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Prices Run Laps Around Wage Growth
Wednesday, 3 August 2022, 11:12 am | New Zealand National Party
New wage data is more grim news for Kiwi families grappling with the cost of living crisis, National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Wage inflation, measured by the labour cost index (LCI) was 3.4 per cent in the year ended June 2022, meaning ... More >>
Low Unemployment Hiding Benefit Dependency
Wednesday, 3 August 2022, 11:08 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s low unemployment rate is masking the explosion in benefit dependency overseen by Labour, National’s Social Development & Employment Spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Under Labour, 55 per cent more people are on the Jobseeker ... More >>
Labour Misleads Over Cost Of Living Payment
Wednesday, 3 August 2022, 5:50 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Party is using incorrect and misleading information about the cost of living payment to try to raise funds, National Party Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Inland Revenue confirmed this morning that a total of 1.3 million ... More >>
Farmers, There’s Plenty To Celebrate
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 10:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Despite yesterday’s Federated Farmers Confidence Survey results, there are many positives for the agricultural and horticultural sectors right now,” says National’s Agriculture Spokesperson Barbara Kuriger. The survey conducted last ... More >>
Uffindell Targets Gang Convoys On First Day As MP
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s new MP for Tauranga Sam Uffindell submitted his first Member’s Bill, which aims to prevent gang convoys in the city, just minutes after being sworn in at Parliament today. “Gang convoys are far too prevalent on Tauranga’s streets ... More >>
Labour Needs To Face Up To Kids Living In Cars
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government continues to bury its head in the sand over families and kids living in cars, National’s Housing Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Housing Minister Megan Woods said in June 2021 that ‘what we don’t have is people living on the ... More >>
Gerry Brownlee To Go List Only In 2023
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Hon Gerry Brownlee has today announced that he will stand for National in 2023 as a board-nominee to the party list, and he won’t be contesting the Ilam seat. “It has been a privilege to represent the people of Ilam as their MP from 1996 to 2020, ... More >>
Removing Children’s Commissioner Will Be Harmful
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 3:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s plan to remove the Children’s Commissioner will put an increasing number of young people in harm's way, National's Children spokesperson Harete Hipango says. “A new report has found that the Government’s plan to incorporate the Independent ... More >>
Health Announcement Rushed And Incomplete
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 2:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Andrew Little’s stubborn refusal to get nurses the same immigration treatment as multimedia specialists and surveyors means New Zealanders are missing out on health care, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Minister ... More >>
Auditor-General Should Probe COL Payments
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 1:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Auditor-General should investigate the nature and scale of cost of living payments the Government has made to supposedly ineligible recipients, and determine whether taxpayer funds have been used without the proper authority of Parliament, National’s ... More >>
Cost Of Living Payment Going To Foreign Taxpayers
Sunday, 31 July 2022, 7:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s Band Aid cost of living payment is so badly designed that people living and paying tax in other countries woke up this morning to a letter from IRD saying Kiwis’ cash is on its way, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. ... More >>
People Living In Cars Has Quadrupled Under Labour
Sunday, 31 July 2022, 7:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s housing policy failures have led to a huge increase in the number of Kiwis living in their cars, National’s Housing Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Despite claiming they would fix New Zealand’s housing crisis, the number of ... More >>
People Living In Cars Has Quadrupled Under Labour
Sunday, 31 July 2022, 7:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s housing policy failures have led to a huge increase in the number of Kiwis living in their cars, National’s Housing Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Despite claiming they would fix New Zealand’s housing crisis, the number of ... More >>
National Will Restore Equal Voting Rights
Sunday, 31 July 2022, 1:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will restore the basic principle that all New Zealanders have equal voting rights, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “It’s astounding that any party should have to make such a promise – given most Kiwis ... More >>
Andrew Little’s Only Defence Is Incompetence
Friday, 29 July 2022, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Andrew Little’s claims over urgent warnings from the health sector are either misleading or he is admitting he is incompetent, National’s Health Spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. Earlier this month National revealed an urgent letter on behalf ... More >>
Govt Report Shows Labour Failing On Road Safety
Friday, 29 July 2022, 2:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is failing to deliver against its own road safety measures according to its 2021 Road to Zero Monitoring Report released yesterday, National’s Transport Spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Instead of building high quality safe roads, Labour ... More >>
Minister In Denial About The 21 New Houses Built
Thursday, 28 July 2022, 4:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Peeni Henare can deny it all he likes but the facts show Kainga Ora has built just 21 net new state houses in the last year, National’s Housing Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. Answering questions on behalf of Housing Minister Megan Woods, Associate ... More >>
One In Four Kiwis Struggling To Get By Under Labour
Thursday, 28 July 2022, 12:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
Under Labour’s watch, one in four New Zealanders are struggling to make ends meet at least once a month and still this Government does not have a plan to tackle the cost of living crisis, National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The ... More >>
More Bureaucrats And More Consultants
Thursday, 28 July 2022, 9:38 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government has failed on its commitment to reduce its reliance on contractors and consultants, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “In 2018, Labour removed the cap on public servants claiming that it would reduce the ... More >>
Labour Can’t Even Deliver A Car Tax
Wednesday, 27 July 2022, 4:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Vehicle Importers Association has pulled its support for the Government’s ‘Clean Car Programme’ because of significant failures with the programme's implementation, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Michael Wood’s hastily ... More >>
