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Te Pūkenga Executive Spend-up A Low Blow For Staff
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 8:56 am | New Zealand National Party
Te Pūkenga’s latest moves to employ highly paid co-leaders while polytechnic teaching and support staff face the chop is offensive, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. “I’m astonished that in the wake of Te Pūkenga’s ... More >>
$1.9 Billion Spent But No Extra Mental Health Beds
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 9:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Mental health patients in New Zealand are struggling to secure a bed, National’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “Data released to National shows that the number of contracted beds for acute mental health services ... More >>
Gang Numbers Highest Ever Recorded
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 4:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Alarming new data shows that gang membership in New Zealand has hit its highest level ever recorded, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “The National Gang List grew by 338 members between 31 August and 31 October – nearly ... More >>
Incompetent Government Fails Yet Again
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 9:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Confirmation that the Government is extending the deadline for landlords to meet Healthy Homes standards comes as no surprise, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “As of July this year, just 50 per cent of the 64,000 homes owned ... More >>
Govt Response To Youth Crime Policy Is Weak
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 9:22 am | New Zealand National Party
The tired and predictable reaction of Labour Ministers to National’s plan to combat serious youth offending reveals the Government is scrambling, defensive and knows it is failing to keep Kiwis safe, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul ... More >>
Cameron Brewer Selected As National’s Candidate In Upper Harbour
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 7:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Cameron Brewer has been selected by local party members as National’s candidate in Upper Harbour for the 2023 General Election and is excited to hit the ground running and campaign hard for the seat. “I’m thrilled to win the support of local party ... More >>
National Will Keep Voting Age At 18
Monday, 21 November 2022, 2:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
National does not support any lowering of the voting age, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Decisions around the voting age, like other electoral laws, are decisions for a democratically accountable Parliament to make. “Many aspects ... More >>
Welcome Home Prime Minister
Monday, 21 November 2022, 2:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
As Jacinda Ardern arrives back into New Zealand, she returns to a country in the middle of a cost of living crisis, with worse to come for New Zealand mortgage holders, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “As the Prime Minister stepped ... More >>
Prison Population Down, Violent Crime Up
Monday, 21 November 2022, 1:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
It should be no surprise that violent crime has increased when the prison population and rehabilitation services continue to decline, National's Corrections spokesperson Simon O'Connor says. "The prison population has decreased by 24 per cent under ... More >>
National Launches Petition To Stop Speed Reductions
Sunday, 20 November 2022, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Labour Government to scrap its proposed blanket speed limit reductions on State Highways, which would slow drivers down without actually improving road safety, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “This ... More >>
Katie Nimon Selected As National’s Candidate In Napier
Sunday, 20 November 2022, 4:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Katie Nimon has been selected by local party members as National’s candidate in Napier for the 2023 General Election. “It’s an honour to be selected as National’s candidate in Napier and I’ll hit the ground running to earn the right to represent ... More >>
Nicola Willis Selected As National’s Candidate In Ōhāriu
Saturday, 19 November 2022, 6:13 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Deputy Leader, Nicola Willis has been selected by local party members as National’s candidate in Ōhāriu for the 2023 General Election. “I’m a proud Wellingtonian, so it’s an honour to be selected as National’s candidate in Ōhāriu,” ... More >>
National Launches Plan To Combat Youth Offending
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 11:31 am | New Zealand National Party
National will crack down on serious repeat youth offenders like ram-raiders to turn their lives around and to protect the public, National Party Leader Christopher Luxon says. “A ram-raid every 15 hours shows that Labour’s soft-on-crime approach is ... More >>
Inflation Expectations Spiral To Record High
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 10:06 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders are expecting inflation will get worse, not better, new data released yesterday shows, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. The Reserve Bank’s quarterly Household Expectations Survey for December 2022 shows New Zealand More >>
RMA ‘reform’ Fails The Test
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 1:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
After five years of talking a big game on RMA reform, Labour has managed to produce legislation which is likely worse than what we have now, National’s Housing, Infrastructure and Acting Environment spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “National has long supported ... More >>
Most Youth Retail Offenders Not Engaged In School
Monday, 14 November 2022, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Data obtained by National shows that a staggering number of youth offenders committing retail crime are not engaged in school or even enrolled, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Of the 959 kids that have been caught offending at retail ... More >>
More Meetings But No Actions In Health
Monday, 14 November 2022, 3:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
While New Zealand’s health system is in crisis, the Health Minister is looking for answers at a workforce hui instead of just putting nurses on the fast track to residence, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “The fact that ... More >>
Labour Continuing To Slow New Zealanders Down
Monday, 14 November 2022, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Confirmation that the Government is planning to slash speed limits across state highways in New Zealand is typical Labour, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “This Government simply cannot deliver. Labour’s plan is to slow ... More >>
Govt Must Rule Out Confiscating Local Parks
Sunday, 13 November 2022, 1:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's Three Waters reforms are now taking control of much more than local water assets, with the Government now eyeing up community parks and reserves, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “Provisions in the Water Service ... More >>
All Michael Wood Can Deliver Is A Survey
Saturday, 12 November 2022, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Transport Minister Michael Wood is so desperate to pretend he is making progress on major projects in Auckland that he is set to present an online survey as a key step towards a second harbour crossing, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon ... More >>
