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Treasury Slams Labour’s Band-aid Economics
Friday, 20 May 2022, 9:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s Backwards Budget does little to support struggling Kiwi households, with Treasury advising that the one-off cost of living payment is a poor mechanism for addressing a long-term problem, National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis says. ... More >>
Jacqui Dean To Retire From Parliament In 2023
Friday, 20 May 2022, 9:28 am | New Zealand National Party
Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean has announced that she will not be seeking re-election at the 2023 election. “I have advised the President and Leader of the National Party that I have decided not to put my name forward at the 2023 election, giving the party ... More >>
Chris Luxon Thanks Jacqui Dean For Her Contribution
Friday, 20 May 2022, 9:27 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Christopher Luxon has paid tribute to Jacqui Dean for her long contribution to the National Party and her stellar service to New Zealand as a Member of Parliament and Minister. “Jacqui has served Waitaki, New Zealanders ... More >>
Labour’s Spending Is Out Of Control
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 3:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Budget 2022 confirms Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s spending is out of control, National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Not content with a record $6 billion per year spending spree that he planned, Labour has raided future budgets ... More >>
Labour Taking New Zealand Backwards
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 2:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Budget 2022 confirms that New Zealand is going backwards under Labour faster than ever, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “This is the Backwards Budget. Kiwis, the economy and outcomes are all going backwards under Labour and today’s ... More >>
Same Announcement But No Delivery
Tuesday, 17 May 2022, 6:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s Mana Ake expansion announcement is nothing but a re-hash of the same press release from over a year ago, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “On 15 April 2021, Health Minister Andrew Little and Associate Education ... More >>
National Supports The Targets, Questions The Plan
Monday, 16 May 2022, 2:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
National supports the Government’s emissions budgets and emissions targets but is concerned that today’s Emissions Reduction Plan is a poor use of taxpayers’ money, says Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “We support the goal of reducing ... More >>
Government Should Scrap Mandatory Union Deals
Monday, 16 May 2022, 9:38 am | New Zealand National Party
News that the Government’s misnamed Fair Pay Agreements have put New Zealand on a Top 40 list for possible prosecution by the International Labour Organisation is beyond embarrassing, National’s Workplace Relations & Safety spokesperson ... More >>
More Bureaucrats, More Money, Longer Wait Times
Sunday, 15 May 2022, 1:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has hired over 500 more staff at Immigration New Zealand since 2017 yet visa processing times have exploded, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Labour has been on a bureaucrat hiring spree since they came into ... More >>
Another Million Wasted On Spin
Friday, 13 May 2022, 12:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Andrew Little’s list of wasteful spending is growing larger, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “The Health Minister seems to have his priorities confused after it was revealed that he spent more than $1 million on PR ... More >>
Spin Doctor Hiring Spree At NZTA Out Of Control
Friday, 13 May 2022, 9:51 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government has been on a spin doctor hiring spree, with the number of communications staff at NZTA more than doubling in four years, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Labour is all spin and no delivery. They can’t get things ... More >>
Govt Bill Ends High Country Farming As We Know It
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government has concluded its campaign to end generations of thoughtful stewardship of the South Island’s high country, National’s spokesperson for Land Information Nicola Grigg says. “Today’s passing of the Crown Pastoral Land Reform ... More >>
Govt Thinks Nurses & Midwives Not Critical Enough
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
A two-year wait for nurses, teachers and midwives is senseless, National’s Immigration spokesperson, Erica Stanford says. “The two-tiered immigration system announced yesterday has missed out on critically needed workers. Nurses, teachers and midwives ... More >>
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 >>
