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Food Inflation Continues To Swamp Wages
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 12:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kiwis families continue to go backwards with food prices growing more than twice as fast as wages, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “With food prices growing 6.4 per cent in the last year and wage growth lagging well behind ... More >>
Govt’s Immigration Track Record Causes Uncertainty
Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 10:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite this afternoon’s immigration announcement, significant questions remain around how Immigration New Zealand (INZ) will be able to process these visas, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “It will be a relief to many that ... More >>
Seven-fold Increase In DOC Land Destroyed By Wild Fires Concerning
Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 2:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The area of Department of Conservation (DOC) land burned in unwanted fires is rising rapidly yet the agency is doing just the bare minimum to protect land and has taken no accountability, National’s Fire and Emergency Spokesperson Todd Muller says. ... More >>
Debt Changes Deserve Scrutiny
Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 1:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s decision to block Parliamentary scrutiny of the Government’s new approach to debt is anti-democratic, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Ms Willis lodged a motion with the Finance and Expenditure Committee today, requesting ... More >>
Nicola Willis - Restoring Discipline To Government Policy
Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 9:50 am | New Zealand National Party
Kia ora koutou katoa, ngā mihi nui ki a koutou. Greetings all. It’s great to be in Christchurch. Let me begin by thanking the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce for hosting this event. You do great work advocating for the businesses ... More >>
National Supports Emissions Budgets
Monday, 9 May 2022, 1:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is committed to emissions targets and supports the Government’s emissions budgets announced today, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Climate change is a huge challenge. National is fully committed to emissions targets including net ... More >>
Over $6,000 Per Person For An Online Meeting
Monday, 9 May 2022, 12:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Social Development spent $1 million dollars of taxpayers’ money on a series of online meetings which only 126 people attended, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The cost of $6,626 ... More >>
More Money, Worse Outcomes Under Labour
Sunday, 8 May 2022, 1:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
More Police numbers won’t mean tougher consequences for offenders when the Government is sending the message that they’re soft on crime, says National’s Police Spokesperson Mark Mitchell. “Since Labour came into Government, gang numbers are up 40 per cent, ... More >>
Sam Uffindell: Aspirational For Tauranga
Saturday, 7 May 2022, 12:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Tauranga candidate Sam Uffindell officially launched his campaign in Mount Maunganui today, outlining how he’ll work hard to address the issues Tauranga faces. Mr Uffindell was joined by party leader Christopher Luxon and hundreds of ... More >>
Govt Paused RAT Applications For Two Months
Saturday, 7 May 2022, 12:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Only three types of rapid antigen tests were approved by early December 2021 because the Labour Government didn’t bother processing applications for two months, National’s COVID-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Companies were lining up to ... More >>
Workforce Woes Continue For Tourism Operators
Friday, 6 May 2022, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s tourism workforce is woefully understaffed and underprepared ahead of the busy ski season, National’s Associate Tourism spokesperson Joseph Mooney and Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford say. “Working holidaymakers are this ... More >>
Health Restructure Ignores Rural New Zealand
Friday, 6 May 2022, 3:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is squandering an opportunity to prioritise rural health and enshrine it in legislation, National’s Rural Communities spokesperson Nicola Grigg says. “The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill sets out the framework for Labour’s ill-timed ... More >>
Literacy And Numeracy Are Still Declining
Friday, 6 May 2022, 12:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The 2021 NCEA results confirm that literacy and numeracy achievement is going backwards under Labour, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Literacy attainment for year 11 students at decile 1-3 schools has seen a huge drop, falling ... More >>
ITP Sector Deficit Doubles Since Govt Mega-merger
Friday, 6 May 2022, 11:25 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s much-lauded polytechnic mega-merger is failing to deliver on its promised financial efficiencies, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. “The 2022 net financial deficit forecast for Te Pūkenga during ... More >>
Coffers Full, But Still No Support For Squeezed Middle
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 3:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Treasury data showing the Government has collected nearly $3 billion more in tax revenue than expected proves there’s room for tax relief, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “With inflation roaring, it’s clear Kiwis need ... More >>
Modernisation Of Unit Titles Act Passes Third Reading
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 6:11 am | New Zealand National Party
The Unit Titles (Strengthening Body Corporate Governance and Other Matters) Amendment Bill has passed its third reading, ushering in a new era of strengthened protections for current and prospective apartment owners, National MP Nicola Willis says. “The ... More >>
Driver Licencing Support Another Broken Promise
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 1:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s Government announcement on driver licensing support shows little progress on their 2017 election promise and fails to address the growing driver licence wait times, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston ... More >>
Kiwis Going Backwards Faster Than Ever
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 11:16 am | New Zealand National Party
Wage data released by Statistics New Zealand today shows that costs facing households continue to rise faster than wages, deepening the cost of living crisis for New Zealanders and their families, says National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis. “Today’s ... More >>
Health Minister’s ‘plan’ Yet Another Working Group
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 9:53 am | New Zealand National Party
After months of denying that ballooning hospital waitlists were even a problem, a panicked Health Minister today announced Labour’s big solution – a ‘high-powered’ taskforce, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Despite the urgency ... More >>
Grant Robertson’s Credibility Problem
Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 3:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand will experience another year of deficits because Labour is addicted to spending and is failing to deliver the economic growth New Zealand needs, National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Today, Grant Robertson announced he can’t ... More >>
