:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
The tests to initiate so-called Fair Pay Agreements are anti-democratic, forcing the process on workers who don’t want them, National's Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Parliament is currently debating the Committee ... More >>
Labour’s Five Years Of Failure On Welfare
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 11:15 am | New Zealand National Party
Benefit data released today confirms that Labour is still failing to get people off welfare and into work despite businesses up and down the country crying out for workers, National's Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston ... More >>
Kids In Motels A Statistical Inconvenience To Labour
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 10:31 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s attempt to justify why kids living emergency motels are not in material hardship is desperate and insulting, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The suggestion by the Prime Minister’s office this morning that ... More >>
Government Must Assess Winton Development
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 6:28 am | New Zealand National Party
Legal action by housing developer Winton against Kāinga Ora reflects deep frustration at the Government’s incompetence over housing development, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Kāinga Ora and Government Ministers have refused ... More >>
Labour’s Language Police Bill A Total Waste
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 5:49 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s plan to waste millions of dollars on ‘language police’ for government departments is completely ridiculous and will be repealed by a future National Government, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Even after hiring ... More >>
Breast Cancer Screening Bill Added To Ballot
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 12:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
National has added a private Member’s Bill into the ballot box to legislate an increase in age for routine breast cancer screening, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “On the back of National’s recent announcement, a Member’s ... More >>
Workforce Shortages Continue To Hurt Mental Health
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 10:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Workforce shortages continue to hurt our most vulnerable as vacancy rates in the mental health sector continue to rise, National’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “Labour promised to transform New Zealand’s mental ... More >>
Doing Good, Better: A New Approach For New Zealanders In The Greatest Need
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 9:03 am | New Zealand National Party
Social investment speech to the Victoria University School of Government Thank you to the Victoria University School of Government for hosting this lecture today. I was a first-year student at this university 23 years ago. It’s an honour to return ... More >>
National Will Create A Social Investment Fund
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 8:43 am | New Zealand National Party
Social investment will be the organising framework for the next National Government’s approach to the funding and delivery of social services, said National’s Social Investment Spokesperson Nicola Willis in a Guest Lecture hosted by Victoria University ... More >>
Health Targets Save Lives
Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 12:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
The scathing review of Middlemore’s Emergency Department could be applied to more hospitals around the country as emergency department wait times soar, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “One of Labour’s first moves when it ... More >>
