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New Border Exceptions An Admission Of Failure
Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 10:27 am | New Zealand National Party
New exceptions from immigration rules will do little to ease the critical skills shortage in New Zealand’s primary sectors and reflect the Immigration Minister’s incompetence, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. On Tuesday ... More >>
$21 Million Worth Of Vaccines Down The Drain
Sunday, 10 April 2022, 12:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Andrew Little is failing to protect New Zealanders after allowing $21 million worth of vaccines to expire, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “In the last few weeks Health Minister Andrew Little has been exposed ... More >>
Govt Should Put Moratorium On New Business Costs
Friday, 8 April 2022, 10:35 am | New Zealand National Party
Data from Retail NZ showing retailers expect prices to rise 7.5 per cent in the next three months should be a wake-up call for the Government, says National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis. “This price-hike warning will send another ... More >>
Decline In Perception Of Academic Freedom Alarming
Friday, 8 April 2022, 9:56 am | New Zealand National Party
New research showing a large number of academics are apprehensive about exercising their freedom of expression reflects an alarming culture of intolerance under this Government, National’s Justice Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Freedom of ... More >>
Labour’s Car Tax Punishing Clean Car Purchasers
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 5:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s Car Tax is quickly unravelling with consumers being required to pay tax for cars which should be receiving rebates under the Clean Car Discount Scheme, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “It has barely been a week since the ... More >>
Poto Williams All At Sea In Her Portfolios
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 4:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Just a day after admitting she wasn’t across a major issue in her Police portfolio, Poto Williams has told Parliament she is also not across her Associate Housing portfolio, National’s Housing Spokesperson Chris Bishop and Police Spokesperson Mark Mitchell ... More >>
Labour Failing Kiwi Exporters
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 10:50 am | New Zealand National Party
Kiwi exporters will miss out while Australians get ahead after their Government signed a free trade agreement with India, National’s Trade and Export Growth Spokesperson Todd McClay says. “India and Australia have just signed a free trade agreement ... More >>
Police Wait Times Skyrocket Under Labour
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 9:58 am | New Zealand National Party
New figures showing Police response times have more than doubled since 2017 are a shameful reflection of this Government’s political grandstanding over staff numbers, says National’s Police Spokesperson, Mark Mitchell. “Figures released to National ... More >>
Thousands Of Vaccines Left To Expire, Again
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thousands of meningococcal vaccines have been left to expire instead of being given to those most at risk, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “It has been revealed that 17,122 meningococcal vaccines have expired in the last two ... More >>
Govt Tightening Screw On Rural Communities
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 12:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
In allowing spiralling costs and rampant inflation to hit New Zealand’s most productive sector, the Labour Government is biting the hand that literally feeds it, National’s Rural Communities spokesperson Nicola Grigg says. “New Zealand’s agricultural ... More >>
Not Much To Celebrate On Te Huia’s First Birthday
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 10:38 am | New Zealand National Party
The Te Huia train today marks its first birthday with news that it has spent more time off the tracks than on them, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “There is not a lot to celebrate about this service which has failed from ... More >>
Government Tax Take Continues To Surge
Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 2:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The updated Government financial statements confirm a trend of tax revenues running ahead of forecast and underscore the need for the Government to provide tax relief to New Zealanders, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Today’s ... More >>
Predictable Delays For Meat Processing
Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 2:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
Meat works around the country are struggling to meet demand due to the Government’s failure to keep pace with a vital cog in the supply chain, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says. “Farmers are being forced to hold onto livestock ... More >>
Ineffective Action On Russia By NZ Government
Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 1:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s second tranche of sanctions in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine is disappointing and ineffective, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. “Almost four weeks after Parliament passed the Russia Sanctions ... More >>
Bribes Won’t Save Labour’s Three Waters
Monday, 4 April 2022, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
The first tranche of $2 billion worth of funding for councils is nothing more than a distraction from the failure of Labour’s Three Waters reforms and a shameless bribery attempt, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “Councils ... More >>
Victims Miss Out Because Of Incompetent Minister
Monday, 4 April 2022, 3:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Victims of crime missed out on support they were entitled to because Justice Minister Kris Faafoi failed to sign off the criteria for a $3 million victim support fund for more than five months after the fund was announced, National’s Justice spokesperson ... More >>
Botched Measles Programme Cost $1900 Per Person
Monday, 4 April 2022, 12:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
The botched $20 million measles vaccine catch-up programme is worse than it appears, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “The other week it was revealed that $8 million of measles vaccines were left unused and had expired. “However, ... More >>
Increase In Staff But Deterioration In Performance
Sunday, 3 April 2022, 1:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Our welfare system is less responsive than ever as phone wait times for the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) surge, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Whether it’s superannuitants, students, people ... More >>
Support People Into Jobs, Not The Benefit
Friday, 1 April 2022, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s changes to benefits will only help those on welfare to stand still amidst the cost of living crisis, emphasising the need for the Government to do more to support people into jobs, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson ... More >>
Consumer Confidence Goes From ‘bad To Worse’
Friday, 1 April 2022, 1:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour is failing the squeezed middle with new ANZ data showing consumer confidence has collapsed to the lowest on record, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “It’s no surprise that Kiwi families are feeling the pinch. The cost of ... More >>
