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National Will Cut Red Tape To Grow The Economy
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 7:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will rebuild the economy by cutting red tape which is strangling businesses and making it impossible to get things done, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “After six years of Labour’s economic mismanagement, which has driven New Zealand ... More >>
Labour’s Prison U-turn Comes Six Years Too Late
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister’s admission today that Labour will finally ditch its disastrous target to reduce the prison population by 30 per cent is too late for Kiwis who feel unsafe in their homes, businesses and communities, National Corrections spokesperson ... More >>
Labour’s Addiction To Spending Continues
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 3:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s economic credibility took another hit this morning with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins saying that Labour will not revise their spending promises despite the country’s books being in the red, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola ... More >>
Labour Needs To Get Back On Facts
Monday, 18 September 2023, 7:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s campaign of misinformation rolls on with MPs falsely claiming that National will cut the winter energy payment and free prescriptions for seniors, National’s Campaign Chair Chris Bishop says. “Labour has no record to run on so has resorted ... More >>
Nothing New From Out Of Touch, Out Of Ideas Labour
Monday, 18 September 2023, 12:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s campaign is based entirely on spreading misinformation about National or re-announcing policies it has failed to deliver for the past six years, says National’s Campaign Chair Chris Bishop. “Chris Hipkins hoped no-one would notice that Labour ... More >>
Labour Cabinet Turned Down Proposal To Stop Funding Gangs
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Chris Hipkins’ Cabinet considered whether to stop government contracts involving funding for gangs in July and deliberately chose to keep doing so, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. National understands the then-Justice Minister ... More >>
National To Attract Top Talent And Support Startups
Friday, 15 September 2023, 12:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
A vibrant tech sector has the potential to support economic growth in New Zealand with high-paying jobs and high-value exports, and a National government will make changes to help it happen, say National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford ... More >>
Growing Tech Sector Part Of Economy Rebuild Plan
Friday, 15 September 2023, 12:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
A growing tech sector supported by a responsive immigration system will be part of National’s plan to rebuild the economy to end the cost-of-living crisis so all New Zealanders can get ahead, National’s Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Six ... More >>
National To Attract Top Talent And Support Startups
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:30 am | New Zealand National Party
A vibrant tech sector has the potential to support economic growth in New Zealand with high-paying jobs and high-value exports, and a National government will make changes to help it happen, say National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford ... More >>
Growing Tech Sector Part Of Economy Rebuild Plan
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:30 am | New Zealand National Party
A growing tech sector supported by a responsive immigration system will be part of National’s plan to rebuild the economy to end the cost-of-living crisis so all New Zealanders can get ahead, National’s Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Six ... More >>
Labour Defends Lavish Breakfast Tour In Cost-of-living Crisis
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:17 am | New Zealand National Party
Chris Hipkins must explain if he agrees with his senior minister Ginny Andersen, who told AM that a taxpayer-funded $52,000 breakfast tour promoting Labour MPs is just ‘part of democracy,’ particularly in a crushing cost-of-living crisis, National’s ... More >>
National To Cut Red Tape To Boost Primary Sector
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 2:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s economy depends on its primary sector so National will unleash investment in water storage, and cut the red tape that’s holding back food production, National’s Agriculture and Trade spokesperson Todd McClay says. “The primary sector – including ... More >>
Primary Sector Growth Vital For Economic Recovery
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 2:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
National understands the importance of investment and growth in the primary sector as part of a plan to rebuild New Zealand’s economy after six years of Labour’s mismanagement, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Farming is how New Zealand ... More >>
Nicola Willis: Speech To The KangaNews New Zealand Debt Capital Markets Summit 2023
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 2:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Good afternoon and thank you to KangaNews and the sponsors of the NZ Debt Capital Market Summit. We meet in interesting times. Yesterday the New Zealand Treasury published their pre-election update on the state of the New Zealand economy and the Government’s ... More >>
Labour Can’t Stop Spending
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 11:29 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders know that Labour can’t stop wasteful spending, with the Government breaking its spending commitments every single year since coming to office, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “New Zealanders feeling the brunt of dire ... More >>
Labour’s Economic Mismanagement Laid Bare
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 1:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Treasury’s pre-election economic forecasts show that six years of Labour’s economic mismanagement has taken a toll on New Zealand, with forecasts showing a sustained economic slowdown, high inflation and high interest rates, National Leader Christopher ... More >>
Record Rents Under Labour
Monday, 11 September 2023, 5:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s cost-of-living crisis is going from bad to worse with new figures out today showing rents have increased by $180 per week since Labour became Government, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. According to MBIE’s Rental ... More >>
National To Rebuild The Economy And Support Seniors
Monday, 11 September 2023, 11:12 am | New Zealand National Party
A National government will rebuild the economy so seniors can benefit from lower inflation and better public services, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “National knows the best way to increase Super payments is to grow the economy. ... More >>
National To Set Health Targets To Improve Results
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 9:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will bring back targets for important measures like wait times and cancer treatment to focus the health system on achieving better results, and will incentivise GP clinics to lift immunisation rates, National’s Health spokesperson ... More >>
National To End Rotorua Emergency Housing Motels
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The next National government will aim to end the use of emergency housing motels in Rotorua within two years and get the city back on its feet, says National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop and Rotorua MP Todd McClay. “Labour has made ... More >>