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Labour’s Biggest Fails: Zero Metres Of Light Rail
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Five years after promising to build light rail in Auckland by 2021, Labour has failed to deliver even one metre of track, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Labour’s flagship election promise back in 2017 was to build light rail ... More >>
Minister Admits Justice System Is ‘Ridiculous’
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kiwis waiting years for justice won’t be reassured by a Minister who freely admits the system is ‘ridiculous’ five years into her Government’s time in office, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Justice Minister Kiri Allan ... More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: A Ram Raid Every 15 Hours
Saturday, 29 October 2022, 12:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
After five years of soft-on-crime policies, ram raids have increased by 500 per cent and Labour has no plan to restore law and order in New Zealand, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Sleepless nights for small business owners ... More >>
National Rejects Anti-democratic Council Proposals
Friday, 28 October 2022, 2:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s Future for Local Government report released today is yet another attack on local democracy from Labour, say National’s Paul Goldsmith and Simon Watts. “This is just more of the same from Labour – a whole lot of ideological ... More >>
$100k Wasted On A Cancelled Website
Friday, 28 October 2022, 11:32 am | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Education spent more than $100,000 building a wellbeing website that it later decided to scrap, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “The fact that $100,000 was wasted on a now-cancelled ‘Curriculum Wellbeing ... More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: Waiting Forever In Health
Friday, 28 October 2022, 11:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Since Labour came to office five years ago, New Zealand has broken record after broken record in the health sector – but none of them should be celebrated, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Many New Zealanders would have seen the ... More >>
Labour’s Excuses On Education Don’t Add Up
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 4:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's excuses for the appalling literacy and numeracy results simply don’t add up, National's Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “This week the Associate Minister of Education Jan Tinetti tried to defend the abysmal results ... More >>
Farmers Taxed To Buy Audis, BMWs And A Porsche
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 4:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Teslas aren’t the only flash cars farmers and tradies are being made to subsidise, with people buying luxury brands like Audi, BMW and even a Porsche Cayenne receiving handouts, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Data from NZTA ... More >>
Labour’s Biggest Fails: Wages Going Backwards
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 11:10 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s economic mismanagement has taken New Zealanders backwards, with real wages lower today than they were when National left office, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Official data shows that since Labour came to office ... More >>
National Would Repeal Fair Pay Agreements
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 3:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s misnamed ‘Fair’ Pay Agreements Bill will be repealed by a future National Government, National’s Workplace Relations & Safety spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “This mandatory union Bill is an ideological overreach that ... More >>
Letter Exposes Wait Time Disaster For Cancer Patients
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 10:31 am | New Zealand National Party
A leaked letter shows the effects of this Government’s wait lists as people with bowel cancer are waiting so long that it is too late to cure them, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. A letter signed by every specialist in the previous ... More >>
National Congratulates Rishi Sunak
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 10:26 am | New Zealand National Party
On behalf of the New Zealand National Party, Christopher Luxon has congratulated Rishi Sunak on his election as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. “Our two countries have long shared a strong relationship ... More >>
What Is Labour’s Biggest Fail?
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 7:28 am | New Zealand National Party
National has today launched a new website outlining Labour’s extensive record of failure over the past five years, says National Party Campaign Chair Chris Bishop. “Today is the fifth anniversary of Labour coming to power and Kiwis are frustrated ... More >>
Just 2 Per Cent Of Decile 1 Students Pass Writing Test
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 3:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Students from the lowest income households are failing the basics of reading, writing and maths at a truly alarming rate under Labour, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “The overall pass rates for the new NCEA literacy and numeracy ... More >>
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 >>
