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Discriminatory Rotorua Local Bill Should Be Dropped
Friday, 22 April 2022, 1:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Rotorua District Council Bill must be scrapped following the Attorney General’s report today that it is discriminatory and would breach the Bill of Rights, National’s Justice spokesperson, Paul Goldsmith says. “The Bill gives greater voting rights ... More >>
The Government Has No Plan To Control Inflation
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party
The Finance Minister needs to face up to New Zealand’s cost of living crisis and present a plan to help get skyrocketing inflation under control, Opposition leader Christopher Luxon says. “Inflation has hit a new 30-year high of 6.9 per cent. ... More >>
Benefit Dependency Remains Sky High
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 10:33 am | New Zealand National Party
While businesses across the country are crying out for workers, Labour’s ongoing failure to tackle benefit dependency is hugely concerning, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “You cannot walk into a supermarket ... More >>
Ram-raids Are Out Of Control
Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Police and retail shop owners are facing an escalation of youth offending as ram-raids continue to damage businesses, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Police are under increasing pressure to deal with youth offenders who are responsible ... More >>
Government Too Busy To Consider 5000 New Homes
Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 10:29 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to properly explain why it has turned down a proposal to fast-track the building of 5000 new homes in Papakura, says National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop. Winton’s Sunfield proposal involved a 5,000 home neighbourhood designed ... More >>
Government Must Heed Call For Support From RBNZ
Tuesday, 19 April 2022, 12:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Grant Robertson should listen to the Governor of the Reserve Bank about the need to use his fiscal tools to help control inflation, says National’s finance spokesperson Nicola Willis. Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr has said central banks grappling ... More >>
OAG Asked To Investigate $1.9b For Mental Health
Tuesday, 19 April 2022, 9:58 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Spokesperson Matt Doocey has written to the Auditor-General to request an investigation into why the $1.9 billion the Government allocated to mental health has not resulted in any material improvements ... More >>
LINZ Wait Times Skyrocket Despite More Staff
Saturday, 16 April 2022, 1:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s lead agency for managing land titles and overseas investment has seen record increases in staffing and spending while delivering worse outcomes, National’s Land Information Spokesperson Nicola Grigg says. “Since 2017, Land ... More >>
Russian Ambassador Needs To Go
Friday, 15 April 2022, 6:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Russian Ambassador’s continued presence in New Zealand is increasingly untenable with the ongoing atrocities in Ukraine and the Russian Embassy’s spreading of disinformation, National’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. “In recent weeks ... More >>
Russian Ambassador Needs To Go
Friday, 15 April 2022, 6:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Russian Ambassador’s continued presence in New Zealand is increasingly untenable with the ongoing atrocities in Ukraine and the Russian Embassy’s spreading of disinformation, National’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. “In recent weeks ... More >>
Govt Attempting To Gag Councils On Three Waters
Friday, 15 April 2022, 6:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
A thinly-veiled gag order has been placed on councils in what appears to be an attempt to control what they say to media about Three Waters, National’s Local Government Spokesperson Simon Watts says. “Councils and communities across the country are ... More >>
Labour Stops Bill To Prevent Public Funding Of Gangs
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 2:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s decision to vote down the Public Finance (Prohibition on Providing Public Funds to Gangs) Amendment Bill is another example showing Labour is completely out of touch when it comes to gangs, says National MP Simeon Brown. “Last week ... More >>
Keep Masks In Schools To Protect Tamariki
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Green Party does not support the Government’s decision to move Aotearoa to ‘orange’, or the removal of mask rules for schools. “Now is not the time to ease restrictions even further than they have been already,” says Teanau Tuiono, ... More >>
OCR Hike Down To Economic Mismanagement
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 2:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The biggest Official Cash Rate hike in 22 years is more pain for Kiwi households already struggling with the cost of living crisis, says National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis. “Today’s 50 basis point increase in the OCR is the result of spiralling ... More >>
Food Prices Worsen The Cost Of Living Crisis
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 12:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
New figures on food prices from Statistics New Zealand confirm the cost of living crisis is only getting worse on Labour’s watch, says National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis. Data released today shows the highest annual food price increase in ... More >>
Labour Failing To Lift Children Out Of Poverty
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 11:36 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government has failed to deliver on its promise to lift 100,000 children out of poverty by 2020, National’s Spokesperson for Child Poverty Reduction Louise Upston says. “Just like every other grand, transformative promise Labour has made, ... More >>
Business Confidence Shattered Under Labour
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 9:32 am | New Zealand National Party
The latest Business Monitor survey by MYOB shows businesses are becoming more and more pessimistic about New Zealand’s economy under Labour, says National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis. “The survey by MYOB shows one of the lowest levels ... More >>
Government Panic Over RATs Laid Bare
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 6:01 am | New Zealand National Party
Internal Ministry of Health emails reveal how panicked the Government was in January when it became clear that they hadn’t ordered enough rapid antigen tests early enough, says National’s Covid-19 Response Spokesperson Chris Bishop. “The Government’s ... More >>
Half Of Labour’s Car Tax Mistakes Unresolved
Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 4:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour needs to move faster to reimburse over half of the Kiwis who were wrongly taxed when they should have received a rebate under the Clean Car Discount Scheme, National’s Transport Spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Kiwis are picking up the ... More >>
Operation Tauwhiro Mostly Smoke And Mirrors
Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
One of the Government’s flagship responses to New Zealand’s growing gang violence is little more than window dressing, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Police Minister Poto Williams repeatedly cites Operation Tauwhiro as a strong ... More >>
