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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 >>
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 >>
