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National Will Ban Cell Phone Use At School
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 7:16 am | New Zealand National Party
National will ban cell phone use at school to help lift achievement and support every child to make the most out of their education, National Party Leader Christopher Luxon says. “To turn around falling achievement, students need to focus on their ... More >>
Labour’s Kidding, Right?
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 6:39 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s frantic, last-minute, desperate attempts to paint itself as tough on crime have moved into the farcical stage, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Police Minister Ginny Anderson’s claim that National does not have a stance ... More >>
Students Behind In Maths Could Earn $320,000 Less
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 11:00 am | New Zealand National Party
New analysis reveals that young people who are behind in maths go on to earn significantly less than their peers, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Every numeracy level attained equates to a nine per cent increase in future earnings, according ... More >>
Labour’s Light Rail Dreams Now Approaching $60b
Sunday, 6 August 2023, 2:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s new fantasy of building light rail to Auckland’s North Shore, on top of the as-yet unclear plans to link the CBD to the airport, means the cost of its light rail plans will double to almost $60 billion, National’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
Show Us The Data - Health Waitlist Data Delayed Again
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 7:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
The wait time for publishing critical healthcare data has blown out just like the waiting times it is supposed to be measuring, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Data on waiting times for healthcare treatment used to be published ... More >>
Labour’s Economic Illiteracy Hits Farmers Hard
Friday, 4 August 2023, 3:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
Fonterra’s announcement that the Milk Price will drop to $7/kg is devastating news for dairy farmers who continue to face escalating costs as a result of Labour mismanagement of the economy, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd McClay says. ... More >>
Damning Māori Health Authority Report Released
Friday, 4 August 2023, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
An independent report into the Māori Health Authority clearly shows the failures of more bureaucracy, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “There was a reason the Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall left the damning Māori Health ... More >>
176,000 Kiwis On Jobseeker Benefits – And Rising
Friday, 4 August 2023, 12:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s economic mismanagement is pushing more people into benefit dependency, with the number of people on Jobseeker increasing in 13 of the last 14 weeks, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson, Louise Upston says. “The latest ... More >>
Willie Jackson Has Lost The Plot On Housing
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 4:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Associate Housing Minister Willie Jackson’s comment that “things could never be better” under the Labour Government when it comes to housing, beggars belief, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Labour has overseen a total ... More >>
Grant Robertson Must Come Clean
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 6:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Finance Minister must urgently front-up about New Zealand’s precarious financial position and respond to reports of an enormous hole in the Crown finances, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “There are now widespread leaks and reports ... More >>
Parliament Favours Law Change To Support Wineries
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 3:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
Parliament has overwhelmingly supported the first reading of a Members Bill to streamline the process required for wineries to sell samples at the cellar door, National’s Viticulture spokesperson Stuart Smith says. “The Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Cellar ... More >>
Labour Picks Politics Over Parents
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 1:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has insulted every Kiwi parent today by voting down an opportunity to give them more choice, simply to score some cheap political points, National’s Deputy Leader Nicola Willis says. “My Members’ Bill would have modernised paid parental ... More >>
Gift Card Expiry Dates Should Be Three Years
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 12:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Pesky expiry dates on gift cards could be extended to three years after the Fair Trading (Gift Card Expiry) Amendment Bill passed its first reading in Parliament today, National’s List MP based in Auckland Melissa Lee says. “Everyone deserves ... More >>
Common-sense Parental Leave Change Deserves Support
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 11:07 am | New Zealand National Party
A Member’s Bill to modernise paid parental leave rules, by giving parents more flexibility to share their leave entitlements, deserves cross-party support, National’s Deputy Leader Nicola Willis says. “The Parental Leave and Employment Protection ... More >>
Achievement Of School Leavers Falling – NCEA Data
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 3:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
Ministry of Education data shows the percentage of school leavers attaining NCEA Level 2 has consistently fallen since Labour came to power, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. Last year, just 75 per cent of school leavers attained ... More >>
Questions To Be Answered About Partisan Hitjob
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 2:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has questions to answer about whether yet another of their ministerial appointees has failed to maintain political neutrality, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Grant Robertson appointed his former advisor and ... More >>
Labour In Chaos Over Transport
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 9:41 am | New Zealand National Party
Chris Hipkins and Labour’s response to National’s transport package has been extraordinary in its clumsiness and it’s clear the Government has no idea what it’s doing in transport, even after six years in power, says National’s Campaign ... More >>
Labour Has No Credibility On Transport
Monday, 31 July 2023, 4:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s costings for its 10-year Transport for the Future package announced today are robust, the funding sources are known, and a National government will deliver every project, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “It’s rich ... More >>
National’s Transport Plan Will Drive Prosperity
Monday, 31 July 2023, 12:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National government will build key transport connections around the country, slashing congestion, unlocking housing growth, boosting productivity and lifting incomes, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “National’s vision is ... More >>
Nine gang members to every 10 police in NZ
Sunday, 30 July 2023, 1:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Gang membership continues to surge in New Zealand and they will soon outnumber police officers, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “New data reveals the National Gang List has grown to 9,100 – a record and an increase of 70 per ... More >>
