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Nearly 10% Of Auckland Buses Cancelled This Year
Saturday, 12 November 2022, 1:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Aucklanders will be shocked to learn that more than 269,000 bus services have been cancelled in the first nine months of this year, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “This amounts to the cancellation of 8.6 per cent of Auckland's ... More >>
Labour Still Not Listening On Three Waters
Friday, 11 November 2022, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite overwhelming opposition to its Three Waters reforms, the Government has failed to use the opportunity to listen and make material changes to the Bill, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “The Government has not made any ... More >>
Government Tourism Policy All Hydrogen And Hot Air
Friday, 11 November 2022, 2:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash’s plan for $54 million earmarked to support the tourism sector is little more than hot air, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “After sitting on his hands for months as many tourism companies struggle, ... More >>
Crisis At The Checkout
Friday, 11 November 2022, 11:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour is sending more Kiwis backwards as they battle the worsening cost-of-living crisis, with the highest annual increase in food prices since 2008, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. The Food Price Index released by Statistics ... More >>
77% Of Decile 1 Students Not Regularly At School
Friday, 11 November 2022, 11:19 am | New Zealand National Party
With student attendance plummeting across New Zealand in Term 2, data shows the numbers are worst for those in decile 1 schools, National’s Education’s spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Over three-quarters of students in decile 1 schools did not ... More >>
Tech Summit 2022 Backs Kiwi Start-ups To Take On The World
Friday, 11 November 2022, 10:38 am | New Zealand National Party
More than 150 of the country’s tech leaders will gather at Future House in Parnell today for the second annual National Party Tech Summit – From Start Up to Scale Up, National’s Research, Science, Innovation, AI, and Technology spokeswoman Judith ... More >>
Health Minister Caught Out On Immigration Settings
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 4:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Health Minister is entirely unaware that desperately needed medical specialists that will save lives are not on the immigration Green List and unable to gain residence immediately, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Medical ... More >>
New Bill To Extend Gift Card Expiry Dates
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Expiry dates on gift cards will be extended to three years under a Member’s Bill pulled from the ballot today, National MP Melissa Lee says. “My Fair Trading (Gift Card Expiry) Amendment Bill would see the minimum expiry date of gift cards extended ... More >>
School Attendance Plummets Further
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Shocking new attendance data showing that just 40 per cent of students attended school regularly in term two is appalling and shows that Labour is failing a generation of children, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Attendance data for term ... More >>
Reserve Bank’s Back-patting Exercise Falls Short
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 11:35 am | New Zealand National Party
The Reserve Bank’s self-assessment of its own performance fails the credibility test, says National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis. On Thursday, the Bank released Review and Assessment of the Formulation and Implementation of Monetary ... More >>
No Transparency On Public Sector Pay Adjustment
Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 11:05 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should be upfront about the cost and purpose of the public sector pay adjustment which is currently being negotiated between public sector organisations and unions, National's Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Under Labour, ... More >>
No Accountability For Record Inflation
Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 10:02 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is appalled by Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s decision to re-appoint Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr without first completing an independent review of the Bank’s performance, says National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola ... More >>
Labour’s ‘shovel Ready’ Projects Fail To Get Off The Ground
Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 8:46 am | New Zealand National Party
Two and a half years on from Labour’s announcement of “shovel-ready” infrastructure projects as part of their Covid-19 rebuild plan, only a quarter have been completed and 11 haven’t even started, National’s Infrastructure spokesperson Chris Bishop ... More >>
Ministry Bungling Costs Forest Owners Millions
Monday, 7 November 2022, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
Some foresters could be millions of dollars out of pocket due to a poorly communicated change in application deadlines, National’s Forestry spokesperson Ian McKelvie says. “Last month, the Ministry of Primary Industries sent an email to foresters ... More >>
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 >>
